Help with ~£450 upgrade please.

dalin80

dalin80

dalin80

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Hi guys, currently looking to upgrade from my old e6600 machine to something I5 based but as I have been out of the game for a couple of years iam a bit lost when it comes to the new set-ups.

My current machine


E6600
4gb ddr2
ati 4890 1gb*
2xWD 640gb in raid*



*planning to keep for the next build to keep costs down

Also it mostly will be used for rendering/modelling with only a bit of gaming so currently a massive GPU and SSD are not yet required, although I would see a PCI-e based storage as a possible option in the future.

So iam looking for a- I5, MB and Ram (pref 8gb 1600) to fit in a case like the Corsair Graphite 600TM if possible. I would like to keep overclocking a option for the future as well.

No OS required either.

cheers.
 
Something like the build below:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.98
(£129.15) £154.98
(£129.15)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £337.46
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.39
Total : £416.35
 
is the cost of the case in the budget cause that one is nice but expensive. What connections are on your drives sata or ide. What psu do you have, will you need a new one
 
RJC said:
Something like the build below:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.98
(£129.15) £154.98
(£129.15)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £337.46
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.39
Total : £416.35
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psu? oh and wouldn't rendering/modeling benefit from i2600k?

dalin what psu do you currently have? may not need to add it to rjcs spec unless it's a unbranded cheapo type or under powered.
 
chrisarm said:
is the cost of the case in the budget cause that one is nice but expensive. What connections are on your drives sata or ide. What psu do you have, will you need a new one
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Ideally would like to get the case included in budget but will have to see. HDD's are SATA and should be able to use the current 650w PSU.


While a I6 would be nice I think it would just push the budget too much at the moment, a OC'd I5K should suffice.
 
with RJC's spec i'd drop the mobo to the asrock pro3 z68, which should allow you to get the 2600K processor.

edit:

unless you have real problems with your current case i'd keep it for the time being and move a new one at a later date.
 
Build below including the Corsair case and i7 2600k cpu:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £247.99
(£206.66) £247.99
(£206.66)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £22.98
(£19.15) £22.98
(£19.15)
Sub Total : £457.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £93.99
Total : £563.93

Same as above but with the 2500k cpu:

ur basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £22.98
(£19.15) £22.98
(£19.15)
Sub Total : £390.77
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £80.65
Total : £483.92
 
dalin80 said:
Ideally would like to get the case included in budget but will have to see. HDD's are SATA and should be able to use the current 650w PSU.


While a I6 would be nice I think it would just push the budget too much at the moment, a OC'd I5K should suffice.
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but what make/model psu? as I said W isn't everything.
 
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