Will the overclock make much of a difference? It's something else I've wanted to try so it'll be interesting to learn. That was my intention when I built this rig in 2011 but as per usual, procrastination always got in the way of action.
Could I get a better upgrade for the money?
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Will the overclock make much of a difference? It's something else I've wanted to try so it'll be interesting to learn. That was my intention when I built this rig in 2011 but as per usual, procrastination always got in the way of action.
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in theory yes, as the cpu should only boost to 3.9ghz on a few cores- though it can go higher depending on a few factors. I just like all my cores to run at max when then its needed , and in some caseshas benefits for applications that use thread counts. You getting extra performance for no extra cash . ou could push higher but with stock cooler wouldn't go higher
What you say makes perfect sense and I'll look into overclocking it once I have it up and running. I might experiment with this CPU to get a feel for it first.
As for the stock cooler... I had to replace the stock cooler on this CPU as it was like something on the wing of a Boeing 747 when it was working hard.
Since I fitted a better cooler and extra fans it's almost silent and the only reason I can hear any noise under normal loads is that I've turned up the speed of the induction/exhaust fans via my controller very slightly to give it a bit of extra air flow as my study never falls below 25 deg C even at night.
I'll most probably replace the stock cooler unless it's exceptional as the difference a good cooler can make is clearly evident, even to someone new to this sort of thing like me.
If I can configure it like this one that's even better. The fan on this cooler can only blow air down toward the case floor or direct upwards. I have it pointing down and the fan blows the air across the fins upward toward the roof of the case which has a 140mm exhaust fan directly overhead which in turn draws the air from the fins and it runs very cool indeed.
I did notice that OCUK are doing a Ryzen 7 8 core 1700 for the same price as R5 2600...is there any benefit in getting an R7 cpu or is it just beneficial for such as video editing etc?
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Video editing/rendering/steaming etc. unless all cores can be clocked faster but Ryzen 2*** manages to clock a little higher
I can't see me doing that any time soon at least not on a major scale so I think I'll stick with my initial choice of the R5 2600...that should be more than enough for my needs.
I've finally got a plan which I'm happy with...thank goodness for that. I've even upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10...all I've got to do now is upgrade from the 32 bit version to 64 bit and I'm all set.
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I can't see me doing that any time soon at least not on a major scale so I think I'll stick with my initial choice of the R5 2600...that should be more than enough for my needs.
I've finally got a plan which I'm happy with...thank goodness for that. I've even upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10...all I've got to do now is upgrade from the 32 bit version to 64 bit and I'm all set.
Make sure your on latest version of Windows... Earlier version of Windows .. before anniversary update really doesn't like ryzen.....
The 32 bit Windows 7 I had was a genuine copy and Microsoft lets you upgrade to W10 for free as long as it's genuine but only the same bit rating so the download from Microsoft's site is less than a week old. It says the software is activated too so it should be the latest version and everything runs fine apart from it not being as intuitive as W7.
From what I can gather to upgrade to 64 bit I've got to download and create an ISO file onto USB stick and install from there or something like that. Presumable the 64 bit version should be up to date too.
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If lifted from their site, should be
I would spend an extra £15 and go with a 6GB GTX 1060.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £234.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)
Good point....can't argue with that. Double the Ram for the few pounds extra is a bargain. Should be good for 2 years, at least for me if I stick to lower settings on the newer games.I would spend an extra £15 and go with a 6GB GTX 1060.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £234.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)
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Not just that, but the "GTX 1060 3GB" is actually further cut-down from the GTX 1060 6GB on the core counts as well.
I cringe every time someone refer to that card as GTX 1060, when it should have really been labelled as "1050Ti 3GB" (at the current GTX1050Ti and GTX1050 should really be called GTX1050 and GT1040)!
You can thank Nvidia for deliberately confusing/misleading the consumers for the sake of shifting lower spec card at higher price (they even pulled a "bait and switch" with the GT1030, launching with GDDR5 memory, then later discontinued it and switch the card to using DDR4 memory instead, resulting in over a 50% dip in performance).
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Well statistically even with the 10% reduction in processors compared to the 6GB version, the 3Gb 1060 is still about 30-40% faster than a 1050Ti. The other week I could have had a 1060 3Gb for only £20 more ( from another retailer) than an average 1050Ti so it would depend on whether the 3Gb would seem good value or not. Obviously it doesn't make sense not to pay the little extra for the improvement that a 6Gb version would give but if someone is on a budget and there is only a small difference between the 1050ti and the 1060 3Gb then the latter would be the best choice if speed is of the essence.
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It's not the performance difference that I have beef with, but Nvidia's attempt to pass of what's clearly a slower card as being the same card as the 1060 6GB other than having half the ram...