need some opinions

westside · 10 Apr 2011 at 13:51

i currently have a q6600(not over clocked) asus 4850 1 gb , p5q pro mobo and 4 gb of cheap value ram, i was thinking of getting http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-035-OB and http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-258-SP

stulid · 10 Apr 2011 at 13:54

I think adding a big heatsink and overclocking the Q6600 is a better idea, the bundle you linked to is a old socket that is a bit of a dead end.

Add the 5830 or even the 5850 for 3114 and you will be sorted.

westside · 10 Apr 2011 at 13:58

thank you for the reply but my problem lies there i dont have the first clue on over clocking

i just want to get my computer ready for a star wars old republic and get better performance out of a few games i already play

stulid · 10 Apr 2011 at 14:02

Can you sell your CPU/RAM and motherboard to help with this?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Gigabyte H67M-UD2H-B3 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
Sub Total : £230.80
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £48.06
Total : £288.36

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Or this which allows overclocking because its a "K" variant CPU and P67 chipset, lots of good guides around to help get more speed from it.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £104.98
(£87.48) £104.98
(£87.48)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £268.28
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £55.56
Total : £333.34

This shows the 2500 and 2400 at stock speeds vs various other CPU's - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_7.html#sect0