Help me upgrade to C2D

A[L]C · 27 Feb 2007 at 11:27

Hi all,

Current spec

A64 3000+ @ 2250
Asrock 939S56-M
Thermalright XP-90C
1gb (2x512mb) Geil Golden Dragon PC3500
1gb (2x512mb) Generic PC2700
Asus TA-212 Mid Tower Case with generic 360W PSU
X800GTO2
250gb SATA1 hdd
DVD-RW

Ive got about £270 and am thinking if I sell my current componets, I can then get a C2D setup.

35 3000+
50 Geil
20 generic
20 generic
50 x800gto2
175 total

So... thats about £455 for an upgrade. What would you recommend?

steve258 · 27 Feb 2007 at 12:01

Something like E4300 + 965P-S3 + G.Skill 2Gb + FSP 500W + 1950pro should come just under your budget.

A[L]C · 27 Feb 2007 at 12:03

How about this? Bit over budget, but would it be much better?

steve258 · 27 Feb 2007 at 12:08

What I had in mind:

Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
£95.99
(£112.79)
FSP Sparkle Blue Storm 2 500W ATX2.0 PSU
£49.99
(£58.74)
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£91.99
(£108.09)
Gigabyte GA_965P_S3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£59.99
(£70.49)
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NQ PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit
£81.99
(£96.34)

Sub Total : £379.95
Shipping : £8.95
Vat : £68.06
Total : £456.96

steve258 · 27 Feb 2007 at 12:13

A[L]C said:
How about this? Bit over budget, but would it be much better?

Not performance wise, no.

The motherboard is essentially the same but the S3 doesn't have all-solid capacitors for £10 less.

E6300 is marginally better than the E4300 for only a few £ more but if you want to overclock then the 4300 will make life easier.

The seasonic PSU will do just fine but you need a more powerful PSU if you want to upgrade to DX10 card soon.

That HIS 1950pro is quieter so it's up to you whether it is worth the £20 extra over the connect3d one. but for £130 quid you might as well go 1950XT for just £5 more on this week only.