Hi,
This is my first time actually posting on Toms hardware although ive been around here for a while (so apologies if this is in the wrong section)
Basically im stuck as to what to do for my next purchase. i could go ahead and buy a Pre-built overclocked mobo/ram/cpu/aftermarket cooler like the following with the following components
CPU+Cooler : i5 3570k (overclocked to 4.5ghz) + Arctic cooling freezer 13
MOBO: MSI Z77A-G45
Ram: 8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600
for £359 (inc Vat)
now what im stuck with is, is it worth paying (works out roughly) around £50ish for the overclock and be reassured its tested and safe or should i build the pieces myself and spend an extra £50 on a better mobo (or something else, if so which mobo would you recommend) and do the overclock myself, bearing in mind ive never overclocked a cpu before and have only ever done minor overclocks to a gpu in the past so i would appreciate if you could tell me how close i could get to 4.5ghz and how simple/difficult it would be.
Thanks in advance.
This is my first time actually posting on Toms hardware although ive been around here for a while (so apologies if this is in the wrong section)
Basically im stuck as to what to do for my next purchase. i could go ahead and buy a Pre-built overclocked mobo/ram/cpu/aftermarket cooler like the following with the following components
CPU+Cooler : i5 3570k (overclocked to 4.5ghz) + Arctic cooling freezer 13
MOBO: MSI Z77A-G45
Ram: 8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600
for £359 (inc Vat)
now what im stuck with is, is it worth paying (works out roughly) around £50ish for the overclock and be reassured its tested and safe or should i build the pieces myself and spend an extra £50 on a better mobo (or something else, if so which mobo would you recommend) and do the overclock myself, bearing in mind ive never overclocked a cpu before and have only ever done minor overclocks to a gpu in the past so i would appreciate if you could tell me how close i could get to 4.5ghz and how simple/difficult it would be.
Thanks in advance.