My current system seems to be getting rather slow and unstable and so looking to replace the motherboard, CPU and RAM. Looking to spend under £200 so any suggestion at the moment leaning to AMD as prefer the idea of a quad core set up but open to suggestions. Gaming will probably be the most demanding use of the system.
Budget Recommendation needed - CPU, Motherboard Ram
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Hi there,
May I ask what PSU and graphics card you are currently using? Also, knowing the rest of your current spec would be very useful.
Also, you mention your current system is slow and unstable, is it overclocked and have you tried formatting the HDD then reinstalling windows?
May I ask what PSU and graphics card you are currently using? Also, knowing the rest of your current spec would be very useful.
Also, you mention your current system is slow and unstable, is it overclocked and have you tried formatting the HDD then reinstalling windows?
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AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £98.39
(£81.99) £98.39
Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
OCZ Intel Extreme XMP 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C7 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit (OCZ3X1333LV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99) Sub Total : £156.97 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00 VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £33.19 Total : £199.16
Plus, i imagine, you get free delivery. Not sure about the RAM though, where have all the deals gone???
(£81.99) £98.39
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99) Sub Total : £156.97 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00 VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £33.19 Total : £199.16
Plus, i imagine, you get free delivery. Not sure about the RAM though, where have all the deals gone???
I have a 600w Be Quite PSU and a 4870 1GB graphics card. Possible next year i will upgrade the graphics card.
Thanks for the AMD build suggestion is there anything in the Intel range that worth considering?
An i3 540 / P7H55-M build might be just about within budget, but AMD's offerings are far more attractive in the sub-£100 CPU arena. If you're considering overclocking, I'd get yourself a nice CPU cooler like the Hyper 212+ with that X4 955. If not, you may as well downgrade to the X4 840 and save yourself £22, as the performance is near identical at stock.