Time to upgrade?

superleeds27 · 29 Nov 2011 at 23:32

fowler002 said:
Well you need to get it ordered tonight as the price of the CPU and ram goes back up in the morning.

no idea why I'm bothering posting seeing as my previous post was effectively ignored.

Sorry, i wasn't ignoring yur pst earlier. Just been reading up on a few things. I3 Vs I5 Etc..

superleeds27 · 29 Nov 2011 at 23:48

Whats do people think to the I3?

I3-2100
I3-2120

stulid · 29 Nov 2011 at 23:49

superleeds27 said:
Whats do people think to the I3?

I3-2100
I3-2130

Fast chips, cant be overclocked though, but at £90-£100 they are better than AMD while consuming less power.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i3-2120-2100.html

The 2130 is 100Mhz faster than the 2120

superleeds27 · 29 Nov 2011 at 23:53

Tempted to pt for the I3.

What woulds its performance be like compared t what i have now?

stulid · 29 Nov 2011 at 23:55

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/289?vs=61

But better as thats a i3 2100, and again thats the closest a E6600 I can get.

superleeds27 · 29 Nov 2011 at 23:59

Yeah looking at that comparison the I3, looks twice as fast (in some cases) to what i have now.

I think i might hold out, see what offers apear over Xmas, and after Xmas. Knowing my luck ill buy now, and it'll be a lot cheaper in a few weeks!

superleeds27 · 30 Nov 2011 at 11:05

what do people make of

Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3

Any good?

superleeds27 · 30 Nov 2011 at 12:28

Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz S1155 6MB
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 XMS3 1600Mhz DIMM CL9 1.65V
Freezer 13 CPU Cooler

For £245.

HaggisUK · 30 Nov 2011 at 12:52

superleeds27 said:
Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz S1155 6MB
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 XMS3 1600Mhz DIMM CL9 1.65V
Freezer 13 CPU Cooler

For £245.

I think you've miscalculated your prices, including delivery those components come to £334.36 here on OcUK and i doubt you'd find them that much cheaper elsewhere.

superleeds27 · 30 Nov 2011 at 12:55

Well, I've checked out for £245.

Probably a mistake on the Companies website, no doubt get an email saying it's wrong!

HaggisUK · 30 Nov 2011 at 12:58

That or you've forgotten to add something to the basket, the motherboard would seem the most likely

superleeds27 · 30 Nov 2011 at 13:09

Nope. Everythings in there, four items.

Didn't use OCUK, after past experiences of delivering my items to wrong addresses!

Anyway, we will see what happens!

superleeds27 · 1 Dec 2011 at 11:43

Company have decided to add another £50 on top of my order without informing me.

Looks like theyve breached their own terms and conditions!

This should be fun!