six core

[cookiebun]

Hi Dark Mantis as you can guess i am totally out of my comfort zone as far as Intel is concerned, I found this one on Scan is it any good
BX80623I52500K - Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155, Sndy Bridge, Quad, 3.3GHz, HD3000 IGP 850Mhz, 6MB Cache 95W Retail  if so can you suggest a good mobo that is good for overclocking and has good sound and ofcourse it has to be Gigabyte and last of all is there anything else i would need to change in my setup to run Intel

 
NZXT Lexa S
Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H (rev 2.0) motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, Deneb Core, S AM3, 3.8GHz
8gb Crucial Ballistic DDR3 1333mhz/PC3-10600 (7-7-7-24) 1.65v
XFX HD 6970 ATI - AMD Radeon Graphics Card - 2GB
Western Digital WD6402AAEX 640GB Hard Drive SATA111 7200rpm 64MB Cache-OEM Caviar Black.
WD 250GB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 7200RPM 16MB Cache
Corsair 750 PSU
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
Liteon DVD Writer
24” Samsung SM2433BW Black Widescreen LCD, 1920x1200
5.1 Creative Surround Speakers
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech MX516 Gaming Mouse
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Epson DX8400 All in one.

[Dark Mantis]

Well of course you would have to change the cooler most likely and the memory because you really need RAM that is 1.5v matching kit. Beyond that take your choice of Gigabyte motherboards that have the required features for your style of computing. If you have any specific questions I will do my best to answer them. 

[absic]

Hi cookiebun,

if you could give an indication of how much you have available it would be easier to advise on motherboards, processor, RAM etc.

I think your Hyper212 should be re-usable on an Intel system as it should have come with the necessary components for both the AMD and Intel platforms.

[cookiebun]

Hi absic i was looking at £320 approx for chip and mobo alone. a mobo that will allow overclocking and with a bit of quality is this one any good,
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P Z68 Socket 1155 HDMI Onboard 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard. The i5 chip i mentioned is on ebuyer for £170.

[absic]

Hi again,

I have to say that this was one of the motherboards I was looking at when I got my i5 and there is a review on Hexus that you might like to look at here: http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/mainboard/31388-gigabyte-z68xp-ud3p-motherboard/ I didn't get this one in the end and am now using the GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 but they are very similar boards.

The one you are looking at has an HDMI port which I didn't want and I think this is the only major difference. ( http://www.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=3979,3850 ) If you get the new Rev1.3 version of this motherboard then it has PCIe3.0 slots rather than the PCIe2.0 that my motherboard has but this, of course, would be dependant on what the supplier has in stock and is more about future proofing your system as the i5 2500k is still only PCIe2.0 and you would need a new Ivybridge CPU to take advantage of this feature.

As DM has already mentioned, you could probably also do with different RAM and these are the kits I would be looking at:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-jet-black-lp-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-(4x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-lp-jet-black-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-xmp-15v

[cookiebun]

Hi absic I will do my nut in and have a look at the items you suggest , time i did some reading about Intel,I will get back to you.
                                                  regards and thanks.
                                                                                  cookiebun

[TheFiend]

Hi I have decided to go for a AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1100T Black Edition 3.30GHz (Socket AM3) as i don't know when piledriver is coming out plus i don't need to change my mobo I have a couple of questions what ram can i use with the six core and how much will my mobo support, also any good dealers that have the six core in stock as it seems to be hard to find now.

What about a Phenom II 960T? Quad core but can unlock to hex-core. They are still currently available in he UK for around £85.

I was lucky, I got 1090T just before Xmas....

[cookiebun]

Hi TheFriend I don't know whether that would be much of an increase if any to what i have but thanks anyway, it's to late i have been turned I am heading for the dark side and it's all thanks to Bulldozer, there is no turning back my mind is made up Intel here i come

[TheFiend]

Hi TheFriend I don't know whether that would be much of an increase if any to what i have but thanks anyway, it's to late i have been turned I am heading for the dark side and it's all thanks to Bulldozer, there is no turning back my mind is made up Intel here i come

Oh Dear!!!

[Dark Mantis]

Hi TheFriend I don't know whether that would be much of an increase if any to what i have but thanks anyway, it's to late i have been turned I am heading for the dark side and it's all thanks to Bulldozer, there is no turning back my mind is made up Intel here i come

Welcome! to the only real side. There will never be any going back now. Just got to get you watercooling now along with absic! 

[absic]

Just got to get you watercooling now along with absic! 

I'll switch to watercooling if you supply the kit DM! 

[Dark Mantis]

I'll have to have a rummage absic! 

[absic]

It's a deal! 

[cookiebun]

Hi the cpu cooler says Intel Socket 1156 but the mobo is 1155 will it do

[absic]

My Noctua cooler stated the same but the 1155 socket uses the same cooling mounting holes as the 1156 so you should be fine.