Which System i7 920 or i5 2500k

happy_2008

happy_2008

happy_2008

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Have the opportunity to purchase the systems below one being from OcUK and the other from a different source. How do the two compare value wise:

- Case: Coolermaster CM 690 II Dominator Advanced - Black
- Power Supply: OCZ ZS 650w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz Overclocked to 4.50GHz Sandybridge CPU
- Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION **
- Cooler: OcUK H2 Flo Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: 1TB + Crucial M4 64GB Sata 6GB/s Solid State Drive
- Graphics Card: Choice of the latest DX11 Graphics Cards
- Sound: Asus Xonar DG PCI Sound Card
- Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW SATA Drive

£881.79

Or

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 D0 @ 4GHz
RAM: Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) Tri-Channel DDR3 (1600MHz 9-9-9-24)
Board: Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Motherboard
Cooling: CoolIT ECO II 120 Water-Cooling CPU Cooler with 2 x Antec Tri-Cool Push/Pull Fans
Graphics: One or Two GTX480 Graphics Cards
Case: Silverstone RV02-BW (Black with Window)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB SSD OS Drive & Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Storage HDD
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit Retail
ODD: Samsung WriteMaster SH-S222AB DVD-RW
PSU: Corsair TX750W V2 Power Supply

£800
 
the i5-2500k is better. Also, choice of the latest DX11 GPU's is vague as you list a set price. a 5770 and a 6950 are both DX11 GPU's but a very different cards. I imagine it probably means something in the 6870-6970 range.

480 is a powerful card but a real power hog,so if you are concerned about electric bills then newer technology would be better- I have avoided that card for this very reason.
 
Are you building the system your self? or are these pre built systems?

The i5 2500k uses a newer technology and socket than the older i7. The socket that the 2500k uses is the one that Intel are going to be using on their next generation of processors (Ivy Bridge).
 
happy_2008 said:
I use to build parts myself but there isnt much to be saved and its also a lot of hassle considering im also doing up my house at the moment :)
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you can get better specs for the same money, z68 mb instead of p67. 128gb ssd instead of 64gb etc.

I can't be bothered to spec it up right now, sure someone else will be happy to oblige or if not I'll do one later.
 
Only takes a couple of hours to do a good job, I'd go with something like this


YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair PC Starter Bundle 3000c - 650D Case / TX 650W V2 PSU / H60 CPU Cooler (Cooler Half Price) £225.97
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 Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £73.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £60.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £968.59 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
Maybe there isn't that much to be saved but it gives you unlimited options as to which parts are in your system.

Post up your ideal budget and what you will be using the system for and the helpful people of OCUK will tailor a system to your needs :)
 
Budget around £950 and intend to use the system for gaming, surfing and some video editing. I thought it would be nice to buy there pre-built system since they are overclocked and very well built :)
 
check dave's spec, could reduce cost on it if needs be by swapping the 2tb drive for 1tb and maybe the asrock mobo for the pro3 version, without affecting the performance noticeably.
 
happy_2008 said:
Im no good at overclocking so i think i would be best upgrading to the 6870 and upgrade the SSD to 128GB?
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if your talking about the processors the 2500K is pretty easy to overclock, plenty of people around willing to help/guide you, and its part the fun :).

depends what sort of games you play, and how much detail you like, i'd go for the better gfx card over the 128gb drive if you like the detail and play up to date games.
 
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