intel i5 2400 = rm 609
gigabyte P67A - us3 = rm485
4 x mushkin 2g ddr3 = rm 280
coolermaster 550W = rm 220

this is pretty much all i spend, others i took from my old rig after the motherboard fried.
You edi got a really decent rig there, surely you will spend less hen me.

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Added on January 1, 2011, 3:16 amregret... well, from old first gen phenom to this is allot difference, i photoshop allot, now nvr need to wait for effect to apply is like magic to me. but i do complain on the booting time, seem too slow sometime, old rig took like 30 second to finish boot, this new rig need like 1 minute plus plus.

One more thing, overclocking head room too low, 3.5 max for me. but since your not overclocking the 2400 seem decent for you.

Hey guys, first time posting here.

I got myself i5-2500 and Gigabyte P67A-UD4. Now I'm not too sure if my version is the unlocked version. The box doesn't have the code K.

But CPU-Z reports "Intel Core i5 2500K".

Anyway, using Gigabyte's EasyTune 6, I overclocked this CPU to use multiplier 38x, so the speed can reach 3.8GHz (from 3.3GHz).

I'm using Coolermaster Hyper 212+. Ran Prime95 stable for more than 8 hours.

Idle temp at about 40 C, and load at 63 C. Not sure about ambient temp, but my room (work/store room) is sure warm. (no aircond, not even fan, poor me!)

I also have 2 x Sapphire 6850 Toxic running in CrossfireX mode. Guess this contributes to the heat.

RM710. Deducted from RM720 I think, because I pay cash.

yeap, must buy the K series if wanna do overclock. But 2400 is really decent to perform all my task, so not complaining la.

Here you go.
Good i think compare to my old gear, photoshop no lag, process video no lag nor crash.
i also uploaded some result here, Pass Mark, you can get a good idea how well it perform.

motherboard wise, i pick this coz of its the cheapest Full ATX P67 mobo, which comes with the old PCI slot, so i can use my sound card, so if you have old pci card that you need to use, this will be a good choice.

Here some pic of my rig

yeap, must buy the K series if wanna do overclock. But 2400 is really decent to perform all my task, so not complaining la.

Here you go.
Good i think compare to my old gear, photoshop no lag, process video no lag nor crash.
i also uploaded some result here, Pass Mark, you can get a good idea how well it perform.

motherboard wise, i pick this coz of its the cheapest Full ATX P67 mobo, which comes with the old PCI slot, so i can use my sound card, so if you have old pci card that you need to use, this will be a good choice.

Here some pic of my rig