yassarikhan786
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1. I cannot comment on the OCZ SSD's, but I do have a Corsair SSD and it is very fast indeed. I have heard good and bad things about both brands, but it is very rare you would get a problem and so you can't go wrong with either corsair or OCZ. From personal experience I would suggest the Corsair SSD, but it is a personal suggestion
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2. For video and photo editing the i7 2600K would be the better choice. I don't do any photo and video editing and when I decided to buy a CPU, I just wanted to buy the best one in my price range, not knowing that the extra features of the i7 2600K would not be needed. I use my computer mostly for gaming, so the i5 2500k would have saved me some money. You on the other hand, will use the extra features (Hyperthreading) of the i7 2600K and that would be the way to go.
3. Yeh, if you are not going to be gaming than I think the onboard video would be the better choice. Although, I am not sure if a Graphics Card powered display provides extra performance (somebody else may be able to advise in that matter).
4. If the P8Z68 has connections for more than one monitor than you will be able to use 2 monitors. I read in another forum that you cannot use the display configuration in tandem with the Graphics card, and by that I mean that you cannot connect two displays to the motherboard and another number of monitors to the graphics card. Therefore I think you should just connect the monitors to the GPU because as far as I can remember the GPU will perform better at some tasks when compared with the integrated video.
5. No one can tell you whether or not you will be able to hit 5GHz, it depends on your cooling solution and the chip you get (Everyone will tell you this). With a high end CPU cooler like the D-14 you may well hit 5 GHz, but nothing is promised until you have the chip with you and can test it yourself.
6. You can use the fan controller on your case, but that limits the speeds at which you can set the fans at. With a fan controller you have a wider range and for normal use you can make your PC virtually silent, whereas with the built in fan controller you may have some issues with the speeds on the fans. I had an issue with my cases (obsidian 650D) integrated fan controller and by using an external fan controller all of the existing issues were resolved.
7. The SSD will be an improvement, but it depends on what SSD you get. OCZ's fastest SSD will have you amazed and there are others which are equally fast, but you really have to read some reviews on which SSD would be the best fit for you. As you will be using photo and video editing software you will need to look at which SSD has the quickest opening times for programs such as Photoshop.
8. I don't think you can get 8GB DDR3 DIMMS in the UK, but I know that they are being manufactured by a company called Patriot (I think it's called that). I don't think they are available yet, but when they do they will be quite expensive.
Watch the video below:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0eGh3cPt0w&feature=channel_video_title[/media]
1. I cannot comment on the OCZ SSD's, but I do have a Corsair SSD and it is very fast indeed. I have heard good and bad things about both brands, but it is very rare you would get a problem and so you can't go wrong with either corsair or OCZ. From personal experience I would suggest the Corsair SSD, but it is a personal suggestion
2. For video and photo editing the i7 2600K would be the better choice. I don't do any photo and video editing and when I decided to buy a CPU, I just wanted to buy the best one in my price range, not knowing that the extra features of the i7 2600K would not be needed. I use my computer mostly for gaming, so the i5 2500k would have saved me some money. You on the other hand, will use the extra features (Hyperthreading) of the i7 2600K and that would be the way to go.
3. Yeh, if you are not going to be gaming than I think the onboard video would be the better choice. Although, I am not sure if a Graphics Card powered display provides extra performance (somebody else may be able to advise in that matter).
4. If the P8Z68 has connections for more than one monitor than you will be able to use 2 monitors. I read in another forum that you cannot use the display configuration in tandem with the Graphics card, and by that I mean that you cannot connect two displays to the motherboard and another number of monitors to the graphics card. Therefore I think you should just connect the monitors to the GPU because as far as I can remember the GPU will perform better at some tasks when compared with the integrated video.
5. No one can tell you whether or not you will be able to hit 5GHz, it depends on your cooling solution and the chip you get (Everyone will tell you this). With a high end CPU cooler like the D-14 you may well hit 5 GHz, but nothing is promised until you have the chip with you and can test it yourself.
6. You can use the fan controller on your case, but that limits the speeds at which you can set the fans at. With a fan controller you have a wider range and for normal use you can make your PC virtually silent, whereas with the built in fan controller you may have some issues with the speeds on the fans. I had an issue with my cases (obsidian 650D) integrated fan controller and by using an external fan controller all of the existing issues were resolved.
7. The SSD will be an improvement, but it depends on what SSD you get. OCZ's fastest SSD will have you amazed and there are others which are equally fast, but you really have to read some reviews on which SSD would be the best fit for you. As you will be using photo and video editing software you will need to look at which SSD has the quickest opening times for programs such as Photoshop.
8. I don't think you can get 8GB DDR3 DIMMS in the UK, but I know that they are being manufactured by a company called Patriot (I think it's called that). I don't think they are available yet, but when they do they will be quite expensive.
Watch the video below:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0eGh3cPt0w&feature=channel_video_title[/media]
