Going intel

[disaster101]

pretty much what it says ^^ im selling my phenom 1090t to my mate plus mobo to go intel any ideas on what i should go for?

 

[disaster101]

also i havent got a budget just as long as it wont break my bank

 

[mcnumpty23]

depends what you want to use it for

if its for gaming then probably the 2500k

if you need hyperthreading then 2600k

both also highly overclockable

 

[disaster101]

gaming mainly thats what i use my system for got the 7970 recently but rmaing it because of the annoying coil whine

 

[Brett928S2]

gaming mainly thats what i use my system for got the 7970 recently but rmaing it because of the annoying coil whine

Hi

It doesnt have a coil..lol

It DOES have a fan thats noisy when gaming though, the same as all big graphics cards...

All the best Brett

 

[disaster101]

Hey from what i found out it is coil whine from a transistor on the card and was also confirmed as well but anyway yeah i been looking at the 2500k and 2600k roughly the prices I was expecting to pay so that's good ^^

 

[Uther39]

Get rid of the 7970 and buy the super cool and quiet gtx670,
as for intel then i52550k or 3570k plus z77 mobo

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-gigabyte-gtx-670-windforce-3x-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-boost-1058mhz-cores-13

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-3570k1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x-ratio-7

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z77-v-lx-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-dvi-d-hdmi-d-sub-(vga)-

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-kingston-ddr3-hyperx-genesis-grey-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-27-xmp-1

 

[InvalidError]

It doesnt have a coil..lol

All switching DC-DC converters of any significant power use either an inductor (buck regulator) or transformer (forward converter) but they are often encapsulated to make them compatible with pick-and-place automated assembly. Those typically look like small generic black boxes, often solid epoxy or plastic injection directly on top of the inductor/transformer.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Going with the Intel® Core™ i5-2500K or Intel Core i5-3570K and a good Z77 chipset based board would be your best option. They are both great performing processors for a gaming environment and offer outstanding value.


Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team