Medium i5 Build

8t10 · 6 May 2011 at 17:11

Hey,

I have some budget for an i5 build, general use, some games, CS4.

So around the £700 mark, less is good, could someone please help me out with speccing a build?

i5 2500k,
Gigabyte mobo (out of preference, if anyone has any strong objection please speak up),
case-wise I prefer boxy and plain,
and this (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-004-XG) are the only things set in stone really.

Cheers for help.

8t10 · 6 May 2011 at 17:23

It ran away

I have the operating system, cheers.

8t10 · 6 May 2011 at 18:46

Other than hyper threading, any need for the i7? I'm still on a dual core, so will it drastically improve rendering or is it just for more boinc points?

I'm liking those two builds btw, I forgot about the nVidia advantages. Cheers for that.

8t10 · 6 May 2011 at 18:59

If it is normally £15 more, I'll keep it in mind.

@Locke: Damn sexy case... but £85.... *whistle*

8t10 · 6 May 2011 at 19:29

Cheers for all your help. I got a 2tb drive lying around to I'll stick that in, saves £60. In your opinions: 460 or 470? 460 will cope with games in 2 years so should I save the money?