Spec Check Request

[petecollett]

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE

Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.80GHz)

OC Settings
AI Overclock Tuner: manual
BLCK Freq: 100.00
Turbo Ratio: enabled (all cores)
By All Cores: 46
Internal PLL OverVoltage: enabled
Mem Freq: 1600MHz
EPU Power Saving: disabled
Load-Line Calibration: high
VRM Freq: auto
Phase Control: extreme
Duty Contorl: extreme
CPU Current Capability: 110%
CPU OverVoltage: manual mode
CPU Manual Voltage: auto
DRAM Voltage: 1.650V
VCCSA Voltage: 1.1250V
VCCIO Voltage: 1.150V
CPU PLL Voltage: 1.81250V
PCH Voltage: auto
CPU Spread Spectrum: disabled
CPU Ratio: auto
Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor: enabled
Intel Virtualization: disabled
Intel SpeedStep: enabled
Turbo Mode: enabled
CPU C1E: disabled

NOTE: OverClock settings are configured by PC Specialist. They are here for your reference should you ever reset your BIOS.

Motherboard
ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X T1 DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz, X.M.P (4 x 2GB KIT)

Graphics Card
1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB INTEL® 510 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 315MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

RAID
NONE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NONE

Memory Card Reader
NONE

Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W TX SERIES (TX850) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£99)

Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£32)

Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Usage will be gaming, DVDs etc..

Is this an optimal setup? E.g. as the setting specify 1600 MHz RAM, am I wasting my time with the 2133MHz RAM?

I'd appreciate any advice/suggestions.

Cheers,

Pete

 

[tom_gr7]

looks pretty good dude, but i would drop to the 1600mhz. Also i would upgrade to the AlC ECO, due to the fact that the titan is pretty big, takes up alot of space, Also with the eco you could throw in a push/pull config with 2 new fans. Also drop the sound card and save the 32quid, the onboard sound is pretty good these days.

Other than those 3 things it looks pretty good mate .
Tom

 

[Teaz]

You're better off with the sweet spot stable 1600Mhz ram since the T1 rams are good but tends to get unstable and cause problems and they really don't justify their price. Thats if your still able to change the ram without getting charged. if not then just stick to the ram but have the clock setting at 1600mhz as pcs but pretty much a hit for their price.

 

[petecollett]

I am able, not ordered yet, just wanted to fine tune the last details, and from what I've read on the forums you're right, and unstable I do NOT want.

I will indeed go for 1600 RAM, drop the sound card and upgrade to AlC ECO & add fans - I also don't want overheating. Thanks guys.

 

[jayjay]

yeah get rid there was an article on one thread here witch showed that the 2133 made little to no difference performance wise, other wise looks sweet

 

[Teaz]

Good choice

Go for the smaller eco cooler than the big one which is alot better for your case