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System Name | Colin #2 - the revenge! |
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Processor | Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2 |
Cooling | 4x Phanteks SK140 PWM & Arctic Freezer II 280 AIO |
Memory | TeamGroup Dark Pro 8 Pack 2 x16Gb dual rank B-die 3666MHz CL16 |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 4080 Suprim X |
Storage | 980 Pro 500Gb + WD SN770 2Tb |
Display(s) | Acer XB280HK 4K GSYNC (next thing I need to upgrade!!) |
Case | Phanteks P500A |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC1200/1220 |
Power Supply | 750W Corsair RM750 |
Hi Guys, I'm just after a bit of advice about building a rig for my brother. The 939 he has now is suffering from a dying motherboard and rather than replace it (it's already been replaced once and I don't think it's worth it anymore) He wants a new system. I'm only going to replace the board, chip and ram as everything else is ok. My main question is what to go for? I've looked at the 'Pentium E6x00' range of budget processors and they look pretty good and I can build a system with an E6600, 4gb DDR3 and a Gigabyte motherboard for around £175
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Inte...ale-45nm-306-GHz-2MB-Cache-11x-Core-Ratio-65W
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Giga...E-(x16)-DDR3-1066-1333(OC)-SATA-3Gb-s-VGA-ATX
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-...6-(1333)-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24-150V
I would like to do a bit of overclocking and from reviews I've seen of this chip it'll do around 4GHz. I will just be o/cing it to max stable, normal volts/normal power saving features still enabled as I think this will be enough for him.
I'm hearing alot about C2D being EOL so I'm a little reluctant about getting this system, Even though I don't think it can be beaten performance wise for the money.
What's everyone's opinion on the AM3 Athlon II x2 260? It's a bit cheaper than the E6600. I've failed to find any direct comparison between the two. Again I can build a system for around £175 and they look like they overclock quite well.
One really daft thing that almost decides for me is the 939 rig he has now uses an Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 cooler which I should be able to re-use on the AM3 chip saving £10-15. It's his money afterall!
Cheers
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Inte...ale-45nm-306-GHz-2MB-Cache-11x-Core-Ratio-65W
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Giga...E-(x16)-DDR3-1066-1333(OC)-SATA-3Gb-s-VGA-ATX
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-...6-(1333)-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24-150V
I would like to do a bit of overclocking and from reviews I've seen of this chip it'll do around 4GHz. I will just be o/cing it to max stable, normal volts/normal power saving features still enabled as I think this will be enough for him.
I'm hearing alot about C2D being EOL so I'm a little reluctant about getting this system, Even though I don't think it can be beaten performance wise for the money.
What's everyone's opinion on the AM3 Athlon II x2 260? It's a bit cheaper than the E6600. I've failed to find any direct comparison between the two. Again I can build a system for around £175 and they look like they overclock quite well.
One really daft thing that almost decides for me is the 939 rig he has now uses an Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 cooler which I should be able to re-use on the AM3 chip saving £10-15. It's his money afterall!
Cheers