Another Spec Me !

rojones · 17 Jul 2009 at 10:16

I know people get annoyed by them but im sorry, i need some advice.

Im an AMD fan but im getting confused as to whats the best option for me right now. My current setup is pretty old and is starting to struggle with some of the games i play.

This is my setup :

AMD 4200+ (939)
2GB Ram DDR
Asus A8N Sli SE (as i used to run 7900GS in SLI)
ATI 3870 512MB
Hiper 580W PSU

I think thats the important stuff.

Im looking to do an upgrade on the Motherboard / RAM / CPU and then i'll stick with the 3870 for now and maybe change that in the near future.

Ive posted in the past stating AMD would be my prefered route mainly because ive always like them and with the AM3 Route i think it leaves me with more upgrade options than the Core2 Route (I7 is not an option).

But anyway im open to all opinions. Can someone spec me a CPU/MB/RAM upgrade for around £200. Again mainly for gaming although i do play around with VMware a lot for work on my home machine and so that could be a factor also.

Cheers.

siumatfung · 17 Jul 2009 at 10:41

OCZ Platinum AM3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1333LVAM4GK)

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550 3.10GHz Black Edition (Socket AM3) - Retail

Total : £215.90incl del

but

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail

Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P nForce 430 (Socket AM2/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5C)

Total : £213.89 incl del

shows more value tbh for ur 200£

rojones · 17 Jul 2009 at 14:02

Cheers for the advice, one thin i do wonder though, if i went down the AM2+ route would i not already be at the ceiling with then Phenom II X940 in regards to the CPU ?

Cheers.

skippy2421 · 17 Jul 2009 at 14:13

if you cans stretch by about £20 you could get:

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £94.99
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £76.99
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £46.99

Sub Total : £190.41
Shipping cost based on delivery with:
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 15.00% VAT : £28.56
Total : £218.97

Also you will have to wait for that memory to come back in stock as the cheapest stuff they have in stock is 10 quid more

siumatfung · 17 Jul 2009 at 14:39

solution save up another 100£