cpu and mobo max £170

stoke1863 · 29 Sep 2012 at 00:00

So managed to break my 1156 mobo today! There hard to get hold off now and I need the PC ASAP so can't afford to buy a 1156 from a website as I need the PC for Sunday . So I'm going to go down ocuk tomorrow , what is the best budget apec for a CPU and mobo to play games on ? Will only ever use 1 GPU and won't overclock. Money is tight at the moment

Gav_881 · 29 Sep 2012 at 00:29

ok so over 170 but it gets you to i5

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £143.99
1 x ASRock H61M-GS Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro Motherboard £38.99
Total : £182.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

under 170 your looking at

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x ASRock H61M-GS Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro Motherboard £38.99
Total : £138.94 (includes shipping : FREE).

could spend more on the mobo but no real need.

cannot find the benches for 3330 though so no idea if its worth the pennies to go from 2 cores with 4 threds to 4 cores with 4 threds

stoke1863 · 29 Sep 2012 at 10:03

Thanks . I can't find any review for the i5 3330

Bacon? · 29 Sep 2012 at 10:07

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-086-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2307

Combined with a i3 3120.

Idleman · 29 Sep 2012 at 10:36

What about a "B" grade Z77 board, you can check it out when you go down to shop. It says there are a few accessories missing.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
Total : £171.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

stoke1863 · 29 Sep 2012 at 10:54

So is the i5 not worth it ? Does it matter if i get a cheap movbo ? Its not getting overclocked or anything so will it really matter ? Will stretch if the quad is much better in games

Bacon? · 29 Sep 2012 at 10:55

You can go for the i5 if you want but will miss out on nice features like more PCI lanes, USB3, SATA 3, better built quality, BIOS etc with a cheap mobo.

Idleman · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:01

stoke1863 said:
So is the i5 not worth it ? Does it matter if i get a cheap movbo ? Its not getting overclocked or anything so will it really matter ? Will stretch if the quad is much better in games

What`s your max budget?

stoke1863 · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:08

Idleman said:
What`s your max budget?

£200 don't need USB 3 or sata 3 or more PCI lines this is just a game machine really

Idleman · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:21

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
Total : £214.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).

stoke1863 · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:25

Can't stretch over 200 im afraid

Bacon? · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:25

Personally I dont find the 0.1Ghz difference between the 3330 and the 3450 for £10 worth it.

stoke1863 · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:31

Won't a h61 need a bios update for ivy?

Bacon? · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:33

Depends what BIOS they come with already, check with OcUK and the manufacturers.

stoke1863 · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:38

Says ivy is supported since f4 bios . I doubt anyone at ocuk will know what bios it has

Bacon? · 29 Sep 2012 at 11:56

Just ask in CS.

Idleman · 29 Sep 2012 at 12:10

stoke1863 said:
Says ivy is supported since f4 bios . I doubt anyone at ocuk will know what bios it has

They don`t, i asked 5UB the other week.

If you went with this "B" grade mobo, the 3450 can be Turbo boosted to 3.5Ghz. But it does`nt say what accessories are missing.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI B75A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45
Total : £211.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).

You could get a £10 on Stoke to win 2-1@15/2

Gav_881 · 29 Sep 2012 at 12:25

stoke1863 said:
Says ivy is supported since f4 bios . I doubt anyone at ocuk will know what bios it has

if it does its no problem, download the bios from the manufacturer website and unzip it onto a USB stick. plug the SB stick in and go to update bios from USB.
Make a cup of tea and job done!

stoke1863 · 29 Sep 2012 at 13:16

Idleman said:
They don`t, i asked 5UB the other week.

If you went with this "B" grade mobo, the 3450 can be Turbo boosted to 3.5Ghz. But it does`nt say what accessories are missing.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI B75A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45
Total : £211.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).

You could get a £10 on Stoke to win 2-1@15/2

Thanks I went for that . All that's missing was the I/o plate

Idleman · 29 Sep 2012 at 13:23

stoke1863 said:
Thanks I went for that . All that's missing was the I/o plate

What, you`ve already been and got it. Jeezus, that was quick.

Let me know how good the board is.