A worthy upgrade

[THE DOC]

Hi im looking towards an upgrade ,
i have a decent setup for gaming [which is the priority],
looking more towards the cpu/mobo/ram upgrade .
i already have
intel core duo 2 e6600 conroe[unclocked]
gigabyte 965p-dq6
4 gig ddr2 pc2-4300
4850 512 sapphire card with a 750w psu
1tb hard drive .all running on a dell 2407 rev04 ,and play all games in 1920x1200

have roughly 300 towards the cpu/mobo/ram.
and i want to make it a upgrade where ill see the difference

any help much appreciated

 

[Ritsugamesh]

CPU:- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-301-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1272 £139.99

Mobo:- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-206-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495 £106.98 [any other suggestions would be appreciated, P55 mobo's aren't my strong point knowledge wise]

Ram:- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-176-OC&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387 £80.99

Overall:- £327.96

You could shave an extra £15 or so with ram and mobo, you'll be getting a pretty cutting edge setup there too, the i5 range is very good.

 

[THE DOC]

thanks
i was just looking at this AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail [HDZ955FBGIBOX]

154.99 inc VAT


is this a good chip or is the intel better

 

[coupe69]

The op would need a seperate cooler with that build, as you've specced him the OEM cpu. If £300 is your absolute maximum you want to spend, then it might be better to go with the AMD. If however you can find another 50 quid or so I'd go with the Core i5.

 

[THE DOC]

can anyone tell me the difference between these mobo
i will not be overclocking
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-P55-UD4]
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-P55-UD3]
Gigabyte GA-P55-US3L Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-P55-US3L]