Which Combination?

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 20:04

I want to upgrade my system come Jan and have been looking at the overclocked bundles. My question is, which bundle would be better for a pure gaming machine. My current machine runs a Q9550 which I have hardly overclocked much, its currently sitting at 3.2Ghz over 2.8Ghz Stock. I have 4GB of Corsair DDR2800 and an Abit (yep they went bust) IP35 Pro. My budget would probably be around the 340-360 range

stulid · 28 Nov 2010 at 20:23

keep what you got, pull you finger out and crank that speed up.

if you have to spend £30 on a big fat heatsink then do it.

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 20:33

lol.....Damn

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 20:44

Any suggestions on how to improve the setup...and any recommendations on cooler. I am going to buying a new case..probably a Fractal R3

skylineboy · 28 Nov 2010 at 20:48

Titan Fenir Evo:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-010-TI

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 20:56

For arguements sake.....say I wanted to buy the best air-based cooler possible for my Q9550...with a budget of say.,..120....would that still be the evo?...im running a freezer 7 pro right now

stulid · 28 Nov 2010 at 21:01

The titan is good, one thing to take into account is tall ram heatsinks with silly little aluminum fins getting in the way of some of these large chunks of metal!

skylineboy · 28 Nov 2010 at 21:02

You would be able to consider this with extra fans:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-010-PL

The EVO is a quality unit though.

EDIT: Stulid is right yiou need to consider any restrictions in your case like ram

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 21:25

My ram isnt a problem..it really doesnt have that much in the way of stupid fins

...and the R3 Fractal has a huge amount of space from what I can tell.

skylineboy · 28 Nov 2010 at 21:32

I would probably play it safe with the titan evo if it fits.

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 21:34

See this is why I was tempted to just get one of the pre-build overclocked builds...

skylineboy · 28 Nov 2010 at 21:37

nah you got a good spec there.

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 22:00

Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case - Titanium
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler
IC Diamond 24-Carat Thermal Compund (4.8g)
ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover and Surface Purifier

Comes to about 170..that sound ok?

stulid · 28 Nov 2010 at 22:18

£14 on thermal compound!!!!#

Just get artic cooling MX3 or 4

skylineboy · 28 Nov 2010 at 22:20

maybe:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-002-AR

and:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=OA-001-AK

Both worked a treat for me.

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 22:26

I dont mind spending the extra if its better

skylineboy · 28 Nov 2010 at 22:27

the mx3 provides very good thermal transfer

stulid · 28 Nov 2010 at 22:29

Andromeda1983 said:
I dont mind spending the extra if its better

Is it tho? its probably a fraction of 1degrees C better or some other silly amount.

Andromeda1983 · 28 Nov 2010 at 22:29

Based on Independent tests IC Diamond performs 2.77°C better than OCZ Freeze, 3.28°C better than Arctic Cooling MX-3, 3.38°C better than Arctic Silver 5 and 4.74°C better than the Intel generic paste

Every degree helps

Admiral Huddy · 29 Nov 2010 at 08:20

edit.. the IP35 should get that quad to 3.4 GHz in air easily.