>£350 gaming pc

Pohly · 6 Apr 2011 at 21:30

hi guys i have recentally brought a 5850 and fell my cpu (q6600) is bottle necking it some what. and i am think about buying a new cpu,motherboard and ram but need some help deciding on parts.

specification :
cpu : >4 cores (as i do the odd video rendering here and there)
motherboard: has to support crossfire as i may buy another 5850 one day
ram: >4gb

thanks for the help.

*** the title is ment to be <£350 sorry*****

Boozebeard · 6 Apr 2011 at 21:38

Is the Q6600 overclocked?

Pohly · 6 Apr 2011 at 21:39

Boozebeard said:
Is the Q6600 overclocked?

slightly 2.6 ghz its an old b3 so any higher and the temps are >80

sk82jack · 6 Apr 2011 at 21:57

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asus P8P67-M PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Sub Total : £284.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £58.89
Total : £353.34

Tiny bit over but if you've already got a decent CPU cooler you could remove that and spend a bit more on a better motherboard or something.

J-FRO · 6 Apr 2011 at 22:15

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Gigabyte P67A-UD3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Gigabyte P67A-UD3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £96.38
(£80.32) £96.38
(£80.32)
Corsair A70 High-Performance Dual Fan CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Corsair A70 High-Performance Dual Fan CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
Sub Total : £277.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £57.46
Total : £344.75

sk82jack · 6 Apr 2011 at 22:22

J-FRO said:
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Gigabyte P67A-UD3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Gigabyte P67A-UD3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £96.38
(£80.32) £96.38
(£80.32)
Corsair A70 High-Performance Dual Fan CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) Corsair A70 High-Performance Dual Fan CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
Sub Total : £277.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £57.46
Total : £344.75

the only thing about the UD3 is second PCIe slot is limited to x4.

The ASUS has 2 @ x8 where as the Gigabyte has x16/x4

I don't really know whats better for crossfire, I just assumed if they were the same that it would be better, but please correct me if I'm talking rubbish

lol

Pohly · 6 Apr 2011 at 22:29

thanks for the help guys my current cooler (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-036-ZA&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395) it is very good but dont think its compatable with the 1155

coupe69 · 6 Apr 2011 at 22:39

sk82jack said:
the only thing about the UD3 is second PCIe slot is limited to x4.

The ASUS has 2 @ x8 where as the Gigabyte has x16/x4

I don't really know whats better for crossfire, I just assumed if they were the same that it would be better, but please correct me if I'm talking rubbish lol

Yep you're right 2 @ x8 is preferable.

sk82jack · 6 Apr 2011 at 22:41

Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £191.99

MSI X58M Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express mATX DDR3 Motherboard £124.99

GeIL 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz VALUE PLUS Triple Channel (GVP36GB1333C9TC) £35.99

Sub Total : £294.14
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £60.63
Total : £363.77

Here's some stuff that (I think) is compatible with your cooler but I'm quite new to this stuff so you'd wanna check with someone with a bit more knowledge to make sure

J-FRO · 6 Apr 2011 at 22:42

Ahh I see, I didn't even look at the full spec. Rookie mistake. My apologies.

Pohly · 7 Apr 2011 at 08:00

Hi guy thanks for all the help what do u think about this mobo http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-169-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906 it has two pcie x16's

Admiral Huddy · 7 Apr 2011 at 09:25

Save your save some £££ and overclock that Q6600 to at least 3.4GHz for a notable boost.

http://www.huddysworld.co.uk/index....locking-1&catid=46:the-admirals-log&Itemid=53

http://www.huddysworld.co.uk/index....locking-2&catid=46:the-admirals-log&Itemid=53

http://www.huddysworld.co.uk/index....locking-3&catid=46:the-admirals-log&Itemid=53

http://www.huddysworld.co.uk/index....locking-4&catid=46:the-admirals-log&Itemid=53

sk82jack · 7 Apr 2011 at 13:02

Pohly said:
Hi guy thanks for all the help what do u think about this mobo http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=mb-169-ms&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906 it has two pcie x16's

if you look here it says

2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots (1x16, 1x8)

Now I'm not too sure what that means. I would guess either that they're different in size or they're different in speed? But hopefully someone will help and can advise you a bit better

TrojanWhore · 7 Apr 2011 at 16:57

that g45 looks like great value
@ sk82jack: they're the same size, different speed, as coupe said above 8+8 > 16+4

@Pohly: socket 1155 and 1156 use the same mounting, so your cooler will be fine.

as for comparative speed, I have a 5850, and its a fair bit faster with my new 2500k at stock than my old q6600 G0 at 3.4ghz was, for me the upgrade was definitely worth it!

sk82jack · 7 Apr 2011 at 18:07

TrojanWhore said:
they're the same size, different speed, as coupe said above 8+8 > 16+4

So what about 16+8? surely that's better? Or is 8+8 still better as they are the same speed?

Monster ninja · 7 Apr 2011 at 18:10

you sure bottlnecking? i have a 5850 running with an athlon x2 and i dont get bottlenecking

Pohly · 7 Apr 2011 at 18:15

TrojanWhore said:
that g45 looks like great value
@ sk82jack: they're the same size, different speed, as coupe said above 8+8 > 16+4

@Pohly: socket 1155 and 1156 use the same mounting, so your cooler will be fine.

as for comparative speed, I have a 5850, and its a fair bit faster with my new 2500k at stock than my old q6600 G0 at 3.4ghz was, for me the upgrade was definitely worth it!

oh really didnt know they uesd the same mounting but that makes it easyer thanks

so i have decided to get:
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM [BX80623I52500K] £161.99
MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** [P67A-G45] £120
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) [OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK] £36.98

perfect £330 (inc postage) under buy £20

will be ordering next week when i get paid thanks for the help guys

Pohly · 7 Apr 2011 at 18:19

Monster ninja said:
you sure bottlnecking? i have a 5850 running with an athlon x2 and i dont get bottlenecking

yeh quite sure because i only saw about 4fps more in most games coming from a 4850. the 5850 is ment to be double the power so you would expect about 20-30 fps

plus i later download gpuz and saw the gpu only hit a max of 40% load in warhead yet the cpu was hitting 100% all the time

shroomz · 7 Apr 2011 at 18:29

If your cooler doesn't fit, look at a Thermaltake Frio. Excellent cooling if a little loud on max fan. £43 so you will be £13 over budget though.

mikeyholt · 7 Apr 2011 at 21:00

What graphics card do you have?