New build need a little help.

cwhitehead

cwhitehead

cwhitehead

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Hi guys,

My first post and first build.

I'm on a mission to build a decent spec PC as cheap as possible. I probably wanted to spend no more than £500

Now the spec i wanted was

Intel I5 2500k
Processor cooler.
Asus p8Z68 v lx ( I have seen the new Z77 board but i dont see how i can benefit more buy buying one, i could be wrong!)
A PSU of roughly 650-750w
WD black caviar HD 500GB
RAM - after reading on here im going to go with kingston hyper X 8GB
I will be buying a graphics card at a later date possible an MSI 560TI but i know nothing on these and possibly better out there for the money.

I've managed to buy a PSU and cooler

Cooler master silent pro m 1000w - This is modular and i managed to pick it up for £40
I also have a Zalman CNPS9900 MAX - picked up for £22

Could any see any problems with the above, suggest a better mobo possibly?

The other thing ill need is case fans which i have no idea on. i need x3
120mm and x1 140MM
 
 
Thanks for the reply but im not buying the IB's gains for the money if im honest. Especially when overclocking, whcih eventually i will be doing.

The 2500k and a z68 board should be fine for me i think.

An SSD isn't for me unfortunatly the price of them has rocketed recently and it's not going to be too much faster than a WD black in real use.

what are the benefits of the hyper X red over grey? just cheaper?

I wont be going SLI as unfortunatly i dont have that money to dispose at the moment with a baby and a car sound system build on going!
 
2500k and Z68

YOUR BASKET
1 x intel core i5-2500k 3.30ghz (sandybridge) socket lga1155 processor - retail £173.99
1 x gigabyte z68ap-d3 intel z68 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard rev 1 £78.00
1 x kingston hyperx red limited edition 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel kit (khx1600c9d3b1rk2/8gx) £35.99
total : £299.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).



3570 and z77

your basket
1 x intel core i5-3570k 3.40ghz (ivybridge) socket lga1155 processor (77w) - retail £179.99
1 x gigabyte z77-d3h intel z77 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard £84.98
1 x kingston hyperx red limited edition 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel kit (khx1600c9d3b1rk2/8gx) £35.99
total : £312.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).



as you can see not a lot in it. if you get a 560ti or better still a 7850, you would benefit from the lucid virtu mvp, which would give your card a boost.

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/4...h_asrock_z77_and_intel_ivy_bridge/index4.html
 
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I see where you coming from i just dont like the temps on the Ivy's once Oc'd i may go for the Z77 board though, hardly anything in that pricewise.

I can pick the 2500k up for around 150-160.

thanks again for your help.
 
Compromise what? boot up times? doesnt really bother me if im honest, plus like i said the WD blac shouldnt be much slower.

I just want a quick Pc which i can have the occasional good gaming session on eventually. My little boy takes up most my time.
 
cwhitehead said:
I see where you coming from i just dont like the temps on the Ivy's once Oc'd i may go for the Z77 board though, hardly anything in that pricewise.

I can pick the 2500k up for around 150-160.

thanks again for your help.
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The high temps only occur if OCing above 4.6Ghz. From what i`ve seen, no higher than 60c for 4.5-4.6 Ghz.
 
I guess its something to think about then, it will only be used to un-rar files, burn dual layer disks and the occasional gaming session.

Im not after overclocking to death either just 4ghz would probably suit me, my current pc is an AMD athlon 2.10ghz! so i guess anything will be better
 
I have bought a Asus P8Z68 V LX, couldn't refuse it at £50.

I need case fans, caviar HD, RAM and an intel I5 2500k and i think that will be me pretty much built.

The build in total should come to roughly £300
 
Just to update this i now have purchased the following.

Asus P8Z68 V LX - £50
Cooler master silent pro m 1000w - £40
Zalman CNPS9900 MAX - £22
1 TB Samsung HD103SJ - £38

I5 2500k is being bought end of the month along with RAM and im also still deciding on case fans and a case

Im thinking about the Antec one, dont really want to spend more than £50 on a case thats not going to be on display. Any suggestions welcome?
 
Thanks Stulid, dont like the look of the Bitfenix, the antec one and Z9 tick the right boxes though. what would you suggest case fan wise? I hear the akasa apaches are best but quite pricey.
 
The Z9 includes lots of fans as standard, a simple fan controller and even a temp display with a temperature probe.
 
Hello again

I now have
Asus P8Z68 V LX - £50
Cooler master silent pro m 1000w - £40
Zalman CNPS9900 MAX - £22
1 TB Samsung HD103SJ - £38
Intel I5 2500k - £142
Zalman Z9 plus - £43
x3 Sata III cables.

Next purchase is RAM, im thinking kingsotn hyperX gensis from reading on here.

Also need to know which thermal paste to use if anyone has suggestions/ experiences with some and the 2500k?

Is there anything else im forgetting?
 
HyperX genesis purchased
Lamptron FC touch purchased
Prolimtech thermal paste purchased


What type of fans am i best getting with this controler ?

Should have some parts off OCUK this friday to start the build
 
I thought the Zalman Z9 Plus came with 4 fans already installed. I would wait until your build is finished and if your not happy with the fans, then replace them. To many fans can be counter productive to the case cooling.
Btw, what Gpu are you getting?
 
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