Wow blast from the past lol...2600k 
No
Yes, an order of magnitude
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17 years since my last build, advice please
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Mrs SGF can I have £832, it's less than a months pension?
I've also adjusted a bit, I don't mind B grade stuff.
My basket at OcUK:
I've also adjusted a bit, I don't mind B grade stuff.
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £289.99
- 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.99
- 1 x Kolink Unity Meshbay Performance Midi Tower Case - Black Mesh (SKU: CA-081-KK) = £42.95
- 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.99
- 1 x Intel Motherboard Master Key - Star Wars Outlaws (SKU: DIG-INT-04686) = £0.00
- 1 x B Grade Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-57600C34 7200MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: BG-MEM-CRS-01223) = £89.98
- 1 x B Grade Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive with Heatsink (SKU: BG-STO-SAM-01007) = £129.95
- 1 x Gigabyte B860M DS3H (LGA 1851) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-04114) = £145.00
Total: £832.84 (Pickup)
£339
(incl. VAT)
£290
(incl. VAT)
£30
(incl. VAT)
£55
(incl. VAT)
£43
(incl. VAT)
£105
(incl. VAT)
£145
(incl. VAT)
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Personally, I don't think the discount on those parts is worth it, given the troubleshooting headache that might result.
I'd go for capacity over speed (preferably with XMP not required) and an alternative SSD if you can't find a nice discount (they're on sale a lot).
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £128.99
- 1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01086) = £99.95
Total: £232.93 (includes delivery: £3.99)
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TBW means TB written, is a rating of storage endurance (SSD).
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My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £289.99
- 1 x Crucial Pro 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01086) = £99.95
- 1 x Gigabyte B860M DS3H (LGA 1851) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-04114) = £145.00
- 1 x Intel Motherboard Master Key - Star Wars Outlaws (SKU: DIG-INT-04686) = £0.00
- 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02724) = £29.98
- 1 x Kolink Unity Meshbay Performance Midi Tower Case - Black Mesh (SKU: CA-081-KK) = £42.95
- 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - Black (SKU: POW-PHK-02519) = £104.99
- 1 x Kingston FURY Renegade 2TB PCI-e 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SFYRS/2000G) (SKU: STO-KNG-01330) = £124.99
Total: £849.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)
£339
(incl. VAT)
£290
(incl. VAT)
£180
(incl. VAT)
£100
(incl. VAT)
£145
(incl. VAT)
£30
(incl. VAT)
£55
(incl. VAT)
£43
(incl. VAT)
£105
(incl. VAT)
£175
(incl. VAT)
£144
(incl. VAT)
i've been thinking...i just wonder whether we are overspeccing the psu a bit a lot for a system that will never have a gpu and will never draw more than 300w (350w if you have a lot of drives)
i'm pondering whether a £25 saving and getting this would be more suitable instead: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seasonic-g12-gc-650-650w-80-gold-power-supply-pow-ssc-03155.html
i'm pondering whether a £25 saving and getting this would be more suitable instead: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seasonic-g12-gc-650-650w-80-gold-power-supply-pow-ssc-03155.html
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Yes
But Your giving him options if needs change and become more demanding so I would ask the op.
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also the b860m ds3h VRMs are extremely pants. these are 5 phase vcore VRMs (gigabyte doesn't say what amps these are, so they should be 50A or less), i wouldn't trust this board to run the 265k at full pelt without the VRMs being thermal throttled.
if you really want to go budget dumpster diving, i would opt for the cheaper EAGLE version instead. these are actually a tier up from the DS3H and have 6 vcore VRM phases (as opposed to the DS3H's 5)
if you really want to go budget dumpster diving, i would opt for the cheaper EAGLE version instead. these are actually a tier up from the DS3H and have 6 vcore VRM phases (as opposed to the DS3H's 5)
indeed. just floating the question out there, based on the original brief.
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I also agree with you on the motherboard choice.
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budget motherboard choice i would go for (though granted also OOS at ocuk, annoyingly): https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...-1851-ddr5-atx-motherboard-mot-asr-04092.html - 10 phase vcore VRM (£150)
but personally i wouldn't skimp out on the VRMs because it sounds like you will run the cpu at full pelt for hours on end? if this is the case then i'd suck it up and pay for a proper Z890 board
This board that I originally specced: GIGABYTE Z890 EAGLE WIFI7 - is available for cheaper than the £200 that ocuk are asking for, elsewhere
but personally i wouldn't skimp out on the VRMs because it sounds like you will run the cpu at full pelt for hours on end? if this is the case then i'd suck it up and pay for a proper Z890 board
This board that I originally specced: GIGABYTE Z890 EAGLE WIFI7 - is available for cheaper than the £200 that ocuk are asking for, elsewhere
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My opinion on the G12-GC is that it is overpriced. They're both Helly-built PSUs, but the AMP GH has a better fan, a passive mode, supports ATX 3.x (bundled with a 12v-2x6 cable) and based on reviews comparing the two platforms, likely to have better parts in other ways.
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No overclocking and no gaming.
i know that. video processing is harder on the CPU VRMs because it pegs the CPU at 100% for hours on end, when compared to gaming. gaming will never peg a CPU for 100% workload.
for your use case, CPU VRMs is arguably more important than a system used solely for gaming
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I know you haven't used MM for quite a while now, but there's a deal for this combo: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/core-ultra-7-265k-z890-aorus-elite-wifi7.19002647/
I think you should get this. Comes with a proper Z890 board, and also, you can then spend the £100-ish saved on better RAM.
I know you haven't used MM for quite a while now, but there's a deal for this combo: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/core-ultra-7-265k-z890-aorus-elite-wifi7.19002647/
I think you should get this. Comes with a proper Z890 board, and also, you can then spend the £100-ish saved on better RAM.
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One problem with the video outputs of the Gigabyte.
I can see the Display Port for my Primary but my secondary monitor uses HDMI and is also my TV, I presume I just buy a Thunderbolt 4 to HDMI cable?