Mobo + CPU

[pvtkranox]

Hi,

Looking to upgrade a PC for a friend, currently running an old (AM3) dual core chip. (Approx 5 years old)

He has recently upgraded his Ram, meaning he has DDR3 1866mhz 2x8gb sticks.

He is after a new Mobo and CPU, ideally a budget of around £200, and was wondering if anything had any ideas of the best ?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am3-processor-retail-cp-338-am.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-970-gaming-amd-970-socket-am3-ddr3-atx-motherboard-mb-286-ms.html

Looked at something like this, just want to make sure they should ideally be "Plug and Play" without any compatibility issues, or better choices out there ?

Thanks in advance for any help people can provide !

 

[Borealis]

Does he need SLI or Xfire? If not, then this Gigabyte board should also be good.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ocket-am3-ddr3-atx-motherboard-mb-544-gi.html

My dad's got the FX-6300 and it's actually pretty decent. It outperformed my i5 on Photoshop!

As for Intel, you could probably afford an i3 (2 cores, 4 threads) but I'm not sure if that's a good idea:

i3 4170
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...ocket-lga1150-processor-retail-cp-572-in.html

Asus Z97-K
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus-z97-k-intel-z97-socket-1150-ddr3-atx-motherboard-mb-605-as.html

 

[pvtkranox]

Hi Borealis,

No, he is not a hardcore gamer or editor at all. He runs just a standard Geforce GTX 660 so nothing Flash. Generally stick with AMD, only reason is just loyalty (as sad as it seems)