Tempted with this on a 0% from OCUK

Mikey · 21 Oct 2009 at 23:58

Don't normally as the only debt I have is my house.

But then why not keep the money, pay it off and do the credit rating some good (not that I need it)

Shawreyboy · 22 Oct 2009 at 10:03

Mikey said:
Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler is the current HSF.

I'll check out the other bits.

I tried to O/C my Q6600, but it only does 2.8GHz so time to move

WHAT???? Q6600 will easily do 3.0 ghz with stock volts!!!

Mikey · 22 Oct 2009 at 10:08

Shawreyboy said:
WHAT???? Q6600 will easily do 3.0 ghz with stock volts!!!

Think it's the motherboard.

Mikey · 23 Oct 2009 at 00:38

Will see how funds are next week as I may go the whole hog, but the deposit will be bigger

mrbios · 23 Oct 2009 at 08:03

Mikey said:
Will see how funds are next week as I may go the whole hog, but the deposit will be bigger

You going for the 6month or 12month one?

I just ordered the following the other day on the 12month 0% dealy:
i7 860
5870
2 x 4GB Patriot DDR3
80gb Intel SSD
Asus P55 mobo

Once you've ordered it you have to sign all the paper work etc and post it back so it takes 2-3 days to get things processed, few things out of stock at the moment so looks like ive got a bit of a wait there too

EDIT: Dont forget to change the ram on your OP if you go for socket 1156, you want dual channel not tripple channel

Mikey · 23 Oct 2009 at 08:23

mrbios said:
You going for the 6month or 12month one?

I just ordered the following the other day on the 12month 0% dealy:
i7 860
5870
2 x 4GB Patriot DDR3
80gb Intel SSD
Asus P55 mobo

Once you've ordered it you have to sign all the paper work etc and post it back so it takes 2-3 days to get things processed, few things out of stock at the moment so looks like ive got a bit of a wait there too

EDIT: Dont forget to change the ram on your OP if you go for socket 1156, you want dual channel not tripple channel

I'll go 12 months.

Just need to work out if it's the right time. Got a Wedding to pay for I could buy two systems with the amount spent on the engagement ring :rolleyes:

)and I have another very expensive hobby - RC Racing www.oople.com

Plus I'm after a new surround set-up for the TV

Read a review on the MSI and it seems to be highly rated....

I'd also be tempted with a 5850 as the 5870 is very expensive

Want to be able to run GTA at max settings etc

CrossFire a 5770 or go 5850 single?

Question is whether I go for 2 x 80GB drives in a strip or a SSD

Mikey · 23 Oct 2009 at 09:10

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £198.98
(£173.03) £198.98
(£173.03)
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £159.99
(£139.12) £159.99
(£139.12)
MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £132.99
(£115.64) £132.99
(£115.64)
G.Skill Ripjaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH) £84.99
(£73.90) £84.99
(£73.90)
Noctua NM-13 Intel Mounting Kit for LGA775 / 1156 / 1366

Mikey · 24 Oct 2009 at 23:09

Put my Q6600 stuff up for sale so looking like the above. Question is will it fit nicely in an Antec 300 case and anything worth changing? Total amount is about £580

Am tempted with two 80GB disks for the O/S