recommend me system - pref 2500k

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realBabelfish

realBabelfish

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hi guys

ok, im trying to get my boss to allow me to upgrade this crappy HP machine to something more beefy, but due to us being a newish startup company funds are limited

i would ideally like a 2500k as i do some video editing, lots of photoshop, run a webserver etc all on this machine

so:

2500k

can someone recommend me a decent mobo that will allow me to OC to 4.4+ STABLE (needs to be rock solid as its for work not gaming)

cheap stable powersupply

8gb ram (will be using win7 64bit) - obviously as fast as poss but reasonable price

cpu HSF to allow the overclock. prefer to be quiet as its in an office although we have radio on all the time

decent case that wont break the bank

thx: im not used to building cheapo machines i tend to buy the higher quality stuff at home
 
BUDGET ? and if you take time to read the article you will see there are diffrent levels of editing .
 
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depending on how much video editing/photoshopping you do i would recommend the 2600K over the 2500K, if its not that much feel free to drop the 2500K into the build.

case is personal preference but the silvestone looks ok for fitting in an office.

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £247.99 (£206.66)

Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98 (£83.32)

Silverstone Temjin TJ08B Midi Tower Case - Black £74.99 (£62.49)

Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' 500W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-500CXUK) £52.99 (£44.16)

Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99 (£39.99)

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £22.98 (£19.15)

Sub Total : £455.77
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £93.65
Total : £561.92
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £46.99
1 x Lepa W-Series 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £527.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

wasnt sure if you had any SATA DVD drives and hard drives around so i figured i;d include some in the spec.

the cooler should fit in the case but it will be a very tight squeeze. there is someone on these forums who has the same cooler + case and he says it touches the side of the case. i couldnt find a bigger case that was half decent anywhere near that cheap though (the coolermaster HAF912 was the first that came to mind, but thats £70)

if you have the money i would recommend upgrading to an i7 2600k.

also, its just a thought, but are you using a video editing program that can make use of the cuda cores of an Nvidia graphics card? if you are or can then it would be faster than anything the i7 2600k could do
 
thanks guys.

one of the 2500k bundles (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-014-OP) the reviewer says he can get 4.4ghz on the stock cooler. is that feasible or has he forgotten to add he is using a viper etc??

im still to find out a budget but it really needs to be as cheap as possible.

im not sure a 2600k would be worth the extra cash to be honest. ive been managing on a p4 2Ghz for the last 4 years! ;)

if it was me i would get a 2600k but times are tight here. i only do the odd bit of video editing - its mainly photoshop and CAD viewing that are the problem.
 
mickyflinn said:
Would a dedicated gpu like a gtx 570 be better than the onboard graphics on the cpu?
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im looking at a basic 6500 ATI as i dont do any 3d. they are dirt cheap.

i have a 8600 low profile in this machine which i could maybe move across but its the little pci-express slot so i guess the 6500 pciexpress 16 would be a big enough improvement.

i do run a 24" montior at 1920x1200 and a 2nd at 1280x1024

im amazed ive managed to cope with this POS machine for so long!
 
ok, boss bought it! :) he is getting my old desktop and getting himself an ipad2 for out and about stuff

so, i opted for:

Krypton Z68 600i Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.60GHz Overclocked Bundle + FREE RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON GAME £223.21
Options applied to the above product:
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
Options applied to the above product:
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £130.00
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £73.99
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6570 Ultimate Edition 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express SILENT Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 Game £64.99
Roccat Kone+ 6000DPI Max Customization Gaming Mouse £56.99
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
OcUK Value DVI to HDMI Video Adapter (DV-005) £1.99

and i manage to get 2 free games out of it! :)

getting a new mouse for myself so i dont have to pay VAT on it :) sweet.

hopefully this machine will fly! :) and be nice and quiet. the gfx card is kinda basic but to be honest will be fine for what i need at work.
 
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