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solodolo

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Nov 27, 2010
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Hello i am a bit stuck with picking the right processor for gaming i have 800-900 pound budget, I am not sure if i should stay with the i5-760 or should i go for a i7 that is like about 50 pound more? Or should i wait for the new Sandybridge processors because i will be waiting until the 7th of January before buying the system.

Build:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD - £100.00
CPU: Intel i5-760 - £135.11 aria.co.uk
RAM: Memory: 4GB Corsair XMS3 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Kit - £62.97
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5
HDD: 1TB Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD103SJ Hard Disk Drive - £40.95 @ aria.co.uk
Power Supply: 600W OCZ stealthXsteam II- £51.69 aria.co.uk
Case: RaidMax blackstorm
SSD: i will wait till 5th of january

thanks in advance.
 
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mfenn

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Jan 17, 2010
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If you're not going to be buying until January 7th, you might as well wait 2 more days after that for Sandy bridge. (See jaydee, I can be reasonable! :p)
 
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solodolo

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Nov 27, 2010
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I am planning to overclock my processor to atleast 4ghz and now i'm looking for a good cpu cooler i was thinking of changing my current one to Thermalright Venomous X but im not sure if it's needed, and i thought that i would need atleast a 500w psu?
 
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mfenn

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The 6870 is very power efficient, but if you're going to overclock, then yes a 500W PSU is a good idea. The Venomous X is also a very good cooler and should get you close to 4Ghz.
 
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solodolo

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Nov 27, 2010
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Looks like the seasonic is pretty pricy though 520w is around 70 pound and higher go's into the 1xx.
 
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