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i5 2500k Build - Best parts for it?
kureshii:
--- Quote from: xShadow on April 27, 2011, 03:58:09 PM ---I haven't had any experiences with 1155 boards that your CPU uses, but I have heard about some SATA ports dying down or something over time, so make sure your MB doesn't have that problem. Check reviews and whatnot.
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The Cougar Point (H67/P67) SATA port issue has been fixed with new revision boards already (since as early as March); this should be a non-issue. Just make sure you don't buy from online retailers who'd try to stiff you by selling any unexchanged boards.
Freedom Kira:
^ Since everything related to LGA 1155 on the market was recalled when Intel revealed the issue, everything that anyone can buy new right now would have to be fixed. Of course, that's assuming what you said. The links he gave seem to be reputable retailers, so I don't think this is much of a problem.
Anyway, thanks for the info, that was some good reading. Osmo, go with Kureshii's more informed opinions on SSDs rather than mine. While the advertised speed is often a fair indication of an SSD's overall performance, it doesn't compare to what a benchmark can tell you.
Also, the point about the K processor is a good one. Weigh your objectives a bit. The price difference between a regular 2500 and a 2500K is pretty small, but money wasted is money wasted - why buy an apple only to leave it to rot? Figure out how much computing power you really need (and how much you intend to overclock), keeping in mind that gaming is not all that computing-intensive compared to graphics-intensive. If your needs are really low, consider even trying to find an S (low-power) processor to save on energy costs, though S processors also cost a tad more than the regular version, probably by about 10 GBP.
mgz:
--- Quote from: Osmo on April 25, 2011, 03:08:11 PM ---So I made a thread awhile back about buying a pre-built, too many people were bitching about it saying build your own. So you know what? That's exactly what I'm going to do. And I need help.
It will be a i5 2500k build, so put down links or names of items of what do you think would be the best build within that price range.
Thanks you.
Bear in mind.
-Items from the UK websites only please.
-All parts must be compatible with eachother.
-Primary use; Running full 1080p Hd videos and top end gaming. Aswell as photoshop for professional photography.
-2 years at least to last
i5 2500k build.
* £100 Motherboard = Which one?
* £50 Ram (DDR3 4GB) = Which one?
* £200 GPU - ATi preferably 6970 or 6950 = Which one? or anything better in that price range?
* £40 Case - Simple, not bulky, clean looking = Which one?
* £50 -£60 Power supply OCZ? = Which one?
* £40 - £60 Hard Drive. Preferably 1TB 7200rpm. = Which one?
Anything else I need?
Websites
http://www.amazon.co.uk/
http://www.ebuyer.com/
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/
http://www.redstore.com/base/front_page.php
http://store.cbccomputers.com/
http://www.aria.co.uk/
https://www.pricelover.com/
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ide personally avoid ocz powersupply, they are the only company ive had have a power supply go bad on me that wasnt my fault.
Ide suggest sticking with a corsair or silverstone psu
kureshii:
If you plan on overclocking (i.e. buying i5-2500K + P67), there are some things you should note:
1) CPU Temperatures You'll need much more than the included stock cooler. As BrownMasterV and others before you have pointed out, the processor is going to be running hot even before overclocking. For some ideas of how hot it can get, my i5-750 setup reached >80°C while doing some video encoding on the stock cooler; expect similar temperatures with the i5-2500 on stock cooler. Room temperature here is close to 30°C so you might get lower temperatures in your climate, but still, most people don't like their processors running at temperatures like that for extended periods of time. (Don’t worry, my i5 is happily cooled by an ECO ALC now, though I have other worries).
2) Case Air Temperatures In the large majority of case airflow setups, the hot air from the CPU circulates inside the case before being exhausted out of the case. This means that if CPU temperatures rise, the temperatures on other components in your desktop should be expected to rise as well. There should not be any problems cooling your motherboard, but think of your poor GPU and HDDs. You will most likely want to get better case fans that pull/push more air if you plan on doing any significant overclocking.
3) Increased Power Consumption If you want to know what power consumption is like with an overclocked CPU, take a look at bit-tech's Power Consumption (Load) numbers (note that those numbers include Asus P8P67 motherboard, Radeon HD5870 and Caviar Black at idle; see the rest of the review for more detail). See how much more power the i5-2500K consumes at 4.9GHz vs 3.3GHz. Nothing a good PSU can't handle, but keep in mind that increased power consumption also means increased temperatures in your room. This is probably a good thing in winter, but don't forget about summer too.
tl;dr If you want to overclock a K-series processor, plan on spending more money on a third-party CPU cooler as well as better case fans.
kitamesume:
i`m gonna relist of what osmo has in mind right now so it`ll be easy to spell out.
i5-2500K or i5-2500(alternate if he doesnt overclock)
no board so far(waiting for Z68 as lupin suggested)
Corsair 2000MHZ CL9-10-9-27 2x2GB
Asus 2GB HD6970
no case in particular yet
600Watts+ psu (currently searching for a good brand)
SSD with 60-80gb for main drive(currently searching for a good brand) and a 1Tb or 2x500gb(raid) of Samsung Spinpoint F3 for a slave drive
FIXED Ver.
--- Quote from: kitamesume on April 28, 2011, 03:18:03 AM ---i`m gonna relist of what osmo has in mind right now so it`ll be easy to spell out.
i5-2500K
Mobo: waiting for a Z release. Either Z or P. Mostly likely P.
Asus 2GB HD6970
no case in particular yet
600Watts+ psu (currently searching for a good brand)
SSD with 60 for main drive(currently searching for a good brand) and a 1Tb or 2x500gb(raid) of Samsung Spinpoint F3 for a slave drive
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Extra:
IntelNIC (hes looking into it if it`ll benifit him)
X-Fi soundcard OR Asus Xonar series (defo get one of which is better)
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