Best overclock bundle?

[robin banks uk]

hello i am looking for a good overclock bundle.


i would do it myslef but im not lucky so im not even going to try it!


i have £500-£600

if you put overclockersuk.com what is there Warranty Period?

 

[robin banks uk]

any one?

 

[robin banks uk]

any one..............

 

[Pro Llama]

I have heard nothing about them, but why not just get the 955 be you were talking about? It will be relatively simple to overclock.

 

[robin banks uk]

I have heard nothing about them, but why not just get the 955 be you were talking about? It will be relatively simple to overclock.

the only thing is i never done overclocking and i need a setup i can use, also if any parts go wrong in a overclock bundle there is a 1year Warranty
if you could fond me a overclock set up that would be amazing,

 

[robin banks uk]

im going to use a asus motherboard.

 

[Pro Llama]

im going to use a asus motherboard.

They are very good boards and come with good overclocking ability.

 

[robin banks uk]

They are very good boards and come with good overclocking ability.

i think they come with tubo v

but you said its best to overclock in bios do you know a good vid or speck i can use?

 

[Pro Llama]

i think they come with tubo v

but you said its best to overclock in bios do you know a good vid or speck i can use?

I don’t know of any off the top of my head, but I will try to look for some later. You could get the motherboard and chip and use turbo v to start and then as you start to understand more of what is going on you can move onto doing it in the bios.
Here is a good written walk through: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide

As long as you don’t put too much voltage to the chip you should be fine. This guy sounds like he is in the same boat as you: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/254080-29-black-edition-phenom

 

[LePhuronn]

If you're referring to overclockers.co.uk then their overclocked bundles are very good but if you upgrade the BIOS then you void warranty and support on the overclock - all the hardware still has its individual warranties though.

 

[robin banks uk]

If you're referring to overclockers.co.uk then their overclocked bundles are very good but if you upgrade the BIOS then you void warranty and support on the overclock - all the hardware still has its individual warranties though.

yer as i worry too much i would be nice if you could show me some nice overclocked bundles for gaming.


thanks

 

[robin banks uk]

also can a bios up be done buy Mistake?

 

[robin banks uk]

If you're referring to overclockers.co.uk then their overclocked bundles are very good but if you upgrade the BIOS then you void warranty and support on the overclock - all the hardware still has its individual warranties though.

i have about £500-£600ish give or take for the bundles(gaming) thanks

 

[jeyd02]

depends what brand are you biased on...

 

[LePhuronn]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=339

That's the entire bundle category there. If you're gaming I'd look at Phenom II X4 955 and Core i5 750 bundles.

No, a BIOS update can't be done by accident you have to explicitly trigger it yourself. However a lot of these motherboards can store a backup of a BIOS or download it to a file, so I would recommend doing a backup as soon as you get the bundle so if you ever need to restore it another time (and therefore Overclockers won't know the difference) you can do so.

 

[robin banks uk]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=43&catid=339

That's the entire bundle category there. If you're gaming I'd look at Phenom II X4 955 and Core i5 750 bundles.

No, a BIOS update can't be done by accident you have to explicitly trigger it yourself. However a lot of these motherboards can store a backup of a BIOS or download it to a file, so I would recommend doing a backup as soon as you get the bundle so if you ever need to restore it another time (and therefore Overclockers won't know the difference) you can do so.

thanks thats what i needed also what one do you think i sould go for i want to crossfire 5700xfx on a 700w cm sp (for gaming) thanks

 

[robin banks uk]

also will the i5 use less power but run at same speed?

 

[LePhuronn]

Phenom II X4 965 bundle if you're only using 5700s in Crossfire:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-018-OB&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=

2 5770s give some great GPU power but I doubt you'd need a 700W PSU, and even then I wouldn't get a Cooler Master.

Have a look at a Corsair HX650 or Seasonic X-650 for some modular goodness, or Corsair TX650 - 650W is still plenty but the quality of these PSUs gives you very stable and clean power if you push things a little in the future.

 

[robin banks uk]

Phenom II X4 965 bundle if you're only using 5700s in Crossfire:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-018-OB&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=

2 5770s give some great GPU power but I doubt you'd need a 700W PSU, and even then I wouldn't get a Cooler Master.

Have a look at a Corsair HX650 or Seasonic X-650 for some modular goodness, or Corsair TX650 - 650W is still plenty but the quality of these PSUs gives you very stable and clean power if you push things a little in the future.

it came with the case and it one of the best psu,s they do.

 

[robin banks uk]

also i might get abetter gpu if the i5 bundle uses less power

 

[LePhuronn]

I don't think the i5 draws less power and to be honest in terms of gaming you won't see much performance difference for the extra cost of the i5.

Have a look at some benchmarks gaming between the two and see what you like the look of and make a decision form there.

As far as your PSU goes, yes the Silent Pro is one of the best that Cooler Master offer, but it's far from being one of the best that's available. I've seen too many mixed reviews on that unit to trust it, whereas everybody universally sings the praises of Corsair and Seasonic.

It's not bad by any means, but it's not great, but if you have it already then it'll be fine.

 

[robin banks uk]

I don't think the i5 draws less power and to be honest in terms of gaming you won't see much performance difference for the extra cost of the i5.

Have a look at some benchmarks gaming between the two and see what you like the look of and make a decision form there.

As far as your PSU goes, yes the Silent Pro is one of the best that Cooler Master offer, but it's far from being one of the best that's available. I've seen too many mixed reviews on that unit to trust it, whereas everybody universally sings the praises of Corsair and Seasonic.

It's not bad by any means, but it's not great, but if you have it already then it'll be fine.

if i get the i5 it will use less power? so could you tell me some better gpu i could use? thanks


also will the psu run this ok

 

[LePhuronn]

I honestly have no idea what the power consumption of the two CPUs are, but I doubt there's very much difference between the two.

I can recommend a lot of better GPUs but it would be redundant without knowing how much you want to spend, what games you want to play, etc. Better GPUs may also dictate which CPU you choose, and you may need to get a new PSU as well.

To make it easier for everyone, what games do you want to play, what resolution do you want to play at, what else will you do with your system and how much do you want to spend?

 

[robin banks uk]

well the game i was looking at is test drive unlimited 2 maybe wow,maybe cod4/mod2 and so on res well a nice one,if it looks good its fine,im not looking for ps3 graphics just somthing nice, money well £100-£400,

i will be geting a £30 card till i have the money to get a nice one.

also i will have windows 7 (64bit)


thanks

 

[robin banks uk]

and maybe a new psu soon...