Which System i7 920 or i5 2500k

Overclocking on my board (the one specced above ) is just one click of the mouse, I can run 4.6GHz this way without having to alter anything else ;)

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By davefran at 2011-08-26
 
happy_2008 said:
Its gotta be harder than that right? Last time i done this i had to go into bios and change the multiplier and mhz. The above seems 1000 times easier.
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Nope it really is THAT simple, if you want to push for 5GHz then you'll have to do it manually. But even that's pretty simple ;)
 
Im very tempted to build my own then if that is how easy it is :) In the past i had to fiddle around with mhz etc which was a pain.

What do you guys you to cable tidy the wires? Also, do you guys actually wear anti static wrist bands to build? I have always built mine on a wooden table.
 
Hows this:

Corsair PC Starter Bundle 3000c - 650D Case / TX 650W V2 PSU / H60 CPU Cooler (Cooler Half Price) - £225.97

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games - £199.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game - £169.99

Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - £154.98

Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - £134.99

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) - £49.99

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARX) - £43.99

LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £16.99

Total - £999.85
 
happy_2008 said:
Hows this:

Corsair PC Starter Bundle 3000c - 650D Case / TX 650W V2 PSU / H60 CPU Cooler (Cooler Half Price) - £225.97

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games - £199.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game - £169.99

Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - £154.98

Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - £134.99

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) - £49.99

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARX) - £43.99

LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM - £16.99

Total - £999.85
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Looks good, why the OEM 2500k. Get the Retail one, better warranty, spare cooler incase you ever have a problem with the H60 and the Retail one's £2 cheaper :eek:
 
The XMS3 is on sale this week and is slightly faster than the HyperX.

Also I would go with the retail version of the 2500k as you get an extra 2 years warranty and save £2 this week!
 
Here's an alternative build to the previous one ;)


YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £167.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £134.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £79.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £79.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £60.98
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £54.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £47.99
Total : £998.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
How about this for £900?

CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache (Sandy bridge)
· Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro R3 P67 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX
· Internal Memory: Corsair 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz/PC3-12800 XMS3
· GPU: Asus GTX 550 Ti 1GB GDDR5 VGA DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card
· Boot Drive: OCZ 120GB Vertex 2E SSD 2.5" SATA-II Read = 285MB/s, Write = 275MB/s 50,000 IOPS
· Storage Drive: 2 x WD 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Caviar Black Hard Drive - 7200rpm 64MB Cache
· Drive: LG BH10LS30 10x BD-RE with DVD±RW SATA Blu-Ray Drive
· Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl Case
· Power Supply: Be Quiet 530W Pure Power PSU
· CPU Fan: Zalman CNPS10X QUIET Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler
· Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster P2450H 24" Monitor 1920x1080 2ms 70,000:1 (Dynamic) VGA/DVI/HDMI Glossy Black
· Peripheral: Razer Black Widow Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
· Peripheral: All in 1 Internal Card Reader Plus One USB2.0 Port Black - 3.5" Bay
 
if your after gaming the extra offered by the 2600k will be wasted.

6950 is a better card than the 550ti and deffo better for a 24" monitor, could drop the 6950 to the 6870 if your looking to save money.

why are you getting 2 x 1tb drives ?, unless your going to raid them get the samsung f4 2gb.

if price is an issue go with the crucial m4 64gb drive.

heard varying things on the case/quality.

go for the Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler.
 
not a bad price, considering it includes a 24" monitor, thing i would be concerned with is the 550ti gfx card as i a mentioned don't think it would be that hot on a 24" screen at 1920.

do you have a requirement for the monitor or do you already have one ?
 
have a look at the Iiyama ProLite B2712HDS.

in that case i wouldn't go with that previous spec as it doesn't include the monitor , you'll need a decent graphics card to game on a 27" screen.
 
Decided to go for the £900 system since this incorporates the faster chip and SSD/HDD. The GPU might be low now but in future i can change this if this isnt sufficient for my needs :)
 
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