mb,cpu,memory upgrade

heton · 11 Dec 2013 at 12:39

Hi, new here ,so hello to all.
i am looking to upgrade my pc, mostly just for internet browsing,watching youtube etc, maybe a few games ,maybe not.
i will be just needing mb,cpu and memory,my video card is ge6600.
the xenon 130i bundle on here is about the right price,but would i get a better spec from buying separate, mb ,cpu,memory for around the same money (£220,would also like to run windows 7 as xp will be no longer supported next year.
i would like suggestion please.
i think i would like Intel i3 h77 mb
cheers,

heton · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:40

Just need advice pairing right memory,mb,cpu combo

DaleTheWhale · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:47

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £47.99
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £43.99
1 x MSI H81M-P33 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £42.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX) £37.99
Total : £182.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Added an SSD to make the system nice and speedy!

heton · 11 Dec 2013 at 16:36

Thanks for the help.
wasn't expecting a ssd as i have a 500 gb wd, would i put os on the ssd.

Rilot · 11 Dec 2013 at 16:39

Yes, you would put the OS on the SSD. It makes a huge difference to performance.

DaleTheWhale · 11 Dec 2013 at 16:57

Especially to little machines like you'll have, you'll notice everything is snappy and overall fast, which is always great for a cheap little system!

heton · 11 Dec 2013 at 17:23

Will my gf6600gt pci-e be ok for mb,i know its an old card,but was hoping to save money by keeping it,or should i upgrade it?

heton · 11 Dec 2013 at 22:06

Parts ordered,thanks for your help,cheers

heton · 14 Dec 2013 at 19:47

Hi guys,
got parts in and comp up and running which is great, apart i can'connect to internet due to no ethernet drivers showing up in device manager,also sm bus controller has no drivers.
thing is i can't install drivers from mb disc or windows 7 disc, when i try both discs it says, windows found driver software for your device but in countered an error while attempting to install them.
anybody know what the problem is and how to help me.
thanks

kefan77 · 14 Dec 2013 at 19:49

go to MB's product support page, choose OS and download newest driver from there.

heton · 14 Dec 2013 at 22:08

thanks Kefan,that done the trick