How Does This Spec Sound For Overclocking?

[Strak]

Hello all,

I'm doing a long overdue system rebuild, but I really want to keep costs to a minimum. I'm hoping to be able to overclock the system a bit, but I'm a complete overclocking newbie so I'd like a bit of advice on the hardware I've been looking at. I want the system to be fairly quick, but it doesn't have to be amazingly powerful. If it runs Unreal Tournament 3 well that would be nice These are the parts I've been looking at so far:

 

Processor

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz Socket 775 800FSB 2MB Cache

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148715

 

Cooling

Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105994

 

Mobo

ASUS P5QL-E iP43 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149276

 

I also looked at this which is more in my price range really but then I steered away as it's mATX which always annoys me a bit - is that silly?:

Asus P5B-VM AiLifestyle iG965 Socket 775 onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/121201

 

RAM

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 Memory GOLD DUAL CHANNEL Unbuffered CL5(5-5-5-18)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146049

 

Graphics Card

Inno3D 9600 GSO Overclock 384MB GDDR3 Dual DVI HDCP HDTV out PCI-E

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147796

 

 

I'd appreciate any thoughts that people have on this spec

 

Thanks a lot,

 

Strak

[kingdingeling]

What's your overall budget for this rig? Also, you're missing a power supply, no?

[MINDSCI]

Sysytem design looks good...

But if you want to get into overclocking, this CPU does it extremely- like a banshee!- well & safely! It is also "future Proof" for at least a couple of years. However, it is twice as much as the E5200 but the CPU & MOBO are the most important elements in a good overclocking system.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139971

What about your Case and PSU?

[Strak]

Thanks for repying,

I already have a fairly decent case from my old system, but I will be getting a new power supply. I had been thinking of this one, but do you think it's worth spending a bit more money?...

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135198

 

I don't want to spend anymore than

[kingdingeling]

Nooooo no no, you don't want to be doing that! Crappy PSU = can take out your whole rig if it blows!

 

You don't need 500W, but you'll need to invest a little more than 25 Quid for a decent power supply. This Antec Earthwatts 380W for 33 Quid has enough power for that rig, it's a quality unit and is quite cheap as well. Before you say 380W is not enough, I had one of those Earthwatts 380W here until about 2 weeks ago, powering the rig in my sig minus one 8800GT!

[Strak]

Ok cool, I had seen that PSU but just assumed I needed a higher wattage! Does it run fairly quietly?

[MINDSCI]

The Asus P5QL being ATX gives you more expandability options for the future than the Micro-ATX MOBO.

[Strak]

Cool, I think I'm gonna do a bit more research around the graphics card, but I'll probably go with this spec.

 

Thanks a lot guys

[kingdingeling]

The 9600GSO is great value for the money! As for the PSU, the Earthwatts is relatively quiet, unless you run everything at crazy speeds with crazy overclocks at full load (=me)

[Strak]

Bugger, not sure what I missed off yesterday, but everything adds up to