Upgrade advice

Am0

Am0

Am0

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Hi OC'ers

Think I need to upgrade now ;)

Replacing:
Q6600 @ 2.4 Stock
GA-X48-DS5
2x 2GB DDR2 OCZ Blade

Keeping:
EVGA GTX580 DS SC
OCZ RevoDrive 240GB
Windows 7 Home 64Bit

Use my PC mainly for gaming, so would like a CPU thats best for gaming (heard good things about i5 2500k) Also a motherboard that will allow me to overclock (which i may do in the future)

All ideas welcome, price is not really an issue, would like this setup to be running as long as possible.

Thanks, this is my first post :D
 
Hi and welcome,

I'm going to assume you need everything else to build up a base unit, aprt from the three items you listed,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £134.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £58.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £35.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £622.45 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £134.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x OCZ ZT 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £750.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Mobo is sli/xfire compliant. But choose a mobo that suits your needs.
Cooler is an excellent choice for ocing, but is your choice, as is the case.
I hope this helps to give you some ideas as to what YOU want.
 
Ahhh sorry, I should have been more clear. I only need a motherboard, CPU and memory.
Oh and Heatsink (if stock will not be good enough).
 
 
Thanks for the price up guys, would this setup last me a few years? Or should I be waiting a bit for any new hardware planned to come out soon?
 
beejjacobs said:
With a nice overclock this CPU should last a long time!

Ivybridge [latest CPUs] is out on the 29th, there's some reviews here so you can decide if its worth the wait:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18395879
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Had a quick read about the IB, doubt I will go for that. I heard that the ASROCK motherboard is very easy to overclock with, and have been browsing this forum and most people recommend gigabyte motherboards, especially the new Z77's. Can I ask why the motherboard thats been recommend here is chosen by you guys?
 
Am0 said:
Had a quick read about the IB, doubt I will go for that. I heard that the ASROCK motherboard is very easy to overclock with, and have been browsing this forum and most people recommend gigabyte motherboards, especially the new Z77's. Can I ask why the motherboard thats been recommend here is chosen by you guys?
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These CPUs are easy to overclock on any motherboard really, its a case of upping the multiplier and more voltage if you need it - of course for really pushing things its more complex but for most people thats enough.

The Gigabyte one's are solid boards, and perhaps most importantly, Gigabyte have a UK RMA base should anything go wrong :)
 
Am0 said:
A good enough reason for me! Thanks for the help, will be looking to upgrade within 3 weeks. Thanks again.
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Cool, no problem :)

Best to pop back and double check before you order as the weekly deals will have changed, and Ivy Bridge will be out [depending on price might be a better buy, or might make the 2500K a bit cheaper].
 
Yeah, I'll pop back to this thread and ask just to make sure. Oh another thing, I was looking at the Vulcan case, which I believe will need mATX motherboard, (would be easier to take to LAN events) But I'm not 100% sure if I will go down that route, I have a HAF912 atm.
 
Am0 said:
Yeah, I'll pop back to this thread and ask just to make sure. Oh another thing, I was looking at the Vulcan case, which I believe will need mATX motherboard, (would be easier to take to LAN events) But I'm not 100% sure if I will go down that route, I have a HAF912 atm.
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This one:
http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/crafted_series/vulcan
?

It does indeed need an mATX motherboard, e.g.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-394-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261
 
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