Final Checks on Build -Advice Needed-

GWoody93

GWoody93

GWoody93

Associate
Joined
17 Jun 2011
Posts
12
Hey guys new to the forum, and posted up a budget build the other day, went over budget but this is the result after a very brilliant effort and help from a lot of guys and one poster in particular :)

Just thought i'd post a final spec to see if any of you have any advice on anything at all?
Questions I have are:
How overclockable is the motherboard/processor? Not planning to go stupid, but 4ghz would be nice.
The guys told me 500w should be fine, but just a query, is it at the peak so to say? If that makes any sense...

Finally, the GPU is a "black edition" which the guys said basically means it has been overclocked a little (if i remember correctly) however i found a better deal but it doesnt state black edition, and I just wanted to check if the performance would be exactly the same or the black edition would be faster?



PC Spec
CPU:156.18 - Intel CPU Core i5 2500K Unlocked Sandy Bridge Quad Core Processor OEM.

GPU:£131.62 - XFX HD 6780 Black Ed. +Shogun 2 game.

MOBO:68.82 - Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3 Motherboard.

PSU:£43.78 - Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-500CXUK 500W Power Supply (PSU)
Ram:£37.00 - G-Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory Module CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V

HDD:£29.98 - 500GB Samsung HD502HJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9ms, NCQ.

Case:£28.71 - Casecom 6788 Black Mid Tower Case.

Cooling:£15.99 - Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus.

DVD Drive:£14.99 - Sony AD-5260S-0B 24x DVD±R, 12xDVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RWx6 SATA, Black, OEM.
_________________

Product+Delivery:£538.24


Overclockers has been a great help so far, one poster in particular seems very dedicated!
 
Last edited:
Please remove any links to competitor sites before you get a telling off.

I see you've been told this before.

Naughty, naughty ;)

We, Overclockers UK (OcUK) are happy to provide the resources of these forums to responsible individuals without charge. They cost a substantial amount of money to maintain and use considerable amounts of bandwidth which is paid for exclusively by us. As you know OcUK are in the computer hardware business and therefore the promotion of OcUK's competitors is forbidden. Examples of promotion are :-

Posting links to competitors websites
Posting links to reviews that promote competitors
Quoting the names or contact details of competitors
Offering to provide the names or contact details of competitors
Hinting about product availability at competitors and their pricing
Using the forums to notify a member of intent or actual supply of names or contact details of competitors
Listing competitors names, URL's or e-mail addresses in signatures
Listing competitors names, URL's or e-mail addresses in profile
Posting links to or the mentioning of auction sites
Disguising attempts to do any of the above
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
Im sorry man it had a lot of links on it, and I thought I did catch everyone !

And yes thats true stulid, so that psu is better? It does seem like a good deal!

Another question you may be able to help me with is how these cards compare?

EVGA GeForce GTX 550Ti 2GB vs XFX HD 6780 Black Edition ??
 
GWoody93 said:
Im sorry man it had a lot of links on it, and I thought I did catch everyone !

And yes thats true stulid, so that psu is better? It does seem like a good deal!

Another question you may be able to help me with is how these cards compare?

EVGA GeForce GTX 550Ti 2GB vs XFX HD 6780 Black Edition ??
Click to expand...

I assume you're talking about a 6870?

A 6870 is much faster than a 550Ti. Sticking 2GB of VRAM on one isn't going to make it any faster.

Closest I could come up with:

GeForce GTX 550 Ti review MSI Cyclone II OC

Compare the frame rates of the 550Ti against the 6870.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom