Spec Me . £350 Upgrade

Dea924 · 11 Apr 2011 at 21:47

Right within the next couple of weeks il be selling my current cpu/mobo/ram/cooler and upgrading to a i5 2500k hopefully.

Can anyone spec me an upgrade for £350 or less!
things that are needed are.

i5 2500k Cpu (i looked at the 3.3ghz ones)
Mobo (would really prefer an SLI capable board)
Ram 4gb should be enough for now
Cpu cooler

i have a psu/gfx card/case/Os and monitor so dont need those

thanks for any answers.

nuttyprot · 11 Apr 2011 at 21:59

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN

Asus P8H67M-EVO Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-452-AS

G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-17000CL9D-4GBXL)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-063-GS

Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-CS

Total : £351.35

Everything you asked for apart from budget slightly over.

You could take £10 of with a ram change
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-057-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

RJC · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:02

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asus P8P67-M PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £114.98
(£95.82) £114.98
(£95.82)
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Sub Total : £287.45
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £59.39
Total : £356.34

Dea924 · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:09

does that board run the 2 pci-e slots x16? or is it x8x8 or something lol

RJC · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:15

I believe the one I specced will be dual 8 x, for dual 16x you would need the X58 board or one of the more expensive p67 boards.

I would double check the Asus, I just get a blank screen

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

Dea924 · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:17

think dual 8 x is more my price range tbf! those expensive boards .. :O >.<

Reaper 392 · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:17

Dea924 said:
does that board run the 2 pci-e slots x16? or is it x8x8 or something lol

unless you plan on spending incredible amounts of money on the HD6990 or the GTX590, this will not be a problem.

x8/x8 only gives about a 3% drop in performance for even the 6970 or the 580GTX over x16/x16

and stulid, the pro versions of the asus boards have x8/x8 crossfire

RJC · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:18

Dea924 said:
think dual 8 x is more my price range tbf! those expensive boards .. :O >.<

dual 8 x only suffers minimal performance loss when compared with dual 16x

Reaper 392 said:
and RJC, the pro versions of the asus boards have x8/x8 crossfire

RJC

stulid · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:22

Reaper 392 said:
and stulid, the pro versions of the asus boards have x8/x8 crossfire

thanks for the info, but this thread is a stulid free zone

RJC · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:23

That's happened twice now!!

Dea924 · 11 Apr 2011 at 22:35

Aha xD il just end up getting another 460 along the road off the bay most likely, be my first time venturing into sli so advantages and any knowledge are helpful