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Looking to replace my daughters CPU/motherboard/memory and maybe add a SSD. This is one of three PCs in the house so I want to keep it cheap but have the option to upgrade later.
The trouble is I don't keep up to date these days and the low end of the market is even harder to follow as I am struggling to find benchmarks etc.
With this in mind I am looking for some suggested system specs. I had hoped to stay within £200 for the core CPU/motherboard/memory, but am a little flexible.
Considering something based round;
Pentium Dual Core G4500 3.50GHz or similar priced AMD (I have no idea here)
Open to other options. PC is used for standard desktop tasks, but focus should be gaming.
Other points;
Can overclock if worth it but this is not my main PC so I don’t maintain it, so heavy OCing is out.
Want up to date motherboard features/ports but not really looking for a high end product. Just something that will do the job. CPU is more important at this price.
Newest generation CPU slot I can get for future proofing.
M.2. slot for harddrive would be good.
Grateful for any suggestions for these. Thanks for the help.
The trouble is I don't keep up to date these days and the low end of the market is even harder to follow as I am struggling to find benchmarks etc.
With this in mind I am looking for some suggested system specs. I had hoped to stay within £200 for the core CPU/motherboard/memory, but am a little flexible.
Considering something based round;
Pentium Dual Core G4500 3.50GHz or similar priced AMD (I have no idea here)
Open to other options. PC is used for standard desktop tasks, but focus should be gaming.
Other points;
Can overclock if worth it but this is not my main PC so I don’t maintain it, so heavy OCing is out.
Want up to date motherboard features/ports but not really looking for a high end product. Just something that will do the job. CPU is more important at this price.
Newest generation CPU slot I can get for future proofing.
M.2. slot for harddrive would be good.
Grateful for any suggestions for these. Thanks for the help.
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