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i5 upgrade

Soldato
Joined
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Ok guys im ready to upgrade from my old dual core.

what do you think?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)

Gigabyte H61M-S2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £43.98
(£36.65) £43.98
(£36.65)

Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9B) £33.59
(£27.99) £33.59
(£27.99)

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1155/ 1156 / 1366) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)

Sub Total : £220.45
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £45.99
Total : £275.94
 
tbh im not looking to overclock, just something that would keep me going for the next couple of years, my budget is around £250.
 
saying that i see theres a gigabyte mobo Z68 going for 70 quid, takes me abit over but looks like a buy, one thing i forgot to add was the heatsink paste.
 
Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £68.98
(£57.48) £68.98
(£57.48)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £26.39
(£21.99) £26.39
(£21.99)
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156) £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Akasa AK-455 Thermal Compound £2.39
(£1.99) £2.39
(£1.99)
Sub Total : £236.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £49.19
Total : £295.13
 
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