Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Unlocked Processor - Retail £155.99 + postage @ aria @ aria

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  grubpot1 year, 3 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  Good price!
  Is the stock fan sufficient to overclock this chip significantly?
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  Mewiz1 year, 3 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  Been looking at buying a third party cooler for overclocking just to be on the safe side.
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  bigflump[mod]1 year, 3 months ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  Hi Mewiz, nice first deal. Ive added the postage to your deal description.
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  djfluff1 year, 3 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  grubpot

  Good price!
  Is the stock fan sufficient to overclock this chip significantly?

  
  I would say probably not. It depends on what you class as 'significant' , and your Case cooling
  and the enviornment it is in will have a bearing.
  It is something you can allways add later, if the stock speeds aren't enough for you...
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  JackBauer1 year, 3 months ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  I would.
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  Mewiz1 year, 3 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  Thanks for the help looking to get this motherboard with it, http://www.ebuyer.com/291652-asus-p8z68-v-gen3-socket-1155-dvi-vga-hdmi-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-p8z68-v-gen3 any advice
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  K1LLER HORNET1 year, 3 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  grubpot

  Good price!
  Is the stock fan sufficient to overclock this chip significantly?

  
  
  Not a chance.
  The stock cooler will keep the chip at around 85°c under load @ stock speeds.
  So overclocking would be out of the question until you get an aftermarket cooler.
  
  This one will be fine with a 4.5GHz overclock: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
  ^ Works fine on my cousins 2500K. Tested it with Prime95. I can't remember the temps, but it won't overheat.
  A higher performance/more expensive cooler would get you better temps.
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  callum841 year, 3 months ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  Mewiz

  Been looking at buying a third party cooler for overclocking just to be on the safe side.

  
  Hyper 212 evo @ Aria
  Have this on an overclocked 2700k, outstanding!
  Idle temps are around the 25C mark and full load stress test 60C after 30 mins.
  
  

  
  Edited By: callum84 on Feb 10, 2012 14:52: .
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  brookheather1 year, 3 months ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  I found the stock cooler on the Core i5-2400 to be pretty noisy so would recommend a quieter third party cooler - I use the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2 which works well.
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  djfluff1 year, 3 months ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  brookheather

  I found the stock cooler on the Core i5-2400 to be pretty noisy so would recommend a quieter third party cooler - I use the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2 which works well.

  
  Is the i52400 plenty for a games PC, or would you reccomend the extra for a 2500k?
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  Aradria1 year, 3 months ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  djfluff

  brookheather

  I found the stock cooler on the Core i5-2400 to be pretty noisy so would recommend a quieter third party cooler - I use the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2 which works well.

  
  Is the i52400 plenty for a games PC, or would you reccomend the extra for a 2500k?

  
  The big difference with the 2500k is you can overclock it. At stock speeds there is very little difference between a 2400 and 2500k. Stock is still like super fast though compared to CPUs from a few years ago.
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  turnma1 year, 3 months ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Mewiz

  Thanks for the help looking to get this motherboard with it, http://www.ebuyer.com/291652-asus-p8z68-v-gen3-socket-1155-dvi-vga-hdmi-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-p8z68-v-gen3 any advice

  
  
  Good motherboard, slightly cheaper at Amazon.
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  loiterer1 year, 3 months ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Mewiz

  Thanks for the help looking to get this motherboard with it, http://www.ebuyer.com/291652-asus-p8z68-v-gen3-socket-1155-dvi-vga-hdmi-8-channel-audio-atx-motherboard-p8z68-v-gen3 any advice

  
  Futureproofed for Ivybridge and PCIE3 right way to go
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  hiranparmar1 year, 3 months ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  is there any codes to get free delivery with Aria
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  hiranparmar1 year, 3 months ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  Cheaper at novatech using Quidco 3% off 165.98-4.97=161.01
  http://www.novatech.co.uk/basket.html

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