£400 upgrade

2-step · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:25

Hi there getting bored of my AMD 64 2.7ghz

how about this?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-058-OE&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=

only cos id like as much performance as possible but i cant get my head around overclocking! If anyone's got any advice that would be great!

Thanks!

stulid · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:28

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £134.99
(£112.49) £134.99
(£112.49)
Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156//LGA1366/AMD K8/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £31.98
(£26.65) £31.98
(£26.65)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
(£25.99)
Sub Total : £325.12
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £66.92
Total : £401.54

and use this guide - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/07/how-to-overclock-the-intel-core-i5-2500k/5

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But if you have an old cpu combo like a AMD 64, what psu/case/gpu do you have?

2-step · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:40

Thanks for the quick reply!! that spec looks fast not even overclocked!

at the momeny i have a antec 900 with 8800 GTS graphics card (its fine for my use) and a huntkey 500W psu (might have to change that i think)

stulid · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:41

2-step said:
and a huntkey 500W psu (might have to change that i think)

yes. before you even consider any upgrade.

2-step · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:43

What psu would you recommend with that spec?
as i have 4 hard drives in this pc at the moment

titan13131 · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:44

nice upgrade suggestion stulid but why get the 2500k retail version when he is getting the Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler?

stulid · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:46

well this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083

is from a reputable psu maker, and has enough power for almost all single graphic cards.

or,

this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

just has more headroom for a great price, and will cope with SLI 560ti or crossfire 6950/6970.

the MSI GD65 motherboard supports SLi or Crossfire.

titan13131 said:
nice upgrade suggestion stulid but why get the 2500k retail version when he is getting the Titan Fenrir Evo CPU Cooler?

3 year warranty for only £18 ish more.

anuraj · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:51

Definitely upgrade your psu.

2-step · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:51

Thank you so much stulid! just sitting in my basket now waiting for payday!

smiley1987 · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:11

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Gigabyte P67A-UD3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £104.98
(£87.48) £104.98
(£87.48)
XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply £71.48
(£59.57) £71.48
(£59.57)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
(£25.99)
Zalman CNPS10X-Performa CPU Cooler (Socket AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 / 939 / 754 / Intel 1366 / 1156 / 1155 / 775) £27.56
(£22.97) £27.56
(£22.97)
Sub Total : £325.17
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £67.03
Total : £402.20

This would stay within your budget and give a little less performance but it would give you a new psu .

anuraj · 20 Feb 2011 at 17:30

Smiley's is good but you might light to change the mobo to the msi one that is around that price and then when you get more money buy a 2500k or 2600k if you do video editing and stuff.
MSI mobo: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-152-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

2-step · 20 Feb 2011 at 21:04

With all the hype around the Sandy bridge motherboard problems is it worth waiting till the revised versions come out?

anuraj · 20 Feb 2011 at 21:06

2-step said:
With all the hype around the Sandy bridge motherboard problems is it worth waiting till the revised versions come out?

definitely in my opinion.

2-step · 20 Feb 2011 at 21:08

Yeah that's what i thought, just gives me more time to save up for a nice new case

thanks!

2-step · 21 Feb 2011 at 16:58

what are peoples thoughts on this psu? really do fancy a modular one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

stulid · 21 Feb 2011 at 16:59

2-step said:
what are peoples thoughts on this psu? really do fancy a modular one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Wait 2-3 weeks for this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

Review here - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/XFX-650-W-XXX-Edition-Power-Supply-Review/899

2-step · 21 Feb 2011 at 17:16

Thanks again deffo worth going for the 650W as i will be upgrading my graphics card at some point!