Bout time for an upgrade!

danupsher · 8 Oct 2012 at 20:35

This is my current (now antique) setup:

Antec Sonata III Piano Black Quiet Case - EarthWatts 500W PSU
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT Silent Zalman 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)

I have no real budget. Can you guys just point me towards a decent combination. Perhaps socket 2011 based? or enlighten as to why you think something else would be better?

Also is anything salvageable? apart from the case? prob not...

Thanks x

Remote_zero · 8 Oct 2012 at 20:38

You can keep the HDD.
What's the system going to be used for?

RJC · 8 Oct 2012 at 20:42

Spec change below.

danupsher · 8 Oct 2012 at 20:43

normal use browsing etc.

But also im a dj i use a traktor s2 controller. The software is pretty cpu intensive.

I dont really play games i have an xbox for that.

Cheers

danupsher · 8 Oct 2012 at 20:45

Thanks, has anyone got a link to all the i5 and i7 benchmarks to compare? Should i save money and get an i5?

RJC · 8 Oct 2012 at 20:46

Redone the spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £79.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99 (£47.98)
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £642.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

danupsher said:
Thanks, has anyone got a link to all the i5 and i7 benchmarks to compare? Should i save money and get an i5?

See link below, Used SB setup.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287

triggerthat · 8 Oct 2012 at 21:00

Is your current Q6600 struggling?

danupsher · 9 Oct 2012 at 13:55

No, im sure with a fresh os install the pc would suffice for another couple of years. But i fancy an upgrade as the next traktor software will prob be too much for it.

Im gunna give the old bits to my mum her 2001 amd athlon setup is begging to be replaced, even if she does only use it to check email.(after giving it 15 mins to turn on lol)