advive on cpu/gpu/motherboard!

leewill31 · 22 May 2011 at 15:46

im not really one for overclocking but need advice on the 3!

knowing this setup is as good as any especially overclocking.

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM

MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive**

would this be good as any for gaming whilst saving me money for other things and it would not bottle neck with graphics card?

Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION**

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

hybrid572 · 22 May 2011 at 15:53

The first system, as you mentioned, is excellent. If you're looking to save money, I'd be tempted to get an AMD system instead. A Phenom II X4 955 with a 880GM-UD2H motherboard is an amazing deal at £139, well below the price of the Intel system and just as good if you're gaming (as long as you're not looking to do Civ 5 or SC2 on Ultra CPU settings).

Keep the 5850 though, great card for the price

leewill31 · 22 May 2011 at 18:49

would i get bottleneck adding these two together?

MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION**

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor

RJC · 22 May 2011 at 18:51

You would not get a bottle neck, but you will not be able to overclock the CPU, you will need a P67 motherboard or Z68.

Edit: seen that your not into to overclocking

sk82jack · 22 May 2011 at 18:54

No but you won't be able to utilise the the 2500k's full potential.

Have you thought about overclocking?

On sandybridge it's really not hard, it's just basically just changing one value, the multiplier, and checking that your system is stable. You will get a decent overclock without changing the vcore probably.

P67 Sandy Bridge Overclocking Guide For Beginners

How to Overclock the Intel Core i5-2500K

leewill31 · 22 May 2011 at 18:55

RJC said:
You would not get a bottle neck, but you will not be able to overclock the CPU, you will need a P67 motherboard or Z68.

Edit: seen that your not into to overclocking

to be honest ive never done overclocking but if what i can get does the job without then im happy

leewill31 · 22 May 2011 at 18:59

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor

so would these be good and being able to overclock?

hybrid572 · 22 May 2011 at 19:06

They would, with the added advantage that MSI's OC Genie allows you to press a single button on the motherboard, and the overclocking would be done for you- you wouldn't even need to fiddle with the multiplier in the BIOS.

leewill31 · 22 May 2011 at 19:08

thanks!

leewill31 · 23 May 2011 at 15:13

quick question please does this board have the oc genie button on it becuase in any pictures i see it doesn't?

MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **

szr01 · 23 May 2011 at 15:17

Yes it does I think - http://www.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-C45--B3-.html

leewill31 · 23 May 2011 at 15:23

cant see the buttons the only board id seen it on was the MSI P67A-GD65 and above?

sk82jack · 23 May 2011 at 15:31

I think it's a function in the BIOS rather than a phsyical button but it does the same job