Overclocked i5 Spec Check

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breezephyr

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Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Overclocked CPU
OverClocked Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-760 (2.80GHz @ max 3.80GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® P7P55D-E: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ SUPPORT
Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BLU DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5850 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD OVERCLOCK THERMAL PASTE


Is the cooling and PSU OK?
Any general advice on whether this OC is advised? 3.80 seems optimal:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i5-750-efficiency,review-31785-9.html
 
Nemesis

Nemesis

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seems like good spec, like the case.
What is your budget and what will you be using the PC for???

If you are getting the PC pre-overclocked by PCS then they will test it to make sure the overclock is stable.
 
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breezephyr

Member
Thanks^^
Planning for Gaming.
Budget is 1k.
Thought about moving on to X58 i7 920 but decided on this instead as unlikely to move on to cross fire.
 
Nemesis

Nemesis

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note that it says up to 3.8ghz, they will probably only take it as high as they can whilst still stable.
If you were planning on going crossfire then you would have to upgrade the motherboard and PSU first
As for the i7 / X58 is concerned I would wait for someone else to reply
does the quote above bring you to a price of £967??
 
Phoenix

Phoenix

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Actually from the graph it looks like 3.37Ghz is optimal and while I don't think it makes a difference the review was of the i5-750 whereas you've picked the i5-760.
 
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breezephyr

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The Alternative is a X58 configuration as follows for an extra 100 pounds.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB KINGSTON HYPER-X TRI-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (3 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5850 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
640GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD6402AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply & Case Cooling
CORSAIR 650W PSU (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET (£76)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
 
PCS

PCS

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Staff member
Both the socket 1156 (i5-760) and 1366 (i7-950) specs are crossfire capable, but the 1366 spec will give you the best performance.
 
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