Help spec'ing my new system?

Cythx

Cythx

Cythx

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I'm looking to make this build cheaper and if anyone can find any compatibility issues with this setup?

Thanks :)

edit: Oh, and since this info might be useful, I won't be gaming or using any intensive productivity apps like photoshop or video encoding programs. I just want this to be as fast as possible at everything else, web, archive extracting, ms office, 1080p video.

Yes I realized I just forgot a HDD, assume it's on the list anyway lol
 
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To be fair I think a i5-2500k is beyond your needs.


There is no point putting a i5-2500k on a H67 board.

Perhaps a simpler (LOL) quad core AMD Phenom II 955 would be better. You could overclock it with a decent cooler to a decent speed and still have room for a SSD.

The SSD would be perfect for your needs.
 
if you plan on sureing the web and thats about it a i3 and H67 will do just fine, will save you cash as well

btw how do i post pics of screen shots and ill show u my recomendation, much cheaper and shoud perform well for the tasks u wish
 
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if you plan on sureing the web and thats about it a i3 and H67 will do just fine, will save you cash as well

btw how do i post pics of screen shots and ill show u my recomendation, much cheaper and shoud perform well for the tasks u wish
Click to expand...

PC: Prnt Screen while looking at wanted image
2. Open Paint
3. Ctrl + V
4. Save to desktop
5. Go to Imageshack.com or equivalent
7. Chose file to upload, click upload, get 'direct link' URL
8. Paste said URL into the 'insert image' dialogue box for this forum, it's under the smiley face in the advanced reply menu.

Mac: Cmd+Shift+4, drag over selection that you want to take a screenshot of, it will save to desktop, then upload like would for PC

@skylineboy, yeah I was thinking it may be too much and that just going for the k series for overclocking may be pointless greedyness, I should probably go for that CPU you suggested or a dual core i3 2100. An SSD would be amazing, it's probably better to get an SSD with the money I could save on a cheaper CPU considering the circumstances.
 
thanks cytx apprently OCUK wont let me view what i have in my busket now -_- or even put anything in their... werid

so im going to have to send u links insted sorry

MB: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-172-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1907

CPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-367-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1671

RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-188-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1516

Case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-225-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

PSU: Supplied with listed case above

*Edit* HDD: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-247-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940

Optical Drive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-060-SO&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=

do appologise for my PC playing up and not letting me send a image

Edit : you may be intrested in this Crucial M4(preorder only atm) : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-CR&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910
 
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wow, thanks for those suggestions, I will take you up on the case/psu and ram :D could save some great money there, thanks!

everything else was pretty much what I had refined my order to aswell :P
 
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Well, it's defiantly a lot cheaper, probably a lot faster, where it matters anyhow. :)

Thanks guys, hoping to get word on that PSU/Case for £23 though, seems to good to be true.

Hopefully if everything's okay I'll be sticking to this spec. Unless someone thinks they can make it cheaper!
 
looks good. if you get into PC gaming by anychance you can just trought in a GTS 430 or something
doubt you will game on anything that would require more power then the intel HD2000 for some time yet to come tho

please post pics of the build ( i like looking at pics )
 
I will when the time comes :)
Anyone have any idea how I could find a benchmark to see the speeds of the OCZ agility vs a standard 16mb cache 5200rpm HDD?
 
Ok, firstly the psu is what I would call generic.

Please get something else. The bequiet 530 is good as would the original one you selected.

The case itself isn't that bad actually. Brother has one.

Trust me the difference in speeds is epic. Personally spend the extra to get a OCZ vertex 2.

I will send you some linkies in a moment.

Vertex 2: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-014-OC&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910

or this: I have this one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-066-OC&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910

PSU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083
 
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