Choice of CPU bundle

PingKing · Post by **PingKing** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:54 pm

I will be buying a new cpu soon as mine is outdated what do you think of these bundles?

Also i5 2500k or i7 2700k whats your view? (I do a fair bit of video rendering on my pc)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =BU-082-OE

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... ubcat=2063

Post by **}TCP{Wolf** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:20 pm

I hate everything that is overclocked

PingKing · Post by **PingKing** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:50 pm

Any particular reason?

Post by **}TCP{Wolf** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:04 pm

Yes, more susceptible to heat problems, earlier death of hardware. Running stuff out of spec also makes them susceptible to other problems, stability loss etc, and of course, higher power consumption, especially when the overclocking is so high you need to raise the voltage.

I know most people don't care about such criteria because they buy a new computer every 2 years anyway so it dies or starts showing strange behavior after 2 years they say "so what I'm gonna throw it in the trash anyway" which pretty much reflects one of the major problems of today's society and its disregard for resources... I'm getting sidetracked though... it's an endless discussion about what is important to yourself.

I'm sure there are a lot of people here who can tell you all about relatively safe overclocking or "how much makes sense for the price". But if you just need it for normal gaming there's no real need, also your video rendering is done overnight usually because it takes hours anyway so the extra speed only serves to make your computer idle more in between the time it's done and you wake up the next day...

PingKing · Post by **PingKing** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:11 pm

I understand where you coming completely I am looking into some good heatsinks and fans for my rig too. I will also check voltage and see if it is stable once its all up and running

I normally have my pc on for about 6 hours in a day so it is not lefton overnight which will hopefully increase lifespan a little!

If it gets to the point where temps are too high I will probably revert back to stock speeds or try to lower the OC

NmS · Post by **NmS** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:23 pm

Actually, leaving ur computer on might increase its lifespan. When your pc is on the cpu gets heated up. When you turn it down, it gets cooled down again. We learned at school that hot things expand and cooler things contract. This expanding and contract isn't something that is beneficial for ur cpu.

Of course it doesn't expand nor contract mm's, but more on a very small scale. Like Wolf said, you prolly won't notice a thing till after 2 years or so.

I got the i7 2700k and it is fast without overclocking.

PingKing · Post by **PingKing** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:51 pm

Ah ok well I'm still very unsure

I like the concept of an overclocked CPU but im hoping that it will at least last me 3 years.

I understand about what you mean when it comes to contractions and expansions on the cpu but my pc is in my bedroom and I wouldnt be able to sleep with it on

Post by **}TCP{Wolf** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:35 am

There are ways to build very very silent PCs that are still powerful, but of course it limits your choice of components if silence is a must. And yes, building silent PCs is a lot more challenging because a lot more can go wrong. But it IS possible

It's a whole different art though

PingKing · Post by **PingKing** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:07 pm

When I work full-time and have a bit more disposable income I might look into going into the silent route with liquid cooling

but until then its standard heatsinks for me

batsu · Post by **batsu** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:23 am

Liquid cooling isn't all that silent, but it is quieter than just active cooling with a great big heatsink. The higher quality rads are densly packed with fins so a high c.f.m fan is needed. I would estimate 20db is the loudest my fans get at full rpm, but could be quieter but sacrifice some thermal transfer.

If you are gonna go with a active heatsink, I highly recommend this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... ubcat=1395 from Noctua. Its quiet and performs extremely well. Kept my 980x @4Ghz about ~70Â°c under full load when my stupid liquidcooling res units pump failed. (With the normal intel heatsink would be about 80ish). This was during the hot summer of 2011.

Agreed with NmS, its better to keep a PC running through the day rather than on and off, on and off. Oh and an overclocked CPU will last more than 3 years, provided you don't abuse the poor thing

PingKing · Post by **PingKing** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:36 am

hey man cheers for the advice

I went for this cpu heatsink in the end:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =HS-080-AK

It's probably not as great as the noctua but I wont be full loading my cpu all the time to be fair

batsu · Post by **batsu** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:50 am

Np, those Akasa fans push alot of air but nearly 30db. You won't be running them at full speed anyway so it seems thats a nice cooler at a reasonable price :thumb:

PingKing · Post by **PingKing** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:19 pm

Yeah man they have PWM so hopefully I can tweak them in speedfan to get the rpm I want

As i've heard they are fairly quiet

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