Ordered my bits.........thanks Cookeh

Nvidiot · 13 Apr 2011 at 13:34

You could have done something like this.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Asus P8P67-M PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Coolermaster Elite 370 Case - Black £33.70
(£28.08) £33.70
(£28.08)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.98
(£12.48) £14.98
(£12.48)
Sub Total : £478.83
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £97.87
Total : £587.20

EDIT,

If you didnt need a harddrive or optical drive? then you could have upgraded to a 5870 gpu.

olivier renault · 13 Apr 2011 at 13:38

That's more like it. Add a cheap cooler (Corsair A50, Hyper 212 +), and that's a solid build. Can upgrade to a CM 690 II, Antec 100 if you have spare cash.

Joker007 said:
Have i made a boo boo then?

Only a skidmark.

It'll all work, but it's not very consistent.

Joker007 · 13 Apr 2011 at 13:47

Right the good news is i can return and re-order. Thanks OC.

So before i make another royal ****-up, PLEASE fill me with your wisdom chaps. I wanna get this right this time

Nvidiot · 13 Apr 2011 at 13:48

Joker007 said:
Right the good news is i can return and re-order. Thanks OC.

So before i make another royal ****-up, PLEASE fill me with your wisdom chaps. I wanna get this right this time

I did an EDIT above, did you need a harddrive and optical drive?

If you didnt,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £157.99
(£131.66) £157.99
(£131.66)
Asus P8P67-M PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition Power Supply £65.99
(£54.99) £65.99
(£54.99)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Coolermaster Elite 370 Case - Black £33.70
(£28.08) £33.70
(£28.08)
Sub Total : £480.53
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £98.21
Total : £589.24

The cpu comes with a heatsink with the paste applied.

Joker007 · 13 Apr 2011 at 13:54

Hey Nvidiot,
No need for HDD or optical drive.

Wish i had pay'ed more attantion in the offset. Still it will teach me all over again to walk before i can run.

So is your spec the better way to go?

Again i am out of touch with things so all the advice is welcomed with open arms................and a nice cuppa

olivier renault · 13 Apr 2011 at 13:59

depends on your budget.

The 5870 looks like a nice option at the price, but check if it will fit in the case as it's rather large.

What's your final budget, that wil help get the best for your money.

Nvidiot · 13 Apr 2011 at 13:59

The motherboard above does the crossfire/sli at 8X/8X like all good boards should

its also a m-atx if that bothers you?

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8P67M_PRO/#specifications

The one you picked before the "LE" doesnt,

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8P67_LE/#specifications

if you couldnt care less about multi gpu setups? then you can keep with the "LE"

sk82jack · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:00

Nvidiot said:
The cpu comes with a heatsink with the paste applied.

If your gonna overclock though, you'd probably want an aftermarket cooler like the Corsair A50 or something as its so cheap

Nvidiot · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:02

olivier renault said:
The 5870 looks like a nice option at the price, but check if it will fit in the case as it's rather large.

its not difficult to vist the Coolermaster homepage, find the case in question, and read what it says about long cards!!!!

http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?category_id=3592&product_id=6641

Supports long graphics cards including HD Radeon 5970.

Nvidiot · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:03

sk82jack said:
If your gonna overclock though, you'd probably want an aftermarket cooler like the Corsair A50 or something as its so cheap

no.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/...-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/3

These chips overclock very well. Both my Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K hit ~4.4GHz, fully stable, using the stock low-profile cooler.

The £25-30 for a cooler can be used to insure the important parts are not sacrificed in anyway.

Joker007 · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:11

Budget wise the current spend is £592 lets say i can squeeze another £50 tops.

How does that change things?

In a nutshell the computer is for gaming more so the likes of Crysis if that helps.

Nvidiot · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:13

Is multi gpu important? or will the best single gpu setup do?

sk82jack · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:13

Nvidiot said:
no.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/...-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/3

The £25-30 for a cooler can be used to insure the important parts are not sacrificed in anyway.

Yeah but depends how far you wanna go really. Quote from the same website you linked:

With a bit more effort and a better cooler, you can get anywhere in the 4.6-5.0GHz range

Joker007 · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:14

Come to think about it, as my insight is some what limited i think its best if i go on you chaps better judgement.
Its the best spec i can get for the £650 mark that will run games very nice. Overclocking is a bonus but not essential. Multi GPU's again would be nice but not to sure if that will go with my budget.

Nvidiot · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:18

Joker007 said:
Come to think about it, as my insight is some what limited i think its best if i go on you chaps better judgement.

I think the best single gpu setup is for you, the amount of people that come to these forums and ask for a future crossfire/sli spec, but actually carry through this option is a small percent.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Far Cry 2 £204.98
(£170.82) £204.98
(£170.82)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3 Intel P67 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
XFX Pro 550W Core Edition Power Supply £50.99
(£42.49) £50.99
(£42.49)
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Sub Total : £512.43
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £104.99
Total : £629.92

Added a even better case!!

olivier renault · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:19

These chips overclock very well. Both my Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K hit ~4.4GHz, fully stable, using the stock low-profile cooler.

Yes, but what's the temp. In any case, you can do some mild overclocking on the stock cooler safely. But it's good to have the option for the future, and worth the upcharge over a H67 (imo).

That build above is good, however, I'd 'still' spend on a 650W PSU.

For the graphics card, you have the option of a 480GTX (best performance, more heat and noise), a GTX560ti (Twin Frozr II, good performance, good heat and noise management, and lower power consumption), and a HD6950 2GB (2GB, roughly equivalent to a GTX560ti).

Nvidiot · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:21

sk82jack said:
Yeah but depends how far you wanna go really. Quote from the same website you linked:

I dont think the increase in speed from 4.4ghz to 4.6-5ghz is a significant as the stock speed 3.3ghz to 4.4ghz is.

Joker007 · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:23

Nvidiot,
Thanks V.Much for the advice.

Dont suppose you could post the direct links to the products, im not being lazy.........well i probably am, its just i dont wanna **** up AGAIN

Thanks

Joker007 · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:25

Forgot to say a Thank You to all you other great chaps.

Great Forum

sk82jack · 13 Apr 2011 at 14:25

Nvidiot said:
I dont think the increase in speed from 4.4ghz to 4.6-5ghz is a significant as the stock speed 3.3ghz to 4.4ghz is.

True, as long as going up to 4.4 with the stock cooler doesn't turn your case into a sauna lol