*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz @ 3.60GHz / Asus P7P55D Intel P55 Motherboard / Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz DDR3 Bundle
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [HD-585A-ZNF7]
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) [GFC-00599]
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) [HD103SJ]
The total is coming to around 812 pounds. Ideally I would like to spend under 500 but this seems to be the minimum I want.
I am going from a s939 athlonx2 4400+, Asus A8N-SLI, Nvidia 8500GT 512Mb system to this.
I always like to get the biggest hit of improvement for the money when I upgrade, and I dislike Noisy hot components. Hence I went for the 5850 for its low power, low temps.
I am just a bit concerned about these bundles with the noise and heat coming out of the CPUs when they are running almost 1Ghz faster than stock. I.e. on a hot day, will they whine away or are these 3rd party coolers up to the job of keeping them cool.
Would anyone also recommend adding in one of those 60-80 quid water cooling loops that exhaust out the back of the case? I dont recall their name but they seem quite good.
The other components that will stay the same are;
Lian Li PC60
Thermaltake 800w modular psu
dell 2407 Monitor
oh thats it.. guess its a bigger upgrade than I thought
Thanks for any advice. Cost cutting steps or advice always welcome. Would love to go for SSD's but not really ready for it yet I dont think. Additionally, what about USB3 and SATA 6Gb/s? should I wait for these? I am not upgrading until the end of Jan at the earliest anyway to give some idea of time scale.
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [HD-585A-ZNF7]
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) [GFC-00599]
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) [HD103SJ]
The total is coming to around 812 pounds. Ideally I would like to spend under 500 but this seems to be the minimum I want.
I am going from a s939 athlonx2 4400+, Asus A8N-SLI, Nvidia 8500GT 512Mb system to this.
I always like to get the biggest hit of improvement for the money when I upgrade, and I dislike Noisy hot components. Hence I went for the 5850 for its low power, low temps.
I am just a bit concerned about these bundles with the noise and heat coming out of the CPUs when they are running almost 1Ghz faster than stock. I.e. on a hot day, will they whine away or are these 3rd party coolers up to the job of keeping them cool.
Would anyone also recommend adding in one of those 60-80 quid water cooling loops that exhaust out the back of the case? I dont recall their name but they seem quite good.
The other components that will stay the same are;
Lian Li PC60
Thermaltake 800w modular psu
dell 2407 Monitor
oh thats it.. guess its a bigger upgrade than I thought
Thanks for any advice. Cost cutting steps or advice always welcome. Would love to go for SSD's but not really ready for it yet I dont think. Additionally, what about USB3 and SATA 6Gb/s? should I wait for these? I am not upgrading until the end of Jan at the earliest anyway to give some idea of time scale.
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