Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £161.99
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £72.98
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
Total : £414.84
This is gonna be part of a hackintosh build, hence the Gigabyte board. I've got a keyboard, mouse, monitor and old case. Also have an old Enermax Noisetaker 600w, will that be alright for a PSU until I get something modular?
The processor I'm happy with. The board I'm kinda sure about, although I'm not sure if the 12-phase VRM is worth the extra 30% premium over the 7-phase VRM on the UD3. Will it have a massive effect on overclocks? For the RAM, I don't really like the big silly heatspreaders and would prefer the XMS3, but am a bit apprehensive about the 1.65v vdimm. I've read that they can run at 1.5v, but is it a gamble? For the hard disk, I wanted a big drive with good performance. Obviously you pay a fair premium for the Caviar Blacks - are they worth it, or is there another cheaper drive that is comparable? I plan on adding 3rd party cooling, a decent GFX card and SSD at a later date.
Any comments would be welcomed!
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £72.98
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
Total : £414.84
This is gonna be part of a hackintosh build, hence the Gigabyte board. I've got a keyboard, mouse, monitor and old case. Also have an old Enermax Noisetaker 600w, will that be alright for a PSU until I get something modular?
The processor I'm happy with. The board I'm kinda sure about, although I'm not sure if the 12-phase VRM is worth the extra 30% premium over the 7-phase VRM on the UD3. Will it have a massive effect on overclocks? For the RAM, I don't really like the big silly heatspreaders and would prefer the XMS3, but am a bit apprehensive about the 1.65v vdimm. I've read that they can run at 1.5v, but is it a gamble? For the hard disk, I wanted a big drive with good performance. Obviously you pay a fair premium for the Caviar Blacks - are they worth it, or is there another cheaper drive that is comparable? I plan on adding 3rd party cooling, a decent GFX card and SSD at a later date.
Any comments would be welcomed!
