new MB, RAM and CPU

MowyTone

MowyTone

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Hi All,

just about to buy the below and wanted to check to make sure I hav'nt made any mistakes or should be getting another part.

AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-266-AM

Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-402-AS&tool=5

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-292-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=

In addition my SSD and GTX570 will be added. Do I need another MB at all?

Thanks in advance

$PIMP$
 
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not much benefit going for higher spec ram.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/1

For overclocking on Sandybridge, you raise the multiplier on TurboBoost and has no effect on the memory. You can do other tweaks to raise the BCLK and memory frequency, but most of the OC is done on the CPU multiplier. Low Latency could be a bit better I suppose. I specced that ram because of low profile (space for large coolers), availability, and it's recommended for every spec without complains or issues. And of course, it's cheap.

If you want a good overclocker and / or SLI-XFire option, go for a slightly higher spec motherboard (GD53, P8P67 Pro, UD4), lower voltage, lower latency ram, but in any case you could overclock to well over 4GHz easily even with the spec above.

Best bang for buck imo if the 2500K, GD53, and Corsair XMS. With that, you'll be good past 4.8GHz with a decent cooler. And I should think even the cheapest SB board will be good up to 4.6GHz.

It's your money really, you can get some beasty motherboard and higher spec RAM if you have the budget, it depends what you need it for. Overclocking enthusiast, gaming rig, or general-purpose.
 
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olivier renault said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
1 x MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £89.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £71.99
Total : £328.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

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if your not getting a K processor, why not get a H67 board which is cheaper?

WAIT! before you buy the 2500 processor, the 2500K UNLOCKED processor is cheaper!!!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1275
 
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Meh with £5 in it its not the end of the world.....plus I bought Olivier's list when I posted


Edit: P.s Cheers for the help fella :)
 
GuRkHa//$PIMP$ said:
Meh with £5 in it its not the end of the world.....plus I bought Olivier's list when I posted


Edit: P.s Cheers for the help fella :)
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You do understand that the non-K version do not overclock.

Call OcUK asap and reorder, there is no point getting a non-K and a P67. Similarly, no point getting a 2500K and a H67 (maybe better integrated graphics but that's moot).
 
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called them up even though it was hours ago I got shipping confirmation and the guy was very helpful and might be able to get the part swapped. 5* customer service Sunny :)


edit: I now have the K version being shipped :D
 
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I have an artic cooler 7 (ver 1) with an antec 900 so should be ok mate (i think). And TY Panyan for pointing out it was not a K version. OCUK even refunded me the £5 difference
 
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