Spec check for 400~ budget

sola159

sola159

sola159

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Hi there,

I would like to ask for some help regarding the following spec.

-Is the motherboard compatible with an I5-2500K ?(I am planning to upgrade to one in the future)

-Can I overclock an I5-2500K with this motherboard ?

Thats the two major things I would like to clarify, any other ways of improving the spec would be much appreciated. :)



Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £114.98

Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99

Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power £64.99

MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) £59.99

OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £37.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS) £30.98

Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98

Coolermaster 120mm Fan - Black £4.99


Sub Total : £349.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £72.08
Total : £432.50



Thanks in advance
 
H67 is compatible with the 2500k but it won't overclock. You need a P67 board for that but they're a bit more expensive. The MSI C45 is a solid, cheap P67.
 
The spec is even cheaper now with your suggestions stulid thanks !

I will just upgrade the motherboard later down the line with the Processor and I'll add a cooler as well.

Thanks for the super fast response
 
Regarding the shipping, there is DX Secure next day which is free and DPD next day parcel which is 8,75. Is it safe to assume that DPD is more secure since you pay for it or is it the same as DX secure.
 
sola159 said:
Regarding the shipping, there is DX Secure next day which is free and DPD next day parcel which is 8,75. Is it safe to assume that DPD is more secure since you pay for it or is it the same as DX secure.
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Hard to say, DX secure is a new service, but all couriers should be insured against loss and damage.
 
so basically the following line on the G45 page under that big MSI picture is not up to date.

"Multi-GPU Support
- Support for Nvidia SLI and ATI CrossfireX "

same for that SLI ready icon near the bottom.
 
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