Low cost upgrade help

Old Man · 29 May 2017 at 02:22

Have an old Cooler Master 335 that I will be replacing the MB, cpu and ram and looking for something very low cost and so keeping it to max £285 with everything.

Potential upgrade:
INTEL Core i5 6400 2.7Ghz -- "already have arctic cooler"
ASUS H110M-A
Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Fan splitter

I understand my case is lacking USB 3.0 in front, but at least there will be a couple in back.

So keeping in mind I can't go above £285, are there any other choices?

Danny75 · 29 May 2017 at 02:32

Hi,

What'll be the main use/s of the system?

Does it have an SSD?

pingu666 · 29 May 2017 at 02:43

ssd will give you the best performance bang for buck , thats the first item to get

Old Man · 29 May 2017 at 02:44

Danny75 said:
Hi,

What'll be the main use/s of the system?

Does it have an SSD?

Already have a SSD, HD and external storage, so just the items listed are needed and this will be used for work and gaming - ie strategy gaming - TW Warhammer 1 and 2, Stellaris, etc with some fps.

Danny75 · 29 May 2017 at 03:19

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1400 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99
1 x Asrock AB350M AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £70.99
1 x GeIL Pristine AMD Edition 8GB PC4-19200 2400MHz Single Module - Black (GAP48GB2400C16SC)= £52.99

Total: £293.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)

You should have free shipping by now, I imagine.

Check http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350M/#Specification for the correct specification (correct number of USB headers etc).

You'd need an AM4 bracket for your Arctic cooler, or use the AMD Wraith cooler.

Old Man · 29 May 2017 at 13:09

Danny75 said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Quad Core 1400 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99

1 x Asrock AB350M AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £70.99

1 x GeIL Pristine AMD Edition 8GB PC4-19200 2400MHz Single Module - Black (GAP48GB2400C16SC)= £52.99

Total: £293.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)

You should have free shipping by now, I imagine.

Check http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/AB350M/#Specification for the correct specification (correct number of USB headers etc).

You'd need an AM4 bracket for your Arctic cooler, or use the AMD Wraith cooler.

I did not even look at that as I thought it would have been way over budget!

TY for your help

Danny75 · 29 May 2017 at 14:42

You're welcome.