Upgrade advice, AMD/Intel

Tim2100 · 26 Jul 2012 at 07:51

Hi guys. just re joined the site, as I used to be on here years ago. Since then I have have fallen behind in current technology.

I want to upgrade my current pc. things I have that I will keep, are 4850 graphics card, Intel Ssd, and two hdd.

so then I have been looking at processors etc.
I was thinking an i5 3570k processor but looking at the performance charts the AMD fx 8150 seems to be a similar spec to lower i7, but at an i3 price.
can they be that good? or is it Intel all the way?

motherboards, I have no idea what the different motherboards offer.

case, I quite fancy a cooler master case.

over to you guys.

Tim2100 · 26 Jul 2012 at 07:52

eta budget is around £400

Steveocee · 26 Jul 2012 at 07:59

If you are gaming the i5 3570k will be the majority vote on here.
AMD are so far behind currently its an unfair fight.

Tim2100 · 26 Jul 2012 at 09:36

thanks Steve. looking at the cpu forum they seem to avoid the fx chip, so this will be an Intel build.

probably i5 3570 k , so what mobo, memory, case and psu?

scwba06 · 26 Jul 2012 at 09:45

Can't go wrong with a Corsair PSU, Gigabyte z77 UD3H mobo, Samsung Green 8gb memory kit. Don't know much about Cooler Master cases,it tends to be Antec/Fractal/Corsair on here. Wish I knew how to port,shopping cart on an iPad

. Like Steve said go with the i5, AMD aren't even worth considering at the minute for a gaming rig

Stinger53 · 26 Jul 2012 at 09:53

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £411.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

not much in samsung green unless your going to try overclocking the RAM a lot

Number_25 · 26 Jul 2012 at 09:54

I'm getting quite good at this now.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
Total : £456.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Tim2100 · 26 Jul 2012 at 10:07

Stinger53 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £411.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

not much in samsung green unless your going to try overclocking the RAM a lot

Thanks stinger, Although I will need to add heatsink & Fan onto this.

Stinger53 · 26 Jul 2012 at 10:25

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2344 <-- that is a good cooler

Tim2100 · 26 Jul 2012 at 13:22

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-110-OE&groupid=43&catid=2053&subcat=

This looks pretty good for the money. And then a Coolermaster Centurion V case with 650W PSU. which is about £95

Stinger53 · 26 Jul 2012 at 13:49

thats ok only 4gb memory tho
n case is rly ur choice. pick one you like.

scwba06 · 27 Jul 2012 at 00:45

As number specd- Zalman is a cracking case for the money and comes with a fan controller

honosuseri · 27 Jul 2012 at 00:57

All i seem to do on here lately is help people build in the Z9. Great case for the money, lots of kit to like for the price. A modular PSU would help if im honest

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £452.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).