best cheapest worth while upgrade

MAXIBOY

MAXIBOY

MAXIBOY

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current system...

gigabyte ga 965p ds4 early board..
intel core duo e6300 1.86
geil 4gb 4x1gb pc6400c4 800mhz
enermax liberty 500w
tuniq tower
seagate barrcude 1.5gb drives x 6
ge force 7900 gs 512mb
sound blaster

mainly used for surfing some odd gaming and downloading..

wanted to upgrade chip but realised might need motherboard and ram upgrade too..

what do people think is the best way to go..please


300-400 budget..thank you
 
a core2quad q6600 would work on that board so if you could pick up a second hand one cheap that would be a nice upgrade and maybe a 9800 gt or radeon 4850 or 5750 gfx card for some gaming
 
If your getting an upgrade itch then may i suggest:
Cpu: i3 530
Mobo: Gigbyte P55M-UD2
Ram: G Skill Ripjaw
Graphics: Asus 5770

Comes to £391. Maybe a little overpowered for surfing...
 
MAXIBOY said:
current system...

gigabyte ga 965p ds4 early board..
intel core duo e6300 1.86
geil 4gb 4x1gb pc6400c4 800mhz
enermax liberty 500w
tuniq tower
seagate barrcude 1.5gb drives x 6
ge force 7900 gs 512mb
sound blaster

mainly used for surfing some odd gaming and downloading..

wanted to upgrade chip but realised might need motherboard and ram upgrade too..

what do people think is the best way to go..please


300-400 budget..thank you
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I would replace the E6300 with a Q6600.

I would also get an HD4670,HD5670 or a 9800GT if you are only doing some light gaming:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-184-SP

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-SP

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-109-GW
 
What games are you playing mate?

I would say for a surfing, downloading and light gaming machine you seem to already have a great machine for that!!

If you really need to spend money I would get a 5770 or 5830 in there. You may or may not "need" a quad depeding on the games.
 
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