Final check on i5 parts plz

Jack Bauer · 26 Sep 2009 at 11:11

Having read most of the posts on the i5 and am3 chips Ive settled for the i5. The system will be used for work (office work so nothing fast needed) and gaming. Ive gone with the i5 for the following reasons.

1) clock for clock they seem faster
2) I unsure of the overclocking potential of the simlar priced PII

Ive picked out

Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail + Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Game £159.99
(£139.12) £159.99
(£139.12)
Asus P7P55D Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-16000CL9D-4GBRH)

Can any one see any problems with this setup. I want it as cheap as possible with out compremising the OCing potential. I havent added a HS yet as Im at my max budget, so I will run it with a small OC untill I can invest in a desent one.

Cheers in advance.

kingnoob · 26 Sep 2009 at 11:42

ya i seem to be heading in that same direction with the core i5 750

but with the Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard

if if that will go well

coss i was looking at the AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) so im looking for the same thing u are cheep and nice

Jack Bauer · 26 Sep 2009 at 11:54

this put me off the phenoms

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3641&p=7

a lower clocked i5 beating a much high clocked phenom.

Nocky24 · 26 Sep 2009 at 12:24

Jack Bauer said:
this put my off the phenoms

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3641&p=7

a lower clocked i5 beating a much high clocked phenom.

Nice find, thanks. I was considering the am3 965, but now im not so sure. The i7 860 looks the sweet spot for what i do, but over my q9550 for gaming im not so sure its worth it.

Franksi · 26 Sep 2009 at 12:55

looks pretty good mate - everyone here seems to loving the Ripjaw memory and that Board has had some good reviews.

what cooler are you going for if you are looking to OC?

kingnoob · 26 Sep 2009 at 13:18

looking at that site kinda makes me lean more for the i5 thanks

thats made my mind up seeings how it kinda sticked up with the i7 on some of them

Jack Bauer · 26 Sep 2009 at 17:23

I havent picked out a cooler yet, its a while since I kept up with new hardware so i have a bit of reading to do before I get one. I do like the look of the all in one water coolers (dont have time to maintain a full set up these days), but Ive seen mixed comments about them.