Pc Build or buy need advice

[Gilly]

Hi all i really need to buy or build a new pc I fancy a Intel core i7-2600k not sure to overclock or not
i also looked at an Asus P8P67 DELUXE Motherboard not sure how good this is so any recomendations on boards ram power ect would be very welcome

Intel Core i7-2600k (sandy bridge) £257.99 overclockers


cheers Gilly

[Clovis]

I'll suggest something maybe tomorrow, but atm I'm not in the right frame of mind, as I have my own little issue now.

But, Just a suggestion.
Be a bit wary of Sandy Bridges (depending on the Motherboard Chipset), as some have a potential issue with the SATA2 Ports. They say they could show corruption/failure within 3 years.

A revised version of all affected motherboards should filter to Retailers by April / May.

Retailers are still selling the possibly affected boards, but will honour an exchange when stocks of the revised one comes out.

Quote Taken from all SandyBridge Motherboard pages on OCUK
- Potential Sandybridge issue:
- In some cases, motherboards featuring the 6 Series Chipset (P67 & H67) that have Sata devices connected to ports 2-5 could potentially degrade over time.
- Motherboards with devices connected to Ports 0 & 1 remain unaffected or using the 6Gb/s ports.
- Please note if your board is affected by the above issues, your statutory rights remain to RMA the board.
- Tests have found that under 5% of boards are affected.
- PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO POTENTIAL ISSUE TO SANDYBRIDGE PROCESSORS

[uk300]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-244-AM&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1328

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144802


http://www.ebuyer.com/product/206344

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-238-WD&groupid=1657&catid=1660&subcat

ive got psu 1050watts
5870 grafics card
just an idea from me this all seems to work fine xcept fin windows 7 64bit lol

[Clovis]

Sandy Bridge Update:
Looks like ASUS Boards maybe shipping soon to retailers.
And they will be tagging the Boxes to make sure you know you will be getting the revised chipsets.
http://www.asus.com/News.aspx?N_ID=cqnNC5pGSATog5Pf


Personally, I would be looking into getting:
Intel CPU (i3/5)
Chipset Motherboard (Gigabyte/ASUS)
NVidia Graphics Card (GTX 560 Ti/ GTX 570)
Corsair Memory (4/8GB).
Hard Drive 1.5-2TB (WD/Seagate)
Blu-Ray-Reader/DVD Writer (Not Essential)
Modular 700W+ PSU (Antec/Corsair/OCZ/Zalman/Seasonic/Enermax/Silverstone)
Case + other parts

I wouldn't bother getting an SSD or Raptor Hard Drive, unless you really want one as a boot Drive, then use the Hard Drive for Storage and Game Installs.

[Gilly]

Hi Clovis

some of the items you mentioned one question i have being thick in the pc area lol if your graphics card is Gddr5 does your ram have to be the same or can you mix ??
also the items i found below i think are ok, i may need some help in tweaking the selection as i woundn't know what is good or bad the reviews seem good

Gigabyte P67A-UD4 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £151.99

MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)£149.99

Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £154.99 inc vat

Zolac Geforce gtx 570 1280mb GDDR5 Graphics Card £289.99 inc vat

MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £214.99

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £35.99

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 64MB Cache £49.99

Coolmaster Silent pro gold 700w PSU £78.98

Case Antec1200 all being well. Price TBC

total cost so far £684.93 going with the gtx 560 ti

[Clovis]

I did a couple of similar Specs, based on yours above. For both SCAN and OCUK:

SCAN.co.uk (http://www.scan.co.uk)
Cart Here (http://www.zen113360.zen.co.uk/Gilly_New_PC_Scan_Cart.png)
£900.92

OverClockers.co.UK (http://www.overclockers.co.uk)
Cart Here (http://www.zen113360.zen.co.uk/Gilly_New_PC_OCUK_Cart.png)
£942.19



Some prices are reduced/offers at this time
I opted for 8GB rather than 4GB
I chose a different brand GTX 560 Ti, for the higher GPU clock, also slightly cheaper
I picked OEM CPU, so you need to buy a CPU cooler.
I chose the WD Caviar 1TB BLUE SATA3 6Gb/s, for faster performance.
Corsair PSU (Non-Modular though)
Bearing in mind these aren't overclocked by the suppliers, but you could always try yourself.
According to Intel, a grandmother could do it. Video Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GR5_X1CfUA)


Obviously this is only my suggestions, some of this could be changed to cheaper alternatives/other brands.

Also other e-tailers may be cheaper as well.

[Clovis]

Update:
Both SCAN and OCUK have some boards available in "B3 Revision".
The Fixed SATA Controller

For example:
Gigabyte have tagged their model numbers with "-B3" on the end.
i.e. GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Others may be the same, just a sticker on the box will define whether it's the "B3 Revision".

[Gilly]

Cheers Clovis
The B3 is that the fix for the sandybrigde issue ?

I have a case coming this week also 750 w power
Been waiting for a fix before ordering motherboard

Still working away joy : ( so hopefully get all the rest in the next couple of weeks

Gilly

[theghost]

b3 is the sata fix gigayte were the first I think to fix it
why have sata 2 and sata 3 on the same board. sata 3 is backward compatable

[Gilly]

story so far


Case + Power
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-004-CM

Cpu Cooler
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gelid-tranquillo-4-heatpipe-plus-pwm-silent-120-fan-s775-1366-1156-1155-and-amd-754-939-940-am2-am2p

Extra Fans X3 Coolermaster 140mm


Fan Controller
http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/aerocool_touch_2000_touch_screen_fan_controller_re view/

I need to be ordering an Motherboard now but cant make my mind up need help the cpu i will be getting is an i5 2500k
the motherboards i am looking at are

Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **

MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** ORDERED

LAST BITS ORDERED
MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
MSI P67A-GD55 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EARS)
Sony Optiarc AD-5260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Akasa AK-TT12-80 Thermal Adhesive Tape
Akasa AK-FY320 3 Pin Fan cable splitter


Gilly