Build check please!! want to order..

aquabat · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:18

Hi, Whats your thoughts on this lot?

Would you change anything?? :confused:

Paypal is calling!!!

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £227.99
(£189.99) £227.99
(£189.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) £62.39
(£51.99) £62.39
(£51.99)
Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler (Socket 940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1366) £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) £7.99
(£6.66) £7.99
(£6.66)
Sub Total : £561.10
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £114.57
Total : £687.42

I already have waiting a Coolermaster HafX case, Coolermaster silent pro850Watt PSU,2 x Sangsum Spinpoint 1tb Hard drives, LiteOn DVD rewriter and i,m considering a 120GB SSD for operating system. I will use my old graphics card for now but will upgrade later..

Thanks

Rik1254 · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:21

Id change the RAM to the 1600mhz. No one has seen any benefit for having anything over 1600. Some swear blind that 1333mhz is just as fast.

Save you about £20

This cooler!
This RAM!

And do you need the i7? The i5 is 95% as good, just without HTT which is pointless unless your doing heavy video editing, etc...

Obviously thats my personal oppinion, if you fancy the look of the V8 cooler and the grey heatsinks on the RAM, then thats your choice.

R088ieS86 · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:23

Hi
What are you going to be using the rig for, gaming?

Hyburnate · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:24

If your gaming the i5 is calling

jennidc · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:27

What do you want the PC for if its gaming then an i5 2500k would be more than enough and would save you £77 which can be put towards a graphics card

aquabat · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:35

Hi, its for everything. I will be gaming but also it want to watch use Autocad and do video editing on it and just well everything!

Basically i want to biuld the best i can afford at the moment.

Have i made any glaring mistakes??

aquabat · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:38

Also, i cant see the difference in the I7 OEM chip and the Reatail chip apart from the price?? Am i missing something??

R088ieS86 · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:39

OEM -> just the chip and less warranty
Retail -> nice box, longer warranty and a heatsink

aquabat · 12 Aug 2011 at 10:46

Thats strange? The OEM is more money!

Are they better for overclocking or something??

Thats why i am ordering the K series. To Overclock ..

hibernian1875 · 12 Aug 2011 at 11:01

aquabat said:
Thats strange? The OEM is more money!

Are they better for overclocking or something??

Thats why i am ordering the K series. To Overclock ..

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £163.99

2500K OEM is cheaper. The Retail and OEM chips are indentical, just packaged and shipped differently so will both overclock the same. It's whether you want to pay £6 for an extra 2 year warranty and to have a spare stock heatsink, which I would personally.

No idea why on the i7 2600K the OEM is more expensive though, but for what you've said you will be using the pc for, an i5 2500k seems more than enough.

aquabat · 12 Aug 2011 at 11:05

I5 Maybe enough but i want the best i can get for now.

R088ieS86 · 12 Aug 2011 at 11:07

The i7-2600K retail is on a this weekend offer, have a look here

hibernian1875 · 12 Aug 2011 at 11:09

aquabat said:
I5 Maybe enough but i want the best i can get for now.

I think there are other areas like GPU (suggested above) where you would see a greater improvement for your money, if you are really set on the 2600K then go for it but here's some comparisons to help make an informed choice...

Guru3D Comparison
Anandtech Benchmarks
Further Anandtech Benchmarks

R088ieS86 · 12 Aug 2011 at 11:28

If you do a lot of autocad work then stick with the i7-2600k.
You mentioned best for your budget. What is your budget overall? (Also what graphics card do you have?)

Davefran · 12 Aug 2011 at 11:29

I'd recommend this setup, put the money you save towards an SSD (It's worth it)

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £72.98
(£60.82) £72.98
(£60.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
IC Diamond 24-Carat Thermal Compound (4.8g) £12.98
(£10.82) £12.98
(£10.82)

Sub Total : £517.43
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £105.84
Total : £635.02

Or if you really have to have the the i2600K for bragging rights, total would be:-

Sub Total : £565.76
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £115.50
Total : £693.01