Have just ordered the following (no need for a PSU or GPU - have 4870 512mb and Antec TruePower 650w):
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £207.99 1 £207.99
Order Total: £246.61
Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £26.99 1 £26.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
Order Total: £43.65
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £179.99 1 £179.99
Corsair 6GB DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X6G1600C9) £134.99 1 £134.99
Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500HLFS) £134.99 1 £134.99
Lian Li PC-A71B Aluminium Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £129.99 1 £129.99
Order Total: £678.44
Look good? Also, for someone who has never o/c'd before, how easy is it to get a low-medium overclock? Is it just a question of bios fiddling wth multipliers or will I have to crank up volts and RAM speeds too?
Many thanks!
-C
Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - OEM £207.99 1 £207.99
Order Total: £246.61
Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £26.99 1 £26.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
Order Total: £43.65
Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £179.99 1 £179.99
Corsair 6GB DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3 (TR3X6G1600C9) £134.99 1 £134.99
Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000RPM SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD1500HLFS) £134.99 1 £134.99
Lian Li PC-A71B Aluminium Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £129.99 1 £129.99
Order Total: £678.44
Look good? Also, for someone who has never o/c'd before, how easy is it to get a low-medium overclock? Is it just a question of bios fiddling wth multipliers or will I have to crank up volts and RAM speeds too?
Many thanks!
-C