I THINK I MADE A MISTAKE D:

[bejj]

I just purchased an Intel i5 2500k CPU, the Gigabyte Z77M-D3H motherboard and an ASUS GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP.

Do you think i made a mistake? Should i have bought the 3570k and made the most of the PCI-e 3.0 support or does it not make a huge difference?

I originally planned on overclocking the CPU to bout 4.7ghz(ish) and so i went with the Sandybridge because i heard the Ivybridge starts running really hot at that sort speed? Will the extra few ghz be more beneficial to FPS than the PCI-e 3.0 support?

I will be air cooling using a Hyper 212 Plus

Thanks dudes!

 

[BaDBoY_uK]

There is a thread that shows the small difference between 3.0 and 2.0

 

[thezakarum]

Sounds about right, current cards are not fully utilizing the new bandwidth made by pci-e 3.0 so the difference is negligible.

With that cooler though I would probably stick with 4.2Ghz ish, you could always buy a better cooler though.

Other than that looks like the perfect build.

 

[bejj]

Yeah, i had a quick look and it didn't seem to make much difference at all. I just wondered whether the extra few ghz out the CPU would be more beneficial?

 

[psychodil]

No I dont think you have made a mistake. You wont notice the small difference of PCIE 3.0 with only one card and youve saved a good bit of money on the processor. If you can overclock to 4.5GHz + you will find it is plenty fast enough.

 

[bejj]

Sounds about right, current cards are not fully utilizing the new bandwidth made by pci-e 3.0 so the difference is negligible.

With that cooler though I would probably stick with 4.2Ghz ish, you could always buy a better cooler though.

Other than that looks like the perfect build.

Cool, thanks

Yeah, this is my first build so i will only be pushing it slightly to start with. What CPU cooler would you recommend to push it that high? Preferably air

 

[Martini1991]

No I dont think you have made a mistake. You wont notice the small difference of PCIE 3.0 with only one card and youve saved a good bit of money on the processor. If you can overclock to 4.5GHz + you will find it is plenty fast enough.

OCUK has the 2500k higher than the 3570k

I'd get the 3570k, they're identically priced almost.

 

[shadow_boxer]

OCUK has the 2500k higher than the 3570k

I'd get the 3570k, they're identically priced almost.

This. And possibly a the GTX670 instead as performance is so close to the 680.

 

[thezakarum]

Cool, thanks

Yeah, this is my first build so i will only be pushing it slightly to start with. What CPU cooler would you recommend to push it that high? Preferably air

No problems.

The best air cooler which performs and is near silent is this; *psssst you want this*

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-011-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

That would get you to 4.8Ghz-5Ghz if you're processor allows it.

But if you don't feel like spending so much on a cooler and don't mind missing a few mhz I would swap the one you're thinking of getting with this;

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

[thezakarum]

This. And possibly a the GTX670 instead as performance is so close to the 680.

I wouldn't get the 3570K, when increasing the vcore it pretty much melts at a certain point.

But I do agree in getting the 670 instead of the 680.

 

[Purgatory]

There is a thread that shows the small difference between 3.0 and 2.0

Yes this is the one here


http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18401591



@bejj - You made a good choice for a gaming PC. Check the link above you will see what I mean.

 

[Martini1991]

I wouldn't get the 3570K, when increasing the vcore it pretty much melts at a certain point.

But I do agree in getting the 670 instead of the 680.

He doesn't sound like he'll be oc'ing much.