Upgrading

Mike1

Mike1

Mike1

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Hi,

Is there anything wrong with buying a pack such as this which has been overclocked because I have no idea how to set about overclocking;-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-080-OE

I would have the 8Gb rather than the 4GB memory.
I am just looking to improve my dated computers performance.
I have a Corsair 620W psu.
I am aware that I may have to budget £600 to include a new graphics card at a later date which one to choose I am not sure.

Mike
 
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nothing wrong with buying a kit like that works out a lot cheap if you dont tho ocing k series is so easy

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM



£173.99
(£144.99)

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£84.98
(£70.82)

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2)



£82.99
(£69.16)

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)


£29.99
(£24.99)


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



£25.99
(£21.66)

Sub Total : £331.62
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 : £68.22
Total : £409.34

dont forget to use the 5% off and free shipping code i would wait till the new 7 series gpus come out in the next few weeks befor you buy a new gpu
 
Mike1 said:
Hi Pohly,

Thank you for the prompt reply.
How would I overclock the i5-2500k please.

Mike
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all you have to do is rase the multi fixed base clock/fsb at 100 so to get 4.4ghz just rase the multi from 33 to 44 mine can do that on 1.325v so might be more or less depends
 
Pohly said:
nothing wrong with buying a kit like that works out a lot cheap if you dont tho ocing k series is so easy

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM



£173.99
(£144.99)

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£84.98
(£70.82)

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2)



£82.99
(£69.16)

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)


£29.99
(£24.99)


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



£25.99
(£21.66)

Sub Total : £331.62
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 : £68.22
Total : £409.34

dont forget to use the 5% off and free shipping code i would wait till the new 7 series gpus come out in the next few weeks befor you buy a new gpu
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all looks fine but the comment on the new graphics card, the new 7xxx series amd/ati cards coming out will be around the £400 mark, the cheaper ones wouldn't be out till feb/march, so depending on what the op already has will determine if they can wait.

mike1 are the hard disk/s and optical drive you currently have sata? new board don't have ide connectors. also whats the current case?

for overclocking once you're all setup have a look in the overclocking section of the forums for help, incase you don't understand the terms pohly just used ;)

oh and to add to the 5% code thing, its only valid till 11.59pm tomorrow http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18355464
 
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply hope the following answers the questions;-

fowler002 said:
all looks fine but the comment on the new graphics card, the new 7xxx series amd/ati cards coming out will be around the £400 mark, the cheaper ones wouldn't be out till feb/march, so depending on what the op already has will determine if they can wait.
I have a GTS250 GeForce card at the moment 1GB memory

mike1 are the hard disk/s and optical drive you currently have sata? new board don't have ide connectors. also whats the current case?
The case is a "iCute" its about 4 year old will I need a new case to take a graphics card.

I have a Sata HHD and the optical is ide I suppose I will have to but a new optical drive and cable?
for overclocking once you're all setup have a look in the overclocking section of the forums for help, incase you don't understand the terms pohly just used ;)

oh and to add to the 5% code thing, its only valid till 11.59pm tomorrow http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18355464
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Any help given is appreciated to get me up and runnning.

Mike
 
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yeh i think you will need a new case. that one looks a bit small. so your basket should be somthing like this.

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
£173.99
(£144.99)

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£169.99
(£141.66)

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£84.98
(£70.82)

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2)
£82.99
(£69.16)

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black
£49.99
(£41.66)

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
£29.99
(£24.99)

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
£25.99
(£21.66)

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£15.98
(£13.32)


Sub Total : £528.26
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00%
VAT : £108.00
Total : £648.01

if you order it befor tusday it comes to £604 (so bang on budget) you could allways wait for the new gpus and see if it brings the prices down on the current 69xx series
 
Pohly said:
yeh i think you will need a new case. that one looks a bit small. so your basket should be somthing like this.

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
£173.99
(£144.99)

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£169.99
(£141.66)

Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£84.98
(£70.82)

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2)
£82.99
(£69.16)

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black
£49.99
(£41.66)

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
£29.99
(£24.99)

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
£25.99
(£21.66)

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£15.98
(£13.32)


Sub Total : £528.26
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00%
VAT : £108.00
Total : £648.01

if you order it befor tusday it comes to £604 (so bang on budget) you could allways wait for the new gpus and see if it brings the prices down on the current 69xx series
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I'd say the 2gb vram 560ti will be more future proof tho £26 more for the ocuk(pallit) version or £35 for the msi version


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £82.99
1 x Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £46.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £29.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £676.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



with the 5% off voucher its ~£643 so little over budget, you could go for the i3 i2120(£102) for now and upgrade to i5 in the future.
 
Hi,

Thank you both for helping me make up my mind with my purchases.
I am very grateful to you.
Many thanks and hope you both have a great Christmas and New Year.:)

Mike
 
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