Mobo/CPU/RAM for £200-£300

Jacky-Boy16

Jacky-Boy16

Jacky-Boy16

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Hey guys

I use a lot of cpu/ram intensive software for work (zbrush, maya, photoshop etc), and I'm looking to build a new computer to deal with these programs. Do any of you know of any good mobo/cpu/ram combinations to deal with this, for around £200-£300.

The mobo doesn't need any fancy bells or whistles really. I'm just after brute power.

I've looked at a couple of the overclocked bundles and this one seems really good

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-042-OE

Any advice on the sort of thing I should be going for?

Cheers
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £154.99
(£129.16) £154.99
(£129.16)
Foxconn H67A-S Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sub Total : £220.80
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 : £46.06
Total : £276.36
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £155.99
(£129.99) £155.99
(£129.99)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1600C9ELV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sub Total : £196.64
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 : £41.23
Total : £247.37

Hex core cpu.
 
Thanks Stulid yeah i've heard that the sandy bridge seems to be the way to go with my budget. Would it still be the best bet as opposed to the overclocked system mentioned above. I can't overclock myself hence why I wanted a pre oc'd build
 
Well its newer, and even at the 2400cpu stock speed I am sure it wont be too much in it compared to an overclocked i3.

Plus the Sandybridge is a quad core cpu, so will benefit more.
 
Wouldn't the AMD one be the one to go for? do the programmes he uses use all six cores mean it would go a lot faster?
 
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