advice on i3 office PC

[slim01]

Hi there peeps!!

been out of the loop for a while building PCs!! Was wondering if anyone knows a good mobo combo to go with an i3 for a home office PC... with the option to upgrade to an i5 in few years time??
There seems to be a LOT of socket types im not familiar with

budget is around £65 for mobo, 95 for CPU, so £160 ttl. If £65 is more than enough for an i3, that would be great as more money to be spent on a better PSU!

Will be pairing this up with 8gb corsair memory and a 120gb OCZ SSD.

THANKS

 

[wkingsnorth]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x Asus P8H61 Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £62.98
Total : £170.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).



That includes shipping btw

 

[shadow_boxer]

Stretch that little bit more for a basic Z77 motherboard and an i3. This'll let you overclock your i5/i7 in the future and be fully compatible with Ivy Bridge CPUs and all the features they bring. For example the MSI Z77A-G43.

If your not interested in any of that then a basic H61 motherboard will be fine, I would personally go for the Gigabyte H61MA-D3V. USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s and UEFI BIOS.

 

[Idleman]

This, over budget but would allow a SB/IB i5 upgrade.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x MSI B75A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
Total : £181.33 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Or this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
Total : £159.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 

[wkingsnorth]

This, over budget but would allow a SB/IB i5 upgrade.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x MSI B75A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
Total : £181.33 (includes shipping : £9.50).

That.

 

[slim01]

awesome, thanks for help guys. Yeah i get free shipping with OCUK so that works out just over £170... not too bad i guess...

Would you guys not recommend any Asus boards then?

 

[Idleman]

awesome, thanks for help guys. Yeah i get free shipping with OCUK so that works out just over £170... not too bad i guess...

Would you guys not recommend any Asus boards then?

Yes, if one was cheap enough to fit your budget.

 

[slim01]

just thought i should let you know guys, been having some serious trouble with this mobo - wont be using MSI again

See new post

 

[Gav_881]

the new Ivy bridge I3's should be out tomorrow mate might be worth taking another look then, either there gonna drop the sandy prices or give you more bang for your buck with one of them having the new HD4000 graphics.