CPU/MOBO UPGRADE... OPINIONS PLEASE !

brianthesnail · 4 Oct 2011 at 14:57

Hi guys
well im currently using a celeron E3300 and a asrock g41m-gs mobo.... however i want to upgrade both and i was looking at the new sandybridge celeron G530 and a Asus P8H61 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) Motherboard ..... however with the price of AMD cpu,s looking good i am also considering a AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 455 with a Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 (AM3) Motherboard
i was hoping to find a am3 motherboard that supports both ddr2 and ddr3 memory... however the only one i have found is the ASRock N68C-S UCC GeForce 7025... and from all accounts this has been experiencing problems of late
so which would be the better option..... AMD or intel .......

stulid · 4 Oct 2011 at 15:00

Is there a budget?

What PSU and case do you have?

Are your drives (HDD+optical) a SATA or IDE connection?

brianthesnail · 4 Oct 2011 at 17:28

BUDGET..... £120
current psu is a OCZ 500w stealthstream and a NZXT M59 chassis ...... 2 x +12v rails (18A on each ) ..... using 2 x 320gb sata II HDD.. and a samsung ide dvdrw .....
i like the look of the celeron G530... however the x3 athlons seem to give you the most power for the least cash

stulid · 4 Oct 2011 at 18:25

Too much money?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £51.98
(£43.32) £51.98
(£43.32)
Gigabyte H61M-S2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £115.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £24.91
Total : £149.45

Closest comparison against a X3 455 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/202?vs=406

brianthesnail · 4 Oct 2011 at 19:08

pentium G620..... is this , infact how much better is this compared to the E3300
gigabyte H61M-S2V Intel H61 ..... nice.... convinced
kingston ram..... no way...... i will look for corsair xms.... prefered ram
never had a optical drive upgrade on the cards... however thats a nice drive.... convinced

stulid · 4 Oct 2011 at 19:14

I cant get a comparison against a E3300 celeron.

Being ultra generous heres a G620 vs a Core2duo E4500 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/406?vs=65