My PC's showing it's age in the processor department and as I'm using my PC more than I have in a long while I'm in need of a little upgrade. My GPU and my HDD's are all good, no problems, so I'm looking for the best motherboard and processor bundles preferably with at least 2gig of RAM. The kicker: around £130, or thereabouts. Any advice?
Need motherboard & processor bundle advice
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At that sort of price you will probably want to go with a Core 2 Duo set up, LGA775 board and will then need DDR2 memory. Processor wise, you could go with a Intel Core 2 E6750 or if the price is right the E8400 would be a slightly better buy but this is what will most likely eat most of the buget. You could probably go with a board from Gigabyte, which particular model should be based on user reviews so this choice would be down to you really. As for the memory, there is so much out there I would simply recommend any branded 2Gb but again it will depend on how much you are left with to spend on the ram.
Hope this helps and good luck.
Hope this helps and good luck.
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What is the spec of your current system?
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what is current spec?
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Hi mashw,
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I'd add another 15 and with this :
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 445 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £33.59
(£27.99) £33.59
(£27.99)
Sub Total : £112.14
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £24.18
Total : £145.07
AMD Athlon II X3 Tri Core 445 3.10GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £56.99
(£47.49) £56.99
(£47.49)
Asus M4A78LT-M 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK) £33.59
(£27.99) £33.59
(£27.99)
Sub Total : £112.14
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £24.18
Total : £145.07
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Cpu support for that barebones is actually very good. It even takes the 45nm cpu's. Have a look for a second hand G0 stepping Q6600 for around £80 and you can also get 4Gb of PC2-6400 with whats left of your budget.
Or as above, a rebuild with AMD parts.
Or as above, a rebuild with AMD parts.
Thanks for the reply, this looks great from where I stand.
For the extra £15.00 or so, that would make a nice little upgrade!
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If you want to fell free to upgrade to the Tri Core 450 3.2 ghz but i thinks its a waste of a couple of quid buy yourself a pint instead !!!!
It won't do any harm for an extra couple of pounds!
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For the sake of 3 quid i would do it.
