new mobo/ram/cpu

Monster ninja · 4 Aug 2011 at 21:10

hey guys

might need a new rig, got everything else just need a cpu/mobo/ram

used for gaming/flight sim and a max budget of £350

i have new

athlon x2 6000 @3ghz

4gb geil black dragon ddr2

HD5850

2x samsung spinpoint f3s

corsair h50

corsair hx850

stulid · 4 Aug 2011 at 21:13

Do you have a socket 1156/55 fitting for the H50?

Monster ninja · 4 Aug 2011 at 21:24

yes

just been in the shed and got the box!

stulid · 4 Aug 2011 at 21:24

Good,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Sub Total : £288.30
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 : £59.56
Total : £357.36

£345.96 with your free delivery.

Monster ninja · 4 Aug 2011 at 21:29

cheers stulid

whats the difference between Z68 Chipset and P67 Chipset?

stulid · 4 Aug 2011 at 22:18

The Z68 has,

Lucid Virtu
Quicksync
SSD caching.

The z68 also has onboard video outputs if you wanted to sell a graphics card and still use the pc etc.

www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/05/13/what-is-the-intel-z68-chipset/1

Monster ninja · 4 Aug 2011 at 22:30

sounds good, having a good read now

Monster ninja · 7 Aug 2011 at 02:56

got it

great system now. cheers dude!

only problem was after i build it that i didnt need it, and that it was the screen that was dead... damn