cpu, ram and mobo upgrade advice

hardkore

hardkore

hardkore

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hey guys!

Recently got back into gaming again as battlefield 3 is around the corner and i know my dual core wont get along with it too well.

I've got about £250 to upgrade so what you guys suggest? Would like a i5 760 and around 6gb of ram. When i build this rig from new Core2 was all the rage so im abit out of the loop :p

cheers :cool:
 
For £280 you could have Sandy Bridge with 8GB RAM:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *LOWEST UK PRICE* £72.98
(£60.82) £72.98
(£60.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.98
(£41.65) £49.98
(£41.65)
Sub Total : £232.46
Shipping cost based on delivery to with:
FREE SHIPPING (DX Secure Next Day)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £46.49
Total : £278.95
 
sounds pretty good redmint. Is there any decent 6gb kits as £250 is pretty much pushing me to my limit. Ive got 4gb at the minute and nothing i do or play maxes that out so 8GB is abit over kill.
 
olivier renault said:
I would settle for either 4 or 8 GB. Not much point in 4x2 + 2x1. Would that even work? And no point at all in 3x2GB :)
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This really, go for 4GB if 4GB is fine for you atm. No point going for 6GB on a dual channel motherboard. Upgrade later when you've got more money if you decide 4GB is no longer enough at some point in the future.
 
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