Budget components £350 max??

[PermaBanned]

Should be alright... might notice the lack of L3 cache though. I'd reccomend one of the dual core Phenoms. Better at gaming than the Athlon II X4s but worse at everything else, assuming you can't unlock the cores.

 

[craptakular]

ok I see, I think in the long run the 955 will serve him best.