noob needing spec check

stulid · 20 Feb 2012 at 20:43

Jamsames said:
so i should get the i5 2500 and over clock it?

Yes.

would a decent 650w item do the job?

That OCZ mentioned will be fine.

Reviewed here - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/OCZ-ZS-Series-650-W-Power-Supply-Review/1361

Something Else · 20 Feb 2012 at 20:45

sehcure said:
Get the 2500k.

Integrated graphics as a backup is great.

The 2550k is basically a 2500k with the graphics core disabled (because it was faulty or whatever) and the multiplier set to 34 instead of 33, giving it the 3.4Ghz base clock.

With either you're going to overclock it to 4.4-4.6Ghz anyway, so why would you NOT go for the 2500k?

i was going off the first parts list that was posted and i didnt notice that the 2500k changed to 2550k in the second parts suggestion, i had the i5 2500k in mind originally anyway.

Stinger53 · 20 Feb 2012 at 20:45

Jamsames said:
so i should get the i5 2500 and over clock it?

the hardest part ive found so far is trying to work out what i should actually buy lol.

what sort of psu should i be going for? would a decent 650w item do the job?

get the i5 2500k, so it can be overclocked.
650w would be fine, but if u want to sli in future go for a 750w or higher.
XFX do rly good psu's

Something Else · 20 Feb 2012 at 20:53

right ok, so the i5 2500k is on the list now. should i worry about a sound card? ive dismissed it so far as i wont be using the computer for music to often, but i will be using it for movies. would it be worth getting a decent sound card or would it make no odds?

stulid · 20 Feb 2012 at 20:54

Use the onboard solution, its perfectly acceptable.

If you have some audiophile grade speakers/headphones then consider a nice sound card.

Something Else · 20 Feb 2012 at 21:02

stulid said:
Use the onboard solution, its perfectly acceptable.

If you have some audiophile grade speakers/headphones then consider a nice sound card.

my current setup is ive got a hd telly that has inputs for VGAx1 hdmi x1 and audio line in.

speakers are logitec Z313 2.1 speakers. the TV doesnt have an audio output so im using the headphone socket and the sound so far is great.

i guess ill have to wait and see, i cant see it being bad sound though

Something Else · 21 Feb 2012 at 22:08

the computer case has arrived

coolermaster HAF 912 plus

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feels very sturdy and there is very spacious. it came with 2 fans. 200mm front fan and 120mm fan rear. i also have the option to install a 200mm fan on top or two 120mm fans and also either a 120mm or 140mm on the side. im going to e installing some foam dust filters on all vents to keep the dust away

beejjacobs · 21 Feb 2012 at 22:09

Looks awesome, happy with it so far then?

stulid · 21 Feb 2012 at 22:10

Do the case some justice with some good cable management.

Something Else · 21 Feb 2012 at 22:15

stulid said:
Do the case some justice with some good cable management.

im going to try my best with it and try to do the hidden/minimal wiring thing people do with cars. ive got a few ideas on how to do it but i will have to wait till all the components have been sourced.

yea im happy with the its ive got so far. the motheboard that i got which was spec'd for me on here is far superior than one i was looking at before, and cheaper!

ive got a spare 250g hdd which i will use for a while before i upgrade it to a bigger hdd+ssd. ive got a dvd recordale disc drive too but im also going to get a blueray recorder and player

stulid · 21 Feb 2012 at 22:17

Your drives are SATA?

Stinger53 · 21 Feb 2012 at 22:17

case looks gd

Something Else · 23 Feb 2012 at 01:55

stulid said:
Your drives are SATA?

yea its sata

its a western digital WD2500. it seems fairly decent for a drive ive owned for around 6yrs. will certainly do for getting the pc up and running till i can afford a better one. i was nosing in the clearance section though and noticed a 1tb hdd for £69 so im interested in that

stulid · 23 Feb 2012 at 11:29

Jamsames said:
yea its sata

its a western digital WD2500. it seems fairly decent for a drive ive owned for around 6yrs. will certainly do for getting the pc up and running till i can afford a better one. i was nosing in the clearance section though and noticed a 1tb hdd for £69 so im interested in that

Well for a tiny bit more you can buy a brand new one with longer warranty,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-067-HI&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279

The items in the clearance/B grade section have a 90 day warranty.

Something Else · 23 Feb 2012 at 12:13

stulid said:
Well for a tiny bit more you can buy a brand new one with longer warranty,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-067-HI&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279

The items in the clearance/B grade section have a 90 day warranty.

that is very tempting! ill be purchasing the cpu shortly, that will be the single most expensive part of the entire build.

am i right in saying the motherboard only supports 3 fans?

beejjacobs · 23 Feb 2012 at 12:15

It has 3 fan headers yes, but with a fan controller or molex fans you can power some straight from the PSU

stulid · 23 Feb 2012 at 12:16

beejjacobs said:
It has 3 fan headers yes, but with a fan controller or molex fans you can power some straight from the PSU

I see,

1X CPU fan header
1X PWR fan header
2X SYS fan headers.

So its actually 4!!

beejjacobs · 23 Feb 2012 at 12:18

Ah, should have checked Gigabytes website, on the overclockers page it doesn't include the power fan header from what I can see.

stulid · 23 Feb 2012 at 12:19

Should'a, would'a, could'a.

Something Else · 23 Feb 2012 at 12:21

thats ok then. im thinking of going water cooled too, partly for reliability and that it will take the heat straight out of the case instead of blowing it inside like a normal cpu cooler but also because it sounds cool.

the top of my case allows for a 240mm radiator and also has rear rubber retaining holes that allow water cooling pipes to pass through to the top of the case.