Best CPU/RAM/Motherboard for £300

Robinho_Skills · 19 Dec 2009 at 19:52

Hi
I am looking to get a new cpu/ram/motherboard for christmas and have a £300 budget, What do you suggest!

Temi_D · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:10

how about this?

Robinho_Skills · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:11

I dont want old tech.

Temi_D · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:23

This?

gamesaregood · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:24

Building a 775 Build from scratch with that CPU would be crazy at this time...

How about this:

Temi_D · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:35

gamesaregood, How do you post images that dont have hyperlinks on them? eg mine links to imageshack. is there a way i can avoid this?

gamesaregood · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:36

Temi_D said:
gamesaregood, How do you post images that dont have hyperlinks on them? eg mine links to imageshack. is there a way i can avoid this?

You have to pay for your own hosting

ScottMC7000 · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:44

Temi_D said:
gamesaregood, How do you post images that dont have hyperlinks on them? eg mine links to imageshack. is there a way i can avoid this?

You can create a private account on a place like bebo and create a gallery of edited screenshots and place the URL of the image between

Right click on the image to go to properties and add the url which ends in the format you uploaded the image such as .jpg
And it's al free

Ace · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:49

I see everyone is recommending Gigabyte motherboards, is there any reason to pick Gigabyte over Asus?. I was planning on getting P7P55D now I'm not so sure.

.walls · 19 Dec 2009 at 20:58

Temi_D said:
gamesaregood, How do you post images that dont have hyperlinks on them? eg mine links to imageshack. is there a way i can avoid this?

e.g.

(without the spaces). Just make sure you choose the "direct link" option when you copy the address.

Ace said:
I see everyone is recommending Gigabyte motherboards, is there any reason to pick Gigabyte over Asus?. I was planning on getting P7P55D now I'm not so sure.

EDIT: Gigabyte make great boards and ASUS make good boards.

Temi_D · 19 Dec 2009 at 21:27

Thanks guys!

Ace said:
I see everyone is recommending Gigabyte motherboards, is there any reason to pick Gigabyte over Asus?. I was planning on getting P7P55D now I'm not so sure.

No reason really, they both make top quality stuff, its all a matter of preference

scotty365 · 19 Dec 2009 at 21:41

All the suggestions above sound sweet for your budget

Robinho_Skills · 19 Dec 2009 at 21:56

Both the suggestions above look good which one would you say is best?? I am leaning towards the phenom because of the intergrated gfx because with the i5 I will need a cheap gfx card.

DireEmblem · 19 Dec 2009 at 22:51

Both are ~ on par give or take, do you not have a gfx card the now like thats pcie?

Robinho_Skills · 19 Dec 2009 at 23:07

I dont want/need a graphics card hence me leaning towards phenom which seems my only choice