Upgrade Spec

[JonoB]

Looking to upgrade my ageing E6600 to something much better. PC is used to run some virtualisation, video encoding and some games. My current GPU should be fine for the time being (ATI 4870 with 1Gb ram)

Been out of the game for a while, so not sure on what's hot or not these days.

Hoping that I can get away with something decent for under £400.

-New mobo
-New CPU
-16GB ram
-SSD hard drive (got a 1TB samsung that I can use in conjunction for data)

Thanks for any advice that you can give.

 

[Lemin]

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99

Corsair XMS3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX16GX3M2A1600C11) £95.99

ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99


Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99

Sub Total : £316.63
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 : £65.23
Total : £391.36

Id get this and save for a ssd a bit later.

 

[JonoB]

Thanks for the reply.

I think that I'm going to bend the budget and put an SSD in as well...would be a shame to hamper a system like this. I assume that M4 128GB is the way to go?

Oh, and is an aftermarket cooler required? Is the stock cooler too noisy? I'm not going to overclock.

 

[Lemin]

Can OC a bit with stock cooler if u want, but its fine at stock. M4 is on This Week Only Offer, untill tomorrow.

 

[honosuseri]

What case are you using buddy? This matters for the size of the mobo and height of the heatsink.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £97.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £85.99
2 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95 (£79.90)
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £468.85 (includes shipping : FREE).



I've used the better Asrock mobo with proper SLI/Xfire support. It's mATX and has onboard THX rated audio and will be good for overclocking. It's up for debate though, there are GB mobos to consider which have a better warranty.

At 100 posts you qualify for free delivery So I won't waffle on too much now, I'll let you ask any questions you may have

 

[JonoB]

Thanks for the reply. I have a Lian-Li PC-7 case. Not sure if its even sold anymore - got it from overclockers about 4-5 years ago.

For Ram, I think that it would be better to go for 2x8gb instead of 4x4 - just in case I want to put another 16gb in at some point in the future.