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TheNinj

TheNinj

TheNinj

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Hi all, I'm new to the OC forums but I've been lurking a while;)

I'm wanting to put together a decent low/mid general use machine for my wife. It has to be quick startup (hence ssd drive) and be fairly quick and upgradable if needed. It'll be mainly used for word processing, photos and music etc.

I haven't built a machine for a few years now (I'm a CG artist so my machines tend to be processor and memory hungry!) so I'm still getting up to speed with stuff.

I've specked up this little lot, be much appreciated if you could cast you eyes across it just to check mainly compatibility etc..

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2550K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
"Primo 510i" Intel H61 DDR3 Ready Barebones (Socket 1155) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
(£51.66) £61.99
(£51.66)
Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £27.38
(£22.82) £27.38
(£22.82)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Akasa AK-CC4009EP01 Venom Pico Compact CPU Cooler (Intel LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
* Sub Total : £399.43
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £15.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £82.99
* Total : £497.92

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Sorry for the dodgy formatting, posting this from my iPad!

Cheers

Andy
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781ND) £9.98
Total : £532.09 (includes shipping : £12.50).





• Z68 board to overclock.
• i5 2500K has a IGP;)
• Get a better case+PSU
• Do you have a GFX card?

• OCUK SSD test - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18368623
 
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Thanks for the replies!

Jamesfreddie, the "primo 510i" comes with a 500w psu. Machine is for general use.

Stulid, I won't be overclocking this machine (he says while staring upwards and thinking "hmmm.."!) don't need a dedicated graphics card cos I won't be gaming.

So is an i5 much quicker than an i3? Is it worth the extra for the i5 for a general purpose machine?

I'm also upgrading my work machine at the mo and will soon be attempting to OC my i7 920...
 
TheNinj said:
Thanks for the replies!

Jamesfreddie, the "primo 510i" comes with a 500w psu. Machine is for general use.

Stulid, I won't be overclocking this machine (he says while staring upwards and thinking "hmmm.."!) don't need a dedicated graphics card cos I won't be gaming.

So is an i5 much quicker than an i3? Is it worth the extra for the i5 for a general purpose machine?

I'm also upgrading my work machine at the mo and will soon be attempting to OC my i7 920...
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I wouldn't trust the PSU that comes with that barebones.

For a general usage machine I think you could go with a i3 or even pentium dual core.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £93.59
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £44.40
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £38.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781ND) £9.98
Total : £397.12 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
TheNinj said:
Thanks for the replies!

Jamesfreddie, the "primo 510i" comes with a 500w psu. Machine is for general use.

Stulid, I won't be overclocking this machine (he says while staring upwards and thinking "hmmm.."!) don't need a dedicated graphics card cos I won't be gaming.

So is an i5 much quicker than an i3? Is it worth the extra for the i5 for a general purpose machine?

I'm also upgrading my work machine at the mo and will soon be attempting to OC my i7 920...
Click to expand...

The PSU included in that Primo is cheap and shouldnt be trusted.

What connections does his monitor have?

The i5 2500K is much faster than a i3 2100/2120 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=289 - and being a "K" COU it can be overclocked to 4Ghz using the stock cooler and around 4.5Ghz with that Z68 board.

Also a Z68 board has SATAIII+USB3.0 ports (useful for a SATAIII SSD)
 
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TheNinj said:
Cheers guys, I'll look into upgrading the psu! And also possibly getting an i3.
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Look at my post above!

If you get a H61 board as Jamesfreddie suggest then you are limiting that SSD to around 250MB/sec.

A Z68/H67 board is much better!
 
Heres a better spec,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.19
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781ND) £9.98
Total : £511.08 (includes shipping : £12.50).



• More display connections on the board to connect to a monitor (VGA/HDMI/DVI)

• SATAIII ports to get the full speed from the SSD

• Quad core CPU

• Optical drive;)
 
Awesome, thanks guys, that's really helpful stuff! That spec looks good to me.

One thing, would that case come with all the case fans etc?
 
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