Is this a good deal? And 2500k OC question.

[ilcrba]

Hey I found this deal here for 1125$. Is it worth it?

The Specs:

* NZXT Phantom Black Enthusiast Full Tower Case
* Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked Proccessor
* Asus P8P67-M R3.0 Socket 1155 8 channel Audio Motherboard-
* LG 3D CH10 Blu Ray / DVD RW Drive
* Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR3 PC3-15000 (1866MHz) MHz
* Force Series™ GT 60GB SATA 3 6Gb/s Solid-State Hard DrivE
* Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive (Data Drive)
* XFX Radeon HD 6870 Graphics Card
* Intel hd 3000 intergrated Graphics
* OCZ 700W Stealthxstream 2, Whisper Quiet, Active PFC,80-Plus
* Wireless B/G/N Dongle Adapter
* logitec G13 Gameboard
* Altec Lansing Speakers
* HP 2159v - 22" - widescreen active matrix LCD display
* Slimline Trust Wireless Bluetooth Multimedia Keyboard and Mouse


Also, I am going to buy this unless im convinced not to. But was also wondering what the stock cooling for a 2500k can take OC to? Thanks.

 

[Jmtyra]

Hi ilcrba,

Without pricing each item, and excluding the time/effort of building and assembling it yourself, I'd guess that it's a decent deal.

Depends on what their 'stock' cooling is. If it's the Intel factory HSF, then I wouldn't think it would handle much of an OC. This is IMHO, of course.

Enjoy your new gear,
-JT

 

[RGone]

Personally the stock cooler would go to 4.0ghz, but beyond that I would want some high, middle aftermarket cooling to run 4.5Ghz 24/7.

I don't see Win7 64 bit operating system in the list of mix of stuff in the kit.

Other than the two items above it seems a pretty good and well rounded system for the dollars.

 

[wingman99]

+1 stock cooling will take you to 4.0GHz at 80c prime 95

 

[ilcrba]

OK. I plan to get aftermarket cooling. Just a nice big heatsink. And also I have W7 HP and Ultimate. 64 bit of course .

 

[Jmtyra]

64 bit of course .

Good, you'll need it to use all of that RAM. Else you'd only be able to use ~4GB.

 

[wingman99]

A Hyper 212 + will run 60c at 4.0 Ghz

 

[ilcrba]

A Hyper 212 + will run 60c at 4.0 Ghz

Thanks. Is there a cooler that will let it run at 4.5? Just wondering. I think 4.0 is fine just wondering.

Yeah 16gb is alot.

 

[voodoo do'er]

looks like a good deal
might want to get something like Hyper 212 or other after market cooler

 

[deathman20]

Seems like a pretty good deal.
CPU Mobo and Ram alone will run around $500-550, plus all the other items think it would run roughly that maybe a little less if you pieced it together yourself.

I'd say thumbs up for a single stop spot to get the gear.

 

[wingman99]

Thanks. Is there a cooler that will let it run at 4.5? Just wondering. I think 4.0 is fine just wondering.

Yeah 16gb is alot.

A Hyper 212 + will run 4.5GHz and 5.0Ghz if you can keep the voltage down.

 

[issicus]

I got something similar 9 months ago for 1200. I would say that is a good deal mostly because of the ssd..

with an Asetek 550LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM it runs about 30c - 33c at 50% cpu (running BOINC). I havent tried overclocking it yet.


if your interested this was 1100 + 100 (for 20" lcd)
CASE: CoolerMaster HAF 912 Mid-Tower Gaming Case
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i5-2500K 3.30 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155
CPU FAN: Asetek 550LC
HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM Samsung
MEMORY: 4GB A-Data Gaming Series with Heat Spreader
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-P67A-UD3
POWERSUPPLY: 700 Watts - CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gaming 80 Plus
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
MOUSE: GigaByte GM-M6800 Dual Lens Optical Gaming Mouse
KEYBOARD: Razer Arctosa Black USB Gaming Keyboard