i7 build maybe ?

snakegb · 16 Mar 2011 at 21:43

hi

was thinking of buying a new shiny Graphics card ATI 6990 but thought hmm maybe i would be better upgrading Cpu,Board and memory 1st

I have a Q6600 running at 3.4Ghz Liquid Cooled,
with 4gb or DDR2 ram 5-5-5-15

thinking of switching to this

Intel Core i7 2600K Unlocked, 1155, Sandy Bridge, Qd Core, 3.4 GHz, GPU 850Mhz, 8MB Cache, 95W, OEM
8GB (4x2GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3 Dominator, PC3-10666 (1333), Non-ECC, CL 9-9-9-24, DHX, XMP, 1.5V
Gigabyte GA-PH67A-UD3-B3, Intel H67, S 1155, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 1333, SATA 6Gb/s, RAID, ATX

Oh and correct me if am wrong but my water block on my 775 socket should fit the 1155 socket right!

Thoughts Please

snakegb · 17 Mar 2011 at 10:59

being used as a gaming pc, racing games, mmo's, 3d shooters

oh and switch m/b to

Asus P8P67 LE Rev3 Intel P67 Express Socket 1155 Motherboard then

snakegb · 17 Mar 2011 at 11:39

lol, you hit the nail on the head,

I currently run 3 24" monitors using a matrox triple head 2 go at res 5040 x 1050 and am running 2 x GTX 280's in SLI mode

snakegb · 17 Mar 2011 at 12:17

ok thanks

so am better going for this

Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, 1155, Sdy Bridge, QuadCore, 3.3GHz, GPU 850Mhz, 6MB Cache, 95W, Retail
8GB (4x2GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3 Dominator, PC3-10666 (1333), Non-ECC, CL 9-9-9-24, DHX, XMP, 1.5V
Asus P8P67 LE Rev3, Intel P67, S1155, PCI-E 2.0, DDR3 2200(OC), SATA 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, ATX

last thing of all is am I better going for 1333 or 1600 memory was thinking of this

4GB (2x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 PC3-12800(1600), CAS 7-8-7-20, XMP, DHX, New Connectors, 1.65V

as i would like to clock it upto at least 4ghz

snakegb · 17 Mar 2011 at 12:19

VoG said:
depends on the water block, some will fit with a change of mounting kit/plate, & some won't fit at all because they haven't been updated ( D-Tek fusion springs to mind in the won't fit category ).

Dam I have the D-Tek FuZion V2