Help with cpu ram upgrade

c61ll · 12 Jun 2009 at 17:16

What is the best quad core and 4gb of RAM i could fit on this board for under £200?

And is it worth upgrading from current spec which is in sig, or just wait a bit longer and get i7?

Thanks

c61ll · 12 Jun 2009 at 17:19

Sorry my mobo is an Abit IP35 pro

jak731 · 12 Jun 2009 at 17:36

i would say stick with what you got for now, then go i5/i7 later,

RJC · 12 Jun 2009 at 17:41

How does this look:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £174.00
(£151.30) £174.00
(£151.30)

OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK) £38.99
(£33.90) £38.99
(£33.90) Sub Total : £185.20 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Expresspak Next Day
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £7.75 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £28.94 Total : £221.89
Looking at the Abit website you need BIOS Rev 17.

c61ll · 12 Jun 2009 at 17:58

Yea Thinking about it il wait and go i7 ordered a sapphire 4890 toxic to keep me going for a while