What are your thoughts on this CPU/Motherboard bundle?
What are your thoughts on this CPU/Motherboard bundle?
The item is a fully built and overclocked CPU priced at £690, ready for 4.6GHz and tested under 24 hours of stress. It includes all components and testing. I’m looking for a gaming-focused bundle to complement it. The first link shows a similar product with a slightly different model but same specifications.
RipGroove :
mcnumpty23 :
you wont notice any great performance difference between 2666mhz and 3000mhz any way
Fair enough so maybe the second bundle is the way to go then. I was going to buy the 1080ti when it finally comes out but it seems the game I play has me CPU bound so I may as well work on that first.
i have 3000mhz ram and if i reset the bios for whatever reason it runs at a lower speed until i go back in the bios and enable xmp
but to be honest i dont even notice the difference
a benchmark would probably show a difference but for me any way real life use doesnt
so yes the better cooler would be my choice over the faster ram
If you want to keep your current OS license, you need to read and follow these instructions before using the old system: This ensures the licensing and activation are handled properly. 2. For those components? nothing special. The liquid cooler is mostly ineffective. It’s better than the regular air coolers, but it costs twice as much. A radiator with a 240mm size would be significantly more effective. What are you working on for hard drives, cases, power supplies?
if it were the same for each part then it would be great.
usually I’d expect a £60–£80 markup for assembly and testing, but getting a 6700k to 4.6ghz wouldn’t require much effort at all.
I personally want a 240mm aio at 4.6ghz instead of a 120mm.
Link your windows to a Microsoft account so reinstalling is simpler—just click the “I don’t have a key” option during setup.
Uncertain about how it works with a motherboard change—if it’s not OEM, you might be fine, though phone activation could still be needed.
Edited—doh he beat me to it again—probably didn’t copy this time. One day I really need to learn proper typing lol.
Edited—he beat me again, guess you didn’t even copy this time—really need to learn how to type properly, hehe.
there won't be a noticeable performance difference between 2666mhz and 3000mhz. It might be better to go with the second bundle. I planned to buy the 1080ti, but it looks like my game is CPU-heavy, so I'll focus on that first.
RipGroove :
mcnumpty23 shared their thoughts on the performance gap between 2666mhz and 3000mhz. They think the difference isn't noticeable and suggest considering the second bundle instead. They plan to buy the 1080ti but are focusing on CPU-bound tasks first. They mention having 3000mhz RAM and that resetting the BIOS might lower performance temporarily, but they don’t see a real impact. A benchmark would likely highlight the difference, but in practice it doesn’t matter much. They believe the better cooler would be their top priority.