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Minibiker

Minibiker

Minibiker

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Hi all

Looking at using some older parts to get a 'new' build going... Ive found a i5 2500k with motherboard and RAM for £160... Is that a good price and is it still reliable gear for gaming at 1080p on a budget...

In future months ill upgrade to newer parts but for now im hoping this will do

Thank you
 
Depends on the board and how much memory?

Clicky - for comparison of what you can get for around that money.

i7 2600K
Asus P8Z77-V LX
32GB Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (4x8GB)

Quality board, i7 CPU with 32Gb for £180 and this was in April - it was a great buy though.
 
I should have added that one of my rigs is a clocked 2500K @ 4.5GHz, 16Gb memory paired with a GTX 1070 for 1440p gaming - and it does and admirable job at 60Hz gaming with most settings on ULTRA.
 
Plec said:
I should have added that one of my rigs is a clocked 2500K @ 4.5GHz, 16Gb memory paired with a GTX 1070 for 1440p gaming - and it does and admirable job at 60Hz gaming with most settings on ULTRA.
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Thanks bud id be using it mostly for ETS2, Project Cars (2 when released) Fifa 17/18 and PUBG

Will the 2500k do paired with a 970GTX or 1060
 
Minibiker said:
Thanks bud id be using it mostly for ETS2, Project Cars (2 when released) Fifa 17/18 and PUBG

Will the 2500k do paired with a 970GTX or 1060
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At 1080p it shouldn't be a problem (although i know nothing about PC 2. But i run everything on HIGH/ULTRA on the present one) - the 1060 having the better edge at 1080p.
 
Plec said:
At 1080p it shouldn't be a problem (although i know nothing about PC 2. But i run everything on HIGH/ULTRA on the present one) - the 1060 having the better edge at 1080p.
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Thanks bud I'll go ahead with that for my build... Just need an SSD and PSU but ill get them over on the MM
 
No worries Minib' - you must be becoming pretty proficient at building systems now.

If you manage to get all the parts at a good price it will be a great gaming machine for a budget price. Hope it all goes smoothly for you.
 
I had a 3570k @ 4.5 with a 980 and was ok for 1080p, marginally better cpu. Wont be maxing everything on ultra but will be a decent experience. :)
 
Plec said:
No worries Minib' - you must be becoming pretty proficient at building systems now.

If you manage to get all the parts at a good price it will be a great gaming machine for a budget price. Hope it all goes smoothly for you.
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Yeah im becoming very confident now and have learnt a lot from you guys and videos online..

chroniclard said:
I had a 3570k @ 4.5 with a 980 and was ok for 1080p, marginally better cpu. Wont be maxing everything on ultra but will be a decent experience. :)
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My old man had the 3570 non K and he had it years and has only just upgraded to a 6600k he loved his 3570... I will get the 2500k to tie me over until i get some funds to upgrade later on maybe after Christmas
 
2500k and mobo sold for £67 on here recently.
nothing wrong with the 2500k still games very well with a gtx 970 or similar at 1080p
 
wedrum said:
2500k and mobo sold for £67 on here recently.
nothing wrong with the 2500k still games very well with a gtx 970 or similar at 1080p
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I saw that one sell, i did ask the seller but it had already sold :( older parts seem to hold a good price on auction sites... I will have a scout around for a 970 also
 
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