£250 upgrade

v3llr · 27 Feb 2015 at 10:25

Hi guys,
I recently had an unexpected pay check come in and for my budget of £250 what should I change?
I mainly play Dayz, Counter strike, Elite Dangerous and battlefield. I am planning to buy GTA V and I own, but don't play because it doesn't run (because of my CPU i think) Dying light as well.
With £250 what should I get? or is it worth saving up for a while and spending £350 in a couple of months?

Thanks,
Sam

snips86x · 27 Feb 2015 at 10:27

Go Intel?

v3llr · 27 Feb 2015 at 10:29

snips86x said:
Go Intel?

Yeah, I really do not mind.
I understand that I will have to buy a new Mobo etc but if in the long term it wil be better then sure

snips86x · 27 Feb 2015 at 10:37

v3llr said:
Yeah, I really do not mind.
I understand that I will have to buy a new Mobo etc but if in the long term it wil be better then sure

You can re-use everything else, just chance CPU & Motherboard!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-006-GI&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=2858

Use the stock cooler and then buy a GPU & AIO cooler

Sorted!

v3llr · 27 Feb 2015 at 10:56

sweet man thanks

DaleTheWhale · 27 Feb 2015 at 11:00

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1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £265.98
Total : £275.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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pigeonguyuk · 27 Feb 2015 at 12:13

ThaReaperGuy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £265.98
Total : £275.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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Agreed go intel

Then Sell your Old CPU+MOBO + MSI 270x and use the extra £100 you have in a few weeks and get this(or similar)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £224.99
Total : £234.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

will notice a massive increase in preformance

snips86x · 27 Feb 2015 at 12:18

pigeonguyuk said:
Agreed go intel

Then Sell your Old CPU+MOBO + MSI 270x and use the extra £100 you have in a few weeks and get this(or similar)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £224.99
Total : £234.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

will notice a massive increase in preformance

I'd keep the 270 and see what the new AMD cards are like!

MrMD · 27 Feb 2015 at 12:20

ThaReaperGuy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £265.98
Total : £275.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Get 100 posts for free delivery & grab this.

Thats a pretty good price considering how expensive CPU's are atm

OP buy this^^ lol . The i5 will be a substantial upgrade for you,especially in the games you listed that you play(CPU bound games)

v3llr · 27 Feb 2015 at 13:28

Will do, thanks for all your help