What to go for f you had £350ish

D.Roberts · 30 Oct 2012 at 13:09

Hi all I am hoping to sell a few of me old bits soon to go towards a new system.

I have at the moment

Q6700
ATI 4890 1gb
4gb ram
asus striker extreme

I was looking at this bundle

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-063-OE&tool=3

It looks like it would be an awsome upgrade I will be keeping the ATI 4890 1gb as I wont have enough money to get a new card.

Would this be a good upgrade or would you go for another bundle?

Sparx · 30 Oct 2012 at 13:51

This would be a much better bundle; cheaper, more performance, future proof, Z77 chipset rather than the dated Z68.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £273.97 (includes shipping : FREE).

D.Roberts · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:03

Hi thanks for the reply.

With the setup you show would it overclock?

What attracted me to the one I posted is itsa nice over clock 4.6 :O the game I play mostly ARMA2 reqiures a lot of cpu power and the setup I choe would give that

Idleman · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:11

D.Roberts said:
Hi thanks for the reply.

With the setup you show would it overclock?

What attracted me to the one I posted is itsa nice over clock 4.6 :O the game I play mostly ARMA2 reqiures a lot of cpu power and the setup I choe would give that

Yes, what cooler do you presently have?

D.Roberts · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:12

on my q6700 I use a titan fenrir the first one but I wont use it on me new build as I put a straight edge on it the other day and its crap

Sparx · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:14

You could OC the i5-3570K IB quite easily. It would still out perform the i5-2500k SB by a noticable margin.

D.Roberts · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:16

Ah ok well and its cheaper so yeah could go fo it when/if I get the moneys

Idleman · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:21

D.Roberts said:
on my q6700 I use a titan fenrir the first one but I wont use it on me new build as I put a straight edge on it the other day and its crap

With a decent aftermarket cooler you will get a good 4.4-5Ghz OC with good temps.

Some good coolers to choose from, although it will depend on your case.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/AMD AM2/2+/AM3) £66.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £56.39
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/775/FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £28.99
Total : £326.47 (includes shipping : £10.00).

D.Roberts · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:25

I like this one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-036-CM

none direct contact heat pipes I have learnt me lesson from direct heat pipes not saying there all like it but since I got mine I have 10 diff between cores 0,1 and 2,3 I apped me CPU made no diff checked heatsink and its all over the place load of rubbish.

Idleman · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:38

D.Roberts said:
I like this one

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-036-CM

none direct contact heat pipes I have learnt me lesson from direct heat pipes not saying there all like it but since I got mine I have 10 diff between cores 0,1 and 2,3 I apped me CPU made no diff checked heatsink and its all over the place load of rubbish.

Just upgraded my Hyper 212+ to the 612S .

D.Roberts · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:40

Much of a difference?

dave_beast · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:44

If you play Arma 2 you're probably better off going for this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-403-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

D.Roberts · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:46

ouch thats a lot for just the CPU

Antony101 · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:49

Don't get an i7. The extra cost is not worth it for gaming at all.

D.Roberts · 30 Oct 2012 at 14:57

Looking at the prices I would not be able to any way LOL.

Bacon? · 30 Oct 2012 at 15:03

dave_beast said:
If you play Arma 2 you're probably better off going for this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-403-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

Ehhh????

Sparx · 30 Oct 2012 at 15:05

dave_beast said:
If you play Arma 2 you're probably better off going for this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-403-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

Why?? Other than it being a big waste of money..

dave_beast · 30 Oct 2012 at 15:09

Arma 2 is cpu dependant, hence more threads will give better performance, more and more games (BF3 for example) have better framerates with i7's. The old adage that an i5 is adequate for gaming doesn't apply anymore.

Antony101 · 30 Oct 2012 at 15:14

dave_beast said:
Arma 2 is cpu dependant, hence more threads will give better performance, more and more games (BF3 for example) have better framerates with i7's. The old adage that an i5 is adequate for gaming doesn't apply anymore.

Hyperthreading is not going to help you out in a game. Also, without massive amounts of fiddling Arma 2 barely uses a quad core anyway. Damn game is a mystery.

dave_beast · 30 Oct 2012 at 15:17

Antony101 said:
Hyperthreading is not going to help you out in a game. Also, without massive amounts of fiddling Arma 2 barely uses a quad core anyway. Damn game is a mystery.

Reallllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :confused:

So you shut down Windows explorer and all those pesky tasks like anti virus etc when you game? A 2600k/2700k/3770k will give you better framerates in games - enough to warrant buying one? Probably not, but it still gives better framerates.