Technical Support System Build

You are task with picking and choosing parts for a fictitious gaming computer build. Students should use an online site such as Newegg to research gaming motherboard and then research what processor, case, and power supply are compatible with the selected motherboard.

Please follow the requirements below to search on the web and put together advanced gaming system for a customer. Visit intel.com for advanced motherboards and CPUs. You can also visit geforce.com for advanced video card.

The customer doesnt care about the cost!

Motherboard requirements

1) Advanced motherboard for an Extreme gamer like your customer

2) Supports Intel Core i7 processor in the LGA Package family (Board Sockets) or something better or Advanced AMD processor

3) At least SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectors (Qty 2 to 4 or more)

4) At least SupperSpeed USB 2.0 connectors (Qty 6 or more)

5) SATA 6.0 Gb/s on board (6 or more Qty)

6) Supports External SATA (atleast one eSATA connector for external Harddrives)

7) Supports PCI Express (PCIx16, PCIx4, PCIx1,)

8) Supports triple/quad channel DDR3 memory technology (Maximum 64 GB or more)

9) Board must support multiple video card installation)

10) Supports Z77 or higher CHIPSETS or something better

11) Supports ATX Form Factor

CPU requirements

1) Compatible with your selected motherboard

2) Octo core (8 cores or more in the CPU) or better

3) Integrated memory controller with support of up to 64GB or better

4) Supports Overclocking technology

5) Must support Advanced CPU Technologies (like Turbo boost, Throttling, Hyper-Threading, Virtualization, and EIST technologies)

Video Card

1) Best graphics card for gaming

2) With at least 4 GB of RAM

3) Two (2) DVI connectors for monitors

4) 1 to 2 HDMI connectors

Case & Power Supply

1) Advanced Gaming Case and Power Supply that is compatible with motherboard (Think about your power supply size)

2) Think about your cooling system (must have enough fan)

3) You can also think about a cooling technology