(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); When u have a laptop that is more powerful than ur PC you know its time to upgrade, would like some opinions on this PC build please

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Motherboard: MSI P67A-G45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard / £99.98

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-169-MS

Video Card: OcUK GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card / £239.99

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-149-OK

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail / £169.99

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-360-IN

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) / £22.98

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-029-CM

PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply / £74.99

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-CS

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit / £67.99

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-300-CS

HD Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) / £44.99

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA

Case: Xigmatek Utgard Midi Tower Case - Black / £64.99

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-XG

DVD Burner: LG GH22NS70 22x / £16.99

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG 

Monitor: BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black / £109.99

    https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-034-BQ

Total inc Shipping: £937.01

Ewww i5-2500k

i7 2600k all ze wayz

I don't know too much about PC Builds but by the looks of your specs it looks really nice! I'm sure it will blow your laptop out of the way! The only thing I can see wrong is why aren't you getting the i7?

Also what are you going to be using the PC for, that may help others decide what is better. Whether you are going to be using it for gaming or video editing, etc.

I'd go with a different HD and Mobo but other that that this is a good budget gaming PC build.

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If one were to study both processors, one will discover that most games/applications are still not multi-threaded thus the need for four cores is unneded.

That isn't a bad build. You might go with 1333MHz instead of 1600MHz on memory, your motherboard selected only does 1600MHz, if you OC it.
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If you can afford to go from 2500 to 2600, you will see a Hugh boost of performance. Only other thing, is CPU fan. Don't expect to get much OC out of that fan. You will be able to overclock though.

All and all though, that is a good build.

EDIT:

Do not get a different HDD. That is one of the fastest HDD out there (talking about 7200RPM drives of course)

ye it may be worth going for this for an extra £90 ish

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got to have the best

The CPU fan is GARBAGE. Never buy that one, I've had a terrible experience with it. Get something from Noctua.

hows this:
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or could i get away with sumat cheaper

This is a nice cheap one by Zalman. Has EXCELLENT ratings, and It's only around 30 pounds.

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Woah everyone who is in this thread I haven't seen since I was fierce_dutch