i5 Gaming Rig Budget £600??

manny789 · 5 May 2011 at 15:54

Hi Guys,

looking at Gaming Rig Max budget of £600 to play Shogun 2, Is this good for a build that i can overclock too. Will this be a quiet build and not overheat?

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6850 ICEQ X TURBO 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Games Pack £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99
(£119.99)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £81.59
(£67.99) £81.59
(£67.99)
Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Coolermaster Elite Power 500W Power Supply £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)

Total £609.11

Reaper 392 · 5 May 2011 at 16:01

hate to be the bearer of bad news, but thats really not a great build:
- you have an overclockable processor, and a very expensive cooler on a non overclockable motherboard (P67 or Z68 series will overclock, H series wont)
- the 6850 is worse, and way more expensive than the 5850. click for comparison
- 8GB of RAM is really not needed for gaming. 4GB is just fine

much better:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £169.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.98
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £107.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) £59.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £35.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £35.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £608.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).

what case do you have?
the H60 requires a 120mm fan slot above, or level with the processor

*edit*
changed build to get the H60 in. you said you wanted quiet, so your getting quiet

Leezy · 5 May 2011 at 16:02

you worried about overheating and you've specced a water cooler?..
Ide put a fat complaint in if it did

manny789 · 5 May 2011 at 16:10

Yep need a case too? any recommendation on a entry level style?

Reaper 392 · 5 May 2011 at 16:20

manny789 said:
Yep need a case too? any recommendation on a entry level style?

does this need to be included in the £600 budget?

if so, your not going to get the H60 cooler in budget, but the gelid is pretty quiet too

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £169.99
1 x MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.98
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £107.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £39.98
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £35.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £35.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £615.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

can someone confirm if the heatsink will clear the RAM please

stulid · 5 May 2011 at 16:27

Reaper 392 said:
can someone confirm if the heatsink will clear the RAM please

If in doubt, you know what to do.

Reaper 392 · 5 May 2011 at 16:31

stulid said:
If in doubt, you know what to do.

my first port of call would be to ask you to be honest

but if no one knows, then i'll just shove the corsair or kingston ram in the build instead

lolwithtim · 5 May 2011 at 16:39

Reaper 392 said:
my first port of call would be to ask you to be honest

but if no one knows, then i'll just shove the corsair or kingston ram in the build instead

Yeah, I would say put the corsair or kingston RAM just in case.

Cookeh · 5 May 2011 at 17:24

stulid said:
If in doubt, you know what to do.

(or just google it)

manny789 · 5 May 2011 at 18:37

Which corsair would you recommend I add in?

stulid · 5 May 2011 at 18:42

manny789 said:
Which corsair would you recommend I add in?

XMS3 1600MHZ

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

manny789 · 6 May 2011 at 08:54

Will i be able to upgrade to an Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor later on inthe year with setup?

stulid · 6 May 2011 at 09:01

manny789 said:
Will i be able to upgrade to an Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor later on inthe year with setup?

Yes.

J-FRO · 6 May 2011 at 09:56

If you're going budget and don't need or aspire to crossfire/sli cards then this might be a safer cheaper bet for a mobo:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-167-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

manny789 · 6 May 2011 at 11:02

Yep, i wount be going dual graphic card, anywhere else i can shave off to get to £500 budget?

sk82jack · 6 May 2011 at 11:12

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £161.99

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £71.99

OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply £50.99

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £37.19

Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £33.98

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98

Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98

Total : £515.69 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Use stock cooler until you get some money together for arctic cooler freezer 13/gelid tranquillo/corsair a50.

manny789 · 6 May 2011 at 11:39

is there much difference in performance between these 2 graphic cards?

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £71.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive**

sk82jack · 6 May 2011 at 12:28

5830 vs 5850

olivier renault · 6 May 2011 at 13:52

manny789 said:
is there much difference in performance between these 2 graphic cards?

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £71.99

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive**

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/171?vs=164

manny789 · 6 May 2011 at 14:16

just one more question, can this be overclocked?

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **

thanks