A little help with an upgrade from a q6600 please.

robnut · 3 Oct 2011 at 00:53

Hey.

after a bit of drama the last few days my current q6600 system will no longer hold its overclock, its fine at stock but wont even do 1mhz over that even though it has sat at 3600mhz for a few years.

I currently have;

Q6600 g0
4gb Corsair xms2 ddr2
Gigabyte p35c-ds3r
Noctua nh-D14
Ati 5850
120gb vertex 2e
xonar dg
Corsair hx 520w psu
Lian li v2010.

I would like to go the 2500k root with the best bang for buck. I think the noctua will fit straight on but am worried about the psu.

Budget can vary but i would like it as cheap as possible, (dont we all?)

Thanks

robnut · 3 Oct 2011 at 01:23

@Tommy, That psu seems decent for the money, Anyone have a 520w psu or less with a 2500k?

@Surveyor Thanks for that, i just dug out the manual and it has s1156 mounting on the same bracket for s775 and s1366.

robnut · 3 Oct 2011 at 13:23

I am worried that the psu aint man enough for a sandybridge upgrade.

I stripped the entire pc down to nothing, replaced tim on cpu and northbridge. flashed a new bios and reset the cmos. I am at a blank, may try a different divider on the ram.

robnut · 3 Oct 2011 at 19:54

Seems a standard 2500k system with my other components only draws 370 watt or so.

In that case, what motherboard should i get? i wont need sli and use a usb dac for sound.

robnut · 4 Oct 2011 at 15:10

Budget i guess is £400 max, Closer to £300.

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Sub Total : £263.30
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 : £54.56
Total : £327.36

Is what i am thinking, any errors there?

robnut · 4 Oct 2011 at 19:13

Ill be keeping my existing 5850. I dont mind splashing out a bit more on a board for any decent features or ease of overclocking etc.