Building new pc - need help please.

Dahrk

Dahrk

Dahrk

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Hi guys, i'm going for a new pc except for video card and wanted to ask for your help. I know some things about specs of various parts, but most of it is still confusing.
PC will be mainly for gaming. Budget - 600 pounds.
Do not need mouse, keyboard, monitor, graphics card.

[Edit] My graphics card is ATI 5800 HD series.
I have picked the CPU i would like. The rest was wondering if you could help with.
Also, i kinda like this case.

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black [RC-692-KKN3]
 
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Add you gfx card.
 
Thanks guys, this is very helpful. Can I ask, is there much difference beetween ram dual & triple channels, and 1600 mhz & 1833? (something similar).
thinking longterm.
 
Sandybridge (socket1155) systems use Dual Channel RAM sets.

Socket 1366 use Triple Channel kits.

Socket 2011 use Quad Channel.




All the RAM guides for Sandybridge say that 1600MHz RAM with modest timings is all you need,

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/12
Conclusion of what to Buy
If you're the type of person that runs dozens of applications all at once, then a higher memory frequency does help, particularly when you're running demanding software. However, our testing shows that memory rated at over 1,866MHz doesn't give much extra performance. Worse still, in some applications only 1,333MHz memory gives a performance penalty, meaning that 1,600MHz memory is fine.

If you're doing anything other than heavy multi-tasking - this goes for gamers in particular - then a 1,600MHz or 1,866MHz kit is plenty. You could opt for CL8, as we saw some advantage in the video encoding test, but we wouldn't obsess over this factor, especially if a CL9 kit is much cheaper.

Always remember to buy from a reputable manufacturer, though, as cheap and unbranded memory tends to cause more trouble than the saving is worth. We'd also strongly advise you to opt for at least a 4GB, dual-channel kit. We expect 8GB kits to be common this time around, and these are worth considering if you run a few resource-heavy applications concurrently.
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http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/sandy-bridge-ddr3_8.html#sect0
Therefore, we believe that inexpensive DDR3-1600 SDRAM with not very aggressive timings would be the most reasonable choice for contemporary LGA1155 systems: in our opinion, memory like that offers the best price-to-performance ratio today.
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3/8
The sweet spot appears to be at DDR3-1600, where you will see a minor performance increase over DDR3-1333 with only a slight increase in cost. The performance increase gained by going up to DDR3-1866 or DDR3-2133 isn't nearly as pronounced.
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