New Build (2500k) :)

twicksisted · Dec 29, 2011

Just ordered some nice shiny new components to upgrade my girlfriends computer (which more importantly doubles up as my secondary gaming rig for when mates are around :roll:

)

Old components:
Intel Core2Duo E7400 @ 3.6ghz
4gb DDR2 1066
Asus P5K-AM motherboard
Ati HD4890 gfx

NEW components :

Intel i7 2500K
Asus P8Z68-V LX Motherboard
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600mhz
Asus GTX 560Ti DirectCU II graphics card

Should be a sweet build when it arrives tomorrow...

Yay!

(had to post on here as no one else i know gets excited about computer parts lol, specially not my GF)

LifeOnMars · Dec 29, 2011

Looks good and I like the thinly veiled disguise of an upgrade for your girlfriend

I post on here when I get new stuff also as, in a similar fashion, my family just think I'm a geek

Have fun with it

What are you doing with the old components may I ask?

twicksisted · Dec 29, 2011

Thanks, my family know im a geek

She used to use her PC a lot and even game about 2 years ago so hopefully it will inspire her to get stuck into BF3

I think i'll put the old motherboard, processor and ram up on the sale section of this forum. I havent sold anything on here before but I guess i should start rather than collect old hardware that I end up giving away to friends or throwing out with the garbage!

LifeOnMars · Dec 29, 2011

What about the 4890? At the right price I could be interested as I'm about to build my two little nephews their first gaming PC and I'm pretty sure they are not going to be fussed about DX11

puma99dk| · Dec 29, 2011

so i guess u will oc ur gf's rig too, or am i wrong twicksisted? ^^;

but nice specs @ new rig ^^

twicksisted · Dec 29, 2011

LifeOnMars said:
What about the 4890? At the right price I could be interested as I'm about to build my two little nephews their first gaming PC and I'm pretty sure they are not going to be fussed about DX11

Yes, forgot about that, will definately put that up for sale

puma99dk| said:
so i guess u will oc ur gf's rig too, or am i wrong twicksisted? ^^;

but nice specs @ new rig ^^

I'll probably mess around with some overclocking on it but will likely leave it on stock as one thing I learned from my 2600K is that they are so fast stock that an overclock isnt neccessary unless youre going for a record benchmark score

white phantom · Dec 29, 2011

NEW components :

Intel i7 2500K

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just curious is it not the i5 2500k?

anyways nice build lucky girlfriend im in the process of a 2500k upgrade myself cant wait

twicksisted · Dec 29, 2011

Yes its the 2500K.. intentionally bought as it was only a few quid more than a non-K version and will have a higher resale value should I need to sell it at some point

On stock its more than powerful enough to run anything and you'd only want to overclock it if you were going to run benchmarks or run some serious high end SLI/Crossfire setup

My old Q6600 was overclocked permanently at 3.6ghz but thats because it needed a little extra boost in games and specially video encoding and editing, this one should be fine as it is with the added bonus over being able to overclock nicely should it be needed down the road

twicksisted · Dec 30, 2011

Parts arrived today... build was super easy no hassles... spent the day installing programs, games and testing it out...Great build that is indistinguishable from my main i7 2600K rig in terms of power

Runs BF3 on Ultra with 4X AA and achieves 50-70 FPS (1680x1050px).
Will do some benches on it once my GF is finished playing... not too bothered abpout the scores to be honest as so far its playing anything i throw at it with ease

LifeOnMars · Dec 30, 2011

I ordered the same card last night after commenting in your thread. Arrived this morning and in comparison to my previous HD 5770 it's a friggin beast(I'm also at 1680x1050). Runs so cool as well as really quiet.

Glad the build went fine!!

PopcornMachine · Dec 30, 2011

Congrats on the build. Just putting my new 2500K system together and have it clocked at 4.6GHz.

Haven't tried any games on it yet, but it's only a matter of time.

System Name	PC
Processor	i7 9700KF
Motherboard	MSI Z390 A PRO
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1080 Jetstream
Storage	2X Crucial MX500 2TB SSD, Samsung 850 pro 512gb SSD
Display(s)	LG 34UM68 34-Inch
Case	Corsair Obsidian 550D
Audio Device(s)	Audioengine A5+ Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair RM750
Mouse	Logitech G403
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Bad Moon Ryzen
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4-F
Cooling	Vetroo V5
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32Gb (8gb x 4) 3200 MHz DDR 4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GAMING Z TRIO 8GB LHR
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb, Samsung 860 Evo 500Gb,WD Black 8Tb, WD Blue 2Tb
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG270bmiix & 4K Samsung TV
Case	Corsair Carbide 88R Windowed
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 650w
VR HMD	Rift S

System Name	PC
Processor	i7 9700KF
Motherboard	MSI Z390 A PRO
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1080 Jetstream
Storage	2X Crucial MX500 2TB SSD, Samsung 850 pro 512gb SSD
Display(s)	LG 34UM68 34-Inch
Case	Corsair Obsidian 550D
Audio Device(s)	Audioengine A5+ Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair RM750
Mouse	Logitech G403
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Bad Moon Ryzen
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4-F
Cooling	Vetroo V5
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32Gb (8gb x 4) 3200 MHz DDR 4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GAMING Z TRIO 8GB LHR
Storage	Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb, Samsung 860 Evo 500Gb,WD Black 8Tb, WD Blue 2Tb
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG270bmiix & 4K Samsung TV
Case	Corsair Carbide 88R Windowed
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 650w
VR HMD	Rift S

System Name	Lynni The Dragon
Processor	Intel Core i7-11700K "Rocket Lake"
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 Vision G
Cooling	Fractal Design Celsius S24
Memory	Geil Dragon 4x8GB@3000mhz 15-17-17-35 (GWW416GB3000C15DC)
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ventus 3X 24G OC \| Sapphire Radeon RX 590 Nitro+ Special Edition 8GB
Storage	OS/Games:Samsung 970 EVO 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\|Data: 850EVO 1TB, 3xWD 4TB, 1xWD 10TB & WD 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG Strix XG27UQ 4K@144hz \| LG 55UK6100PLB IPS 4K HDR \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Tempered Glass White/Black
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1200 watt 80Plus Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Chroma X UK
VR HMD	No not gonna sell myself to FB!i!i!
Software	Win10 Pro UK x64 (21H1) / Win11 Pro 21H2 UK (Build 22000.100)
Benchmark Scores	Time Spy: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/33868867? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/h93ag

System Name	White Phantom
Processor	i5 2500K @ 4.4ghz = 1.360-1.368 vcore
Motherboard	asrock p67 pro (not pro3)
Cooling	prolimatech megahalem with 2x nocuta in push pull (thanks to the 54thvoid) ;) , stock phantom fans
Memory	16gb Kingston hyper x ddr3 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus strix 970 ocd 1.5ghz core
Storage	240gb ssd , 1tb Western digital Black, western digital 320gb
Display(s)	samsung syncmaster p2450 via DVI @1080p 60hz
Case	White and blue NZXT Phantom (carbon fibred sides/door)
Audio Device(s)	onboard , philips AMBX pro speakers 80watts rms
Power Supply	Xfx750
Mouse	Rat 3
Keyboard	Act cheapo "gaming"
Software	windows 10
Benchmark Scores	world record for most amount of times machine has pissed me off ....

System Name	Vulcan
Processor	i6 6600K
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z170X UD3
Cooling	Thermaltake Frio Silent 14
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Video Card(s)	ASUS Strix GTX 970
Storage	Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 1TB SSD
Display(s)	QNIX 27 Inch 1440p
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Cooler Master V750
Software	Win 10 64-bit