£450 limit for cpu ram and mobo

HAz · 31 Jan 2011 at 17:50

Guys im after an i5 setup good for gaming? and my limit is £450, its for a mate not me so what have you got?

Not sure if i5 or i7 is best, im after value for money and running at stock but will overclock in the future.

Just ram cpu and mother board.

thanks

stulid · 31 Jan 2011 at 17:52

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £182.39
(£151.99) £182.39
(£151.99)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Sub Total : £351.97
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 : £72.29
Total : £433.76

or,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £182.39
(£151.99) £182.39
(£151.99)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP34GB1600C9DC) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) £7.14
(£5.95) £7.14
(£5.95)
Sub Total : £346.24
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 : £71.15
Total : £426.89

HAz · 31 Jan 2011 at 17:56

thanks.

Hes def after max ram and he will be watercooling at some point so retail heatsink is all thast needed for now.

anuraj · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:01

Stulid why not a asrock p67 extreme 6 better value for money.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:03

I would wait a few weeks more until the fixed socket 1155 motherboards are sent out:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18236417

stulid · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:03

anuraj said:
Stulid why not a asrock p67 extreme 6 better value for money.

no reason.

To the OP, or this

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £182.39
(£151.99) £182.39
(£151.99)
Asrock P67 Extreme 6 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £149.98
(£124.98) £149.98
(£124.98)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Sub Total : £351.96
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 : £72.29
Total : £433.75

Cookeh · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:48

Or why not save £49.99 and get the Foxconn P67A-S 3.0 ?!

Will probs overclock better than the ASRock, and is a very good brand, with pretty much same features (yes lacking SATA 6GB/s and USB3.0, but expansion cards can be bought cheaply when they become mainstream enough to warrant them!)

Cookeh · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:53

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £182.39
(£151.99) £182.39
(£151.99)
Foxconn P67A-S Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Sub Total : £310.30
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £63.96
Total : £374.26

OR

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £263.99
(£219.99) £263.99
(£219.99)
Foxconn P67A-S Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Sub Total : £378.30
Shipping cost based on delivery to Home Address, DE65 6EY with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £75.66
Total : £453.96

Cookeh · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:53

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
I would wait a few weeks more until the fixed socket 1155 motherboards are sent out:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18236417

+1 to this, despite the specs above!

Not worth splashing out on a new system to have to take it pieces again!

HAz · 31 Jan 2011 at 18:58

why are ocuk still selling it then?

No different to fly lo airlines!

HAz · 17 Feb 2011 at 11:58

re bump this

Is it ok to go ahead with this sandybridge then?

Any update on what spec to go for?

cheers

SeeknDestroy · 17 Feb 2011 at 12:03

You can alway buy now and replace the motherboard later (If you can be bothered). You might also want to have a look at the P8P67 standard. Its cheaper and voerclocks just as well as the PRO version

Steves1982 · 17 Feb 2011 at 12:07

I went for the Asrock Extreme4 and it's brilliant so far. Easy overclock, onboard debug led, reset button and power button. Clear CMOS at the back so no need to open the case each time.

I matched that with the OEM 2500k and 8GB Corsair Ram. Came to about £400 in total (not all from OCUK though).