Intel i3 vs AMD Phenom 2

i can really only stretch to about 250 as i need to upgrade psu too soon after. so really needs to be one of the 2 linked bundles.
 
id really like to try and get the I5 2500k is it ok run at oced speeds with the stock cooler that comes with the CPU? also is there any way to get this setup at say just over £250? without losing out with say crappy memory it crappy mobo?

-james.
 
back to my previous post does the I5 2500k stock cooler provide ample cooling for overclocking the cpu?

also if I brought these parts seperatly I'm a little worried id find it hard to asemble and configure BIOS etc. I've never really built my own system before..
 
also I have a 570w trust psu will this be ok on the setup cmndr_andi is suggesting? with a evga gtx 550 Ti fpb, just untill i can up this to maybe an ocz stealthXstream700 -750w?
 
Reaper 392 said:
with your budget on CPU, mobo and ram i would go for this:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £145.99
1 x MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £59.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
Total : £236.96 (includes shipping : FREE).

the i5 2400 will beat the Phenom II X4 no matter what overclock you manage to get on it, despite not being able to be overclocked itself
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Does the h67 allow for overclocking though?
 
can you explain (cause I'm stOOPid) why my 570w trust psu is rubbish but the lower wattage 500w 550w you reccomend would be find to run a i5 2400 system?
 
thanks for the advice pastymuncher. would I be better with a higher wattage I was thinking of 600+ any reccomendations in that range?
 
cmndr_andi said:
With a good quality 520W PSU like the Antec or the 550W XFX you can happily run an overclocked i5 2500K system with pretty much any single-GPU graphics card on the market.

So unless you want to be ready for a second graphics card or go for one of the really high end graphics card (eg GTX 580) then an even higher capacity, more expensive PSU isn't strictly necessary - especially if you are compromising on other components to afford it.

However, if you do want to for a good quality 600W+ PSU, then the best options are the 620W Antec High Current Gamer, XFX Core 650W or the Corsair TX 650W v2.
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i have a gtx 550 Ti fpb in my system that i will be transfering. so maybe a 600w+ may be better ?
 
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