SSD or Overclocked CPU?

[GussetPimp25]

Hey guys, I was wondering if an SSD would give better performance then an overclock of my i5 2500K, as I can only get the SSD or a suitable cooler for the overclock, I was thinking about hitting 4.5Ghz but Battlefeild 3 does take a year to load maps. One day i'll have both, but what do you guys think i should get first? And which SSD is a good performer but won't kill my bank account.

Thanks

 

[Ru5ty_t00l]

ssd ftw fella

 

[GussetPimp25]

ssd ftw fella

Any SSD's in particular?

 

[Ru5ty_t00l]

Kingston 120GB HyperX.

it's one of the best around

http://www.storagereview.com/kingston_hyperx_3k_ssd_review

 

[mArTyN]

I've been using a Kingston Hyper X (240GB) for awhile now and so far i'ts been brilliant.

 

[GussetPimp25]

Thats allright, 120Gb one looks good on the budget too

 

[Nelly]

Aria have got a good deal going on a 240GB SSD at the moment - Mushin Chronos £169.99 inc vat

The [font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler, would cost you about £15, used this in a friends build, should get your 2500K to 4.5GHz.[/font]

Otherwise you could choose the Gelid Tranquillo, would cost you around £25 I've used it on a few of my friends builds.

 

[jackjack]

ill go with Mushkin Chronos bro

price/performance is good

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C*rsair H80

 

[GussetPimp25]

Thanks for the feed back guys, well i have £130 to play with but those Muskin's do sound apealing, and i dont mind the H80 but i got space for a dual rad like the H100 so the Hydro series is quiet narrow at the moment, thought i'd go the full strech for overclocking :L and i had an artic cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2, sadly the soldering wasnt that good on mine and cracked, leaving it crippled so i was gonna steer clear from them, Gelid Tranquillo however does look good for a sub £40 cooler, and for a temperary cooler should do fine, i'll have to see if i can scrape some extra cash together

 

[Darklight1990]

you can get a crucial M4 128Gb for arounf £110 at the moment, and i'd go for a hyper 212 as loads of people use em for OC and they're about 20 quid as well.

 

[Computer crazy]

I would definitely recommend an SSD, something like a Cruical M4 128GB.

 

[The Orange One]

I'd Reccomend The Muskin Chronos - the 120GB Model is Only £100 at Aria.co.uk

 

[GussetPimp25]

Thanks for the help guys, seems we killed two birds with one stone, going to get a Muskin Cronos 120Gb and i shall be getting a Noctua D14 off my mate, it doesnt have any fans but it's easily sorted and saves me some money. So it's all good.

Thanks again guys, saved me some cash and endless review watching ;D