Recommend Ocuk System Bundle - max £400

Naj

Naj

Naj

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Hi

Looking to upgrade my 5 year old Q6600 machine. Not kept up with the overclocking scene for a few years since I stopped PC gaming so looking for some current expert knowledge!

Just need the mobo, CPU and RAM. Must be Intel. Looking to run Windows 7 64-bit with multiple virtual machines for Server 2008 and other OS/app testing. Don't need gaming gfx.

Thanks.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Krypton TURBO Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.20GHz DDR3 Overclocked Bundle £335.99
Total : £346.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).



or

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £268.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £59.99
Total : £418.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Easier to upgrade the RAM than the chip in the long run and gives you a bit more power than the I5 and more threads for VM. If you really mean the £400 limit there's cheaper RAM available but the Samsung stuff is supposed to rock
 
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Thanks Gav. Deffo will go with the i7-3770k for the virtual threads. What sort of freq can you achieve on this CPU with stock HSF? Read some bad reviews on the MSI Z77A-G43 as far as overclocking capability?
 
on stock i got 4.1Ghz putting temps to just short of 80 at full load. didnt dare/want to push further.

Not seen anything negative about any of the Z77 boards other than gigabit boards needing a bios flash to support ivy bridge chips. if your worried open a thread in the motherboard bit, i'm sure someone will have one.
 
Gav_881 said:
Not seen anything negative about any of the Z77 boards other than gigabit boards needing a bios flash to support ivy bridge chips.
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They support Ivybridge CPU's straight out of the box, they do not need any flashing to work straight away, probably what you meant to say is that features and issues are constantly being worked on and fixed in the latest BIOS's
 
So I'm thinking of going for the i5-3570K instead and use the money saved for better cooling and a new pc case. What do you think?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £181.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £59.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £47.99
2 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £439.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
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