Downgrading

JW1993 · 17 Aug 2011 at 01:13

I want to downgrade my rig in my signature to something smaller and newer. I'm looking to base it around an i5 2500k. I've got around £500 to spend on the following:

Processor
Motherboard
Ram
Case
Cooler

I'll be selling the above from my current rig and keeping all other parts. So i'm looking for any suggestions as to what parts will be best. It'll be used mainly for sixth form work but i'll be gaming sometimes and other stuff.

stulid · 17 Aug 2011 at 01:24

Somethings are easy to suggest such as a Gen3 motherboard that will have PCI-E3.0 support with intels Ivybridge CPU's released next year.

Ram, well thats either 4GB or 8GB.

Processor, well the i5 2500K as you said.

So,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Cooler Master Silencio RC-550 Silent Tower Case - Black £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sub Total : £373.28
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £77.01
Total : £462.04

But really the case choice is up to you.

Or the cooler can be say a Antec kuhler 620/920 etc for a simple closed loop system.

JW1993 · 17 Aug 2011 at 01:25

That looks good, thanks, I'll probably upgrade again next year when the upcoming intel stuff is out, it's just this machine I have now is overkill for what I need for the moment.

ExecutorKevin · 17 Aug 2011 at 01:27

Just keep the system, and get a new graphics card, your cpu has 8 threads and 8mb cache and clocked at 4ghz is very fast, switching to an i5 and seeing a difference is marginal.
get a ssd and gfx
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-154-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat= 560Ti - £182.39
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-076-OC&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1427 ocz agility 3 £152.99

JW1993 · 17 Aug 2011 at 01:31

Well I dont really need a new graphics card but I will be getting an ssd too.

ExecutorKevin · 17 Aug 2011 at 01:42

missed the downgrading bit

Jony27 · 17 Aug 2011 at 11:54

footyfan93 said:
That looks good, thanks, I'll probably upgrade again next year when the upcoming intel stuff is out, it's just this machine I have now is overkill for what I need for the moment.

as i said on the other thread about the OP downgrading their GTX580 to a GTX470 for 720p use.

its better to have it and not need it than need it and not having it.

just upgrade next year when Ivybridge comes out.

mp260767 · 17 Aug 2011 at 12:04

can't really see how "downgrading" is going from what you have to a 2500K etc ?

to me downgrading normally means going from being someone who games a lot or does a lot of video editing to someone that might play the occasional game/edit the odd video here and there, so you can get away with less processor power/memory/disk storage/high end graphics card.

i'd just keep the kit you have and drop it in a smaller case.

footyfan93 said:
it's just this machine I have now is overkill for what I need for the moment.

if thats what you think with your current kit then it won't change when you go with a 2500K and z58 mobo.