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Currently have q6700 @ 3.30, asus maximus 2 formula and 6gig of some crappy 677 ddr2 ram.

Will

bB5s


Be much of an improvement? I am a huge multitask person, usually have 20 - 30 tabs open on chrome, notepad++, eclipse ide, irc and various other things running. I do game allot and I do run dual screens and have a 120 gig SSD if that makes any difference.

I am on a tight budget and have had this rig a good few years, so must be time for an upgrade.
 
The Q6700 is still a good cpu, but I would look at Sandybridge setup:

Does your case accept ATX motherboards and what is the make / model of your PSU.


Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £184.99
(£154.16) £184.99
(£154.16)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sub Total : £249.97
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 : £51.89
Total : £311.36

Edit: almost forgot, you get 5% of all items tonight if you order before midnight.
 
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an i5 2500k would blow that thing out of the water. i'm not sure of your budget, but something like this would be great:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
Total : £326.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

*edit*
thanks for spotting that RJC. does your case accept ATX motherboards, or just mATX?
 
I have the Coolermaster Storm and 800W Xilence PSU. So yes and yes I believe, just want best bang for money, will I see much of an improvement with the i5 and what is it like for clocking?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-175-CM Case

Budget wise is not a huge problem, by tight I mean I don't have 100's to spend but can add to the budget if need be, talking 260 - 350, unless going up from the i5 is worth a couple of weeks wait then will have 500 or so.
 
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pixelthis said:
I have the Coolermaster Storm and 800W Xilence PSU. So yes and yes I believe, just want best bang for money, will I see much of an improvement with the i5 and what is it like for clocking?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-175-CM Case

Budget wise is not a huge problem, by tight I mean I don't have 100's to spend but can add to the budget if need be, talking 260 - 350.
Click to expand...

You be fine with the ATX board, the I5's are fairly easy in overclocking of just moving the multiplier, I should know better once the end of week when my new system arrives :)


Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £184.99
(£154.16) £184.99
(£154.16)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £284.13
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 : £58.73
Total : £352.36
 
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I would just like to update. I now have just over £500 I was thinking this setup:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £254.99
(£212.49) £254.99
(£212.49)
Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £115.99
(£96.66) £115.99
(£96.66)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6790 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11194-00-20G) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Akasa AK-CC4009EP01 Venom Pico Compact CPU Cooler (Intel LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Total : £529.34

Would this be good, would anyone suggest any changes?
 
RJC said:
I would go with the motherboard below:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-368-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

And perhaps go with the i7 2700K for £9 extra.

And cpu cooler below:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
Click to expand...

Actually works out cheaper with that board and the 2700k! Thank you for pointing that out.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.50GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £263.99
(£219.99) £263.99
(£219.99)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6790 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11194-00-20G) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Akasa AK-CC4009EP01 Venom Pico Compact CPU Cooler (Intel LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
 
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No probs, only frustrating thing is the board is out of stock and the cpu deal finishes tomorrow early morning :(
 
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