mobo/cpu/ram for near as £150

Kosmiche · 23 Mar 2015 at 20:25

Hi I'm looking to upgrade from my s775 q6600 pc which has served me so well but is looking its age in the new games.

I've specced this lot

How does this look?

Don't mind if its amd or intel but from what people tell me amd cpu's offer good bang for buck.

I will also slap in a GTX 660 2 gb in which I am using presently.

Don't think I will feel the need to OC especially since I'm only using 1080p so am happy with the stock cooler for the time being.

Thanks guys, just after a thumbs up so I can go ahead and order. Please change my spec but keep the total near £150 thanks.

snips86x · 23 Mar 2015 at 20:27

Tiny bit more but would rather have this

YOUR BASKET
1 x ASRock H97M Pro4 Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £46.99
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £44.99
Total : £159.97 (includes shipping : ).

Ronald · 23 Mar 2015 at 20:47

Q6600 vs FX 4300: http://anandtech.com/bench/product/700?vs=53
Q6600 vs G3258 (faster than G3230): http://anandtech.com/bench/product/53?vs=1265

Not sure I'd spend money on either your own find, or the suggestion by snipsx86 as in general the performance difference ain't massive.
Per core Haswell is significantly faster, but you're loosing 2 cores.

pastymuncher · 23 Mar 2015 at 21:08

I would be looking for a bundle in the MM with that budget. I don't fancy any of the above choices to be honest.

Danny75 · 23 Mar 2015 at 21:34

MM is best bet.

Here's my best shot anyway.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4160 3.60GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYED38G1600HC9DC01) £44.99
1 x **B Grade** Asus H81M-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX (MB-582-AS) £24.98
Total : £165.96 (includes shipping : ).

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Maybe you knew that. Won't hurt to make sure. An i3 and the 660 would be a decent combo. As for B Grade mobo, just return it quick if you find anything you're unhappy with. Keep any Sata cables you may already have in case the mobo comes without them. If the mobo works out, your next upgrade can be an i5 or i7.

Ronald · 23 Mar 2015 at 22:06

That one may just about be worth it, Danny, but I'd get the hyperX savage for just £2 more...

Danny75 · 23 Mar 2015 at 22:21

Ronald said:
That one may just about be worth it, Danny, but I'd get the hyperX savage for just £2 more...

It won't run faster than 1600MHz on non-Z mobos. But yeah, it could be worth it if there's ever a mobo upgrade.

Kosmiche · 24 Mar 2015 at 12:27

Hi I have upped the budget, how does this look now?

Andreas.96 · 24 Mar 2015 at 12:58

What's the new budget? (Can't see the picture, I'm on mobile)

Danny75 · 24 Mar 2015 at 13:48

i3-4160
Z97P-D3
Kingston 8GB 2400MHz

£206.93

(^ For Andreas)

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Well it's all new now. But for the total cost it no longer seems slightly worth it in terms of performance (an i5/H81/8GB RAM bundle is only £20 more).

Z97 board and new RAM yes (you get 3 years and lifetime warranty respectively that way), but used i5's and i7's sometimes go for £50-100 in MM. And CPUs tend to take a long time to fail. And the ones for that 1150 socket are still quite new, even if second-hand.