£150 - £200 For Upgrades?

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Hello, I've recently got myself some new computer parts these include, Graphics (XFX HD 5770) HDD (WD 500GB 6GB/s) and Disc Drive.

The things that are letting me down now is my Mobo which is AM2 / AM2+ DDR2 (Asus M3N78-VM) a long with the Processor (AMD Phenom 8750 Triple Core) and the RAM (OCZ DDR2 4GB) and the case.

I'm just wondering what I could get with £200 to include Mobo, RAM, CPU and maybe a new case.

I've had a look around and have found a few things but not sure whether they are any good so leaving it and seeing what other people suggest.

Thanks
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.19
(£65.99) £79.19
(£65.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £27.59
(£22.99) £27.59
(£22.99)
Sub Total : £171.30
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £36.26
Total : £217.56
17 pound over because of delivery.
 
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Hope thats right :D
anuraj said:
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.19
(£65.99) £79.19
(£65.99)
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) microATX DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £38.80
(£32.33) £38.80
(£32.33)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £27.59
(£22.99) £27.59
(£22.99)
Sub Total : £171.30
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £36.26
Total : £217.56
17 pound over because of delivery.
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Ohh didnt notice the ram brb
 
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Go for Tythus' build if you don't really want the new case but change the ram to the ocz special ops cheaper and very good
 
Hmm I'm really stuck on whether to get the new parts or get a new case and be able to have cable management and better airflow and more space, I really want both but with a £200 budget I don't think that's possible (To have decent parts and case)
 
Anuraj's suggestion in the first reply looks pretty good, with free delivery it's pretty much on budget and that 430 elite case is nice for the money. If you really want a case with better cable management then I'd suggest buying most of your upgrades now and saving up a bit more for the case (if you don't mind rebuilding again a bit later).
 
Frozo said:
Hmm I'm really stuck on whether to get the new parts or get a new case and be able to have cable management and better airflow and more space, I really want both but with a £200 budget I don't think that's possible (To have decent parts and case)
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Most good cable management cases are a bit more really that what you can realistically stretch £200 for with the components you mentioned.
 
Hmm, I'm really stuck. As I know I really want the new parts but don't want to be fitting them into an old ragged case where the airflow is quite poor due to lack of space :/

I think I might have to go for the case for the time being and maybe purchase a AMD Athlon II but the cheaper versions just to tie me over for a couple of months?
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 840 "95W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.19
(£65.99) £79.19
(£65.99)
Sapphire Pure Innovation 760G (AM3) Motherboard - Retail £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Coolermaster Elite 370 Case - Black £33.70
(£28.08) £33.70
(£28.08)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £27.59
(£22.99) £27.59
(£22.99)
Sub Total : £153.72
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £32.74
Total : £196.46

This is with £200 with delivery and the case is very roomy .
 
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