Epicness or Fail ?

[kivan2400]

Okay i just got the 2600K.

but if you look at my build:

CPU: 2600K
Mother board: P8P67 Deluxe
Ram: Kingston HyperX 2x2gb
GPU: GTX 260 - overclocked factory.
HDD: WD Black Caviar 1 tb
SSD: Kingston 60 gb - just for windows and programs i use most
PSU: 8XX Cosair - can't remeber
CD/DVD: Asus

As you can see i have marked the GPU with a " " becuase im not sure if im gonna get the full use of it ? as you call it "bottle neck"

its a GPU that i have got for a while tbh. have not used it becuase i sold the last pc but keept the GPU.

and 2 more thing

- Some people mean that the 2500-k is the best for gaming ?!?!

- What is the best Air cooling for the 2600K ? i might later overclock it

thanks Forum once again <-- only if you guys solve my question hehe

 

[beanoslim]

Nice setup, you don't need that monster psu but it will cover you should you go dual gpu.

2500K is best value and will do most things but I still think the 2600k is the one to have if you can.

Air cooling recs, Thermalright Venomous-X Black, Silver Arrow, Noctua DH14, Zalman 9900MAX to name a few.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

 

[kivan2400]

but how can a i5 be better then a i7 - makes no sence ! then.. ARGH really makes no sence

 

[kivan2400]

ups forgot: thanks for the answers

and the dual thing - 100% going to do that
and i will get the "Spire Thermax Eclipse II"

as long as my CPU is cool and its good overclocked noise is not a problem

 

[Ripthruster]

but how can a i5 be better then a i7 - makes no sence ! then.. ARGH really makes no sence

It's not better at gaming. It may be a better choice for gaming because of the price difference for an extra 100mhz and hyperthreading which won't help in gaming.

 

[kivan2400]

So your sayin' that the for gaming it really makes no difference between the i5 or i7 ?

the i7 can just have more programs in action then the i5 ?

 

[beanoslim]

but how can a i5 be better then a i7 - makes no sence ! then.. ARGH really makes no sence

Its not, for most peoples needs its better value, the 2600k is better and will OC like hell.

 

[beanoslim]

ups forgot: thanks for the answers

and the dual thing - 100% going to do that
and i will get the "Spire Thermax Eclipse II"

as long as my CPU is cool and its good overclocked noise is not a problem

So do you know what cards you are going to get or are you just getting another GTX260?

Where are you buying from? Whats your budget? A decent 750w will cover you for 2x260's or 2x460's.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

 

[kivan2400]

So do you know what cards you are going to get or are you just getting another GTX260?

Where are you buying from? Whats your budget? A decent 750w will cover you for 2x260's or 2x460's.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

^True

Tbh, i wanna go for the 2x 480 or 2x 580 later on but i do it one at the time, so i wanted to be sure that i could take the 1x480 or 580 when i upgraded.

so thats why i picked the TX850W

And when i did the test on Corsairs homesite then it said the TX850W should be fine ( + overclocking abit)

Guess Corsairs homesite has not been updated yet, because you can only choose the i7 1 generation series

 

[beanoslim]

850's ok for the 480's, tight on the 580's with OC etc.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/inno3d-geforce-gtx-580-oc-review/8

You can pick up 2x460's on Newegg fo $300 at the minute, and $119 for the Corsair, just a thought.

 

[kivan2400]

850's ok for the 480's, tight on the 580's with OC etc.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/inno3d-geforce-gtx-580-oc-review/8

You can pick up 2x460's on Newegg fo $300 at the minute, and $119 for the Corsair, just a thought.

thanks man that site was really great!