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i5 2500k Build - Best parts for it?
Lupin:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on April 27, 2011, 03:58:53 AM ---have you considered 3D photography? tho its only viable with Nvidia's 3D vision kit and of course the videocard.3D-Vision ==> 3D-Vision Pro -OR- 3D-Vision Home User(gamer). with Pro, you`d need a quadro GPU, which is 4x-10x more expensive so i dont think you`d want that and Quadro GPUs arent good with games.
Note: you could use your GTX 5xx something as an alternate 3D-Vision Pro, you just need to follow the instructions with the Pro version and use the gpu as an alternate, the only problem for that is it wouldnt be as snappy than a Quadro(meaning it`ll lag from time to time, but quality wise, it`ll be the same)
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Ugh.
More crap suggestions.
You're suggesting more unecessary components like the above, the soundcard and NIC. Focus on the primary purpose of his build while considering the budget. While the OP might be willing to shell out money for these components, it would be wiser to spend them on the more important components. It would be better spending those on a better motherboard, more RAM (max it out and I don't think you'll ever need a pagefile for the lifetime of the build), a bigger SSD and/or more HDD storage.
kitamesume:
well yes, and hes asking if theres any more interesting stuffs that he could try out.
fohfoh:
I think he needs to shell out 20-30 bucks and grab a few nice sized fans to insert into the case. Heat can hinder performance. I don't know if he's the type to leave a computer on for months at a time... but I turn mine off when I don't use mine.
Mcgreag:
If he is going to get a soundcard then the Asus Xonar series would be a better suggestion than a Creative x-fi. But unless he is an audiophile that are going to spend a few 100£ on speakers and/or headphones then he shouldn't bother. If you are using any "computer" speaker set (yes that includes the Logitech Z906) or any "gaming" headset than it's a waste of money.
As for fans it depends on what case he is getting. Good cases usually have all the fans a normal user needs but as he is only planning on spending 40£ on the case then it won't be a good one.
Then it comes to a cpu cooler it's mostly a sound issue. The stock Intel cooler can handle some overclocking, at least of the case airflow is good BUT it will sound like a jetplane. Cooler Master Hyper 212 is an often recommended cooler as it relatively cheap and performs very well.
Personally I see little reason to wait for z68. It's not going to bring anything really interesting to the table. What it does is combining the ability to use the built in Intel graphic feature of h67 with the overclocking abilities of p67. But considering how pointless it is to use the built in graphics it really doesn't add anything.
rostheferret:
--- Quote from: Lupin on April 27, 2011, 02:29:51 AM ---
--- Quote from: Micharus on April 27, 2011, 12:20:54 AM ---Sure it does.
It will also take the i7 series of cpu's, up to 14 TB in HD's and if I run a 64 bit OS, I can install the other 4GB of ram I have sitting safe in my drawer.
So why don't I have it set up that way? Because I don't need that much right now.
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You're using a dead socket (1156).
It can take Nehalem i7s but not Sandy Bridge i7s.
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Not all of us can predict the future ;)
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