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About to buy this system but I have a concern about the power supply. I have checked on a couple of Power supply calculators on the internet HERE and HERE and got results of 413W and 455W respectivly. Will 550W be enough if I want to overclock and maybe run my 6870 in x-fire? (although i doubt i will but their is a chance, but overclock is a definate when i get a cooler) Is their a 650W for only about £10 more? Will THIS work with my system and is it any good?

Also will THIS MEMORY be better than the one i have chosen? as it is 6gb i wont need to upgrade for a while.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex PC Games £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
Total : £578.40 (shipping : £12.50 = £590.90). Can pick up from store.

 
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If you're already thinking about overclocking and going cf then I'd update the psu now to something more substantial that will save you money in the long run. I have a corsair tx650 v2 in my system i5 @4.7, gtx 570 and it's an excellent psu and I think a lot of people would agree however if you are thinking about going for cf maybe the 750 will give you more headroom. Once again corsair if you can budget it.
 
ukbilleh said:
If you're already thinking about overclocking and going cf then I'd update the psu now to something more substantial that will save you money in the long run. I have a corsair tx650 v2 in my system i5 @4.7, gtx 570 and it's an excellent psu and I think a lot of people would agree however if you are thinking about going for cf maybe the 750 will give you more headroom. Once again corsair if you can budget it.
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Thanks, I can go for the corsair 650w v2 as it's only £10 more. Like I said I will be overclocking my i5 but I dont think I will be buying another 6870.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat= is that the right one?
 
Triple Channel is no good for you, its for Socket 1366 mobo's. Keep what u have in pic. or get...

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) [CMX8GX3M2A1600C9]
This Week Only Offer
was £59.99 inc VAT
£47.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517




You need a dvd-rw..

Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM [SH-S222AL/BEBE]
£16.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-101-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

& a decent cpu cooler...


Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
This Week Only Offer
was £25.99 inc VAT
£22.98 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
 
can you stretch to this?

if you want to oc the cpu you'll ideally need a cpu cooler as the stock intel one will struggle with temps, this wouldn't break the bank, is ment to give good cooling and relatively low noise.
 
Lemin said:
Triple Channel is no good for you, its for Socket 1366 mobo's. Keep what u have in pic. or get...

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) [CMX8GX3M2A1600C9]
This Week Only Offer
was £59.99 inc VAT
£47.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517




You need a dvd-rw..

Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM [SH-S222AL/BEBE]
£16.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-101-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

& a decent cpu cooler...


Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
This Week Only Offer
was £25.99 inc VAT
£22.98 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
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fowler002 said:
can you stretch to this?

if you want to oc the cpu you'll ideally need a cpu cooler as the stock intel one will struggle with temps, this wouldn't break the bank, is ment to give good cooling and relatively low noise.
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Thanks guys, ok ill stick with the original memory. Dont need a dvd drive as i have one and i can't stretch my budget to the 6950. I have seen that cooler but will probably have to
Wait until next week to get it.
 
ok final build, how is it looking? Ive managed to squeeze in the 6950 :cool: and the cooler I will buy at a later date

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
1 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £29.99
Total : £637.41 (shipping : £12.50 = £649.91 Can pick up from store.).
 
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fowler002 said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-308-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 ?

the cooler will be back upto £25.99 nexrt wednesday.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat= ~£10 more but is modular, has 2x 6pin and 2x 6+2 pin graphics card power connectors so can add a 2nd card in the future without having to using molex adapters + free 3d mark 11
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I guess you mean the cooler instead of the link to the memory? Yeh that power supply looks better.
 
look good? £652.40 as i can pick up from store. How long do i have to wait before my order will be ready if i pick up from store?

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There's nothing wrong with the original PSU you specced. This one here
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-118-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

If you never plan on adding a second card. Just buy that. It's a good quality PSU and will have plenty power for a single card and an overclock.

You will also really require a cooler. Not overclocking the 2500K is criminal. Sort of what it's designed for. This shouldn't be an optional extra.

Also, get the Corsair ram it's the exact same price as the Kingston and they have better customer support if you ever need to RMA it.
 
Buchanan0204 said:
There's nothing wrong with the original PSU you specced. This one here
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-118-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

If you never plan on adding a second card. Just buy that. It's a good quality PSU and will have plenty power for a single card and an overclock.

You will also really require a cooler. Not overclocking the 2500K is criminal. Sort of what it's designed for. This shouldn't be an optional extra.

Also, get the Corsair ram it's the exact same price as the Kingston and they have better customer support if you ever need to RMA it.
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but what if he does?
atleast it will be there if he ever needs it.

a mild overclock with the stock cooler is doable something around 4GHz, wouldnt go past it personally.
 
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