new cpu mobo and ram upgrade, spec me

[alex2zulu]

Hey guys I'm looking to upgrade my system, I currently have an Asus p5e with a 2.5 q9300 quad and 4gb of DDR2 ocz ram with a bfg gtx 280 of gfx card. I've got a 650 corsair PSU powering it all with a few harddrives. Been out of the game a while and need some ideas for a CPU mobo and ram upgrade. I also need a case but it all has to be 250 squids or less. I play lots of games, bf3, crysis, coh, hitman, GTA etc

Thanks

 

[RJC]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
Total : £217.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).



I asume your case is ATX and all drives are SATA.

 

[Doomedspeed]

I also need a case

RJC's spec is spot on..

Add this case and youll still be in budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £40.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).

 

[alex2zulu]

Thanks for the recommendation, I'm exploring all options including and CPUs. What's the pile driver fx6 and fx4 like?

 

[Jaskaran]

Thanks for the recommendation, I'm exploring all options including and CPUs. What's the pile driver fx6 and fx4 like?

I would go for the AMD FX 6300 instead of the 4300 as it is too close priced to the 6300 and there seems to be no performance enhancements over the Bulldozer chip. The 6300 is probably AMD's best chip along with the 8320 and 8350, just go with the 6300 if you want an AMD processor.

 

[Freddie1980]

Thanks for the recommendation, I'm exploring all options including and CPUs. What's the pile driver fx6 and fx4 like?

Just be careful when applying the thermal paste. I heard some guy put it all over the contact pins and blew his CPU.

 

[snips86x]

I would go for the AMD FX 6300 instead of the 4300 as it is too close priced to the 6300 and there seems to be no performance enhancements over the Bulldozer chip. The 6300 is probably AMD's best chip along with the 8320 and 8350, just go with the 6300 if you want an AMD processor.

I've been looking at benchmarkes for this chip and it looks pretty good when compared to the i3. It certainly gives it a run for it's money on various tasks

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/677?vs=699

FX Spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £271.40 (includes shipping : £11.25).



You'll get free shipping too!

 

[teenwolf]

i quite like the fx spec.
must be better than a dual core surely

 

[snips86x]

i quite like the fx spec.
must be better than a dual core surely

Debatable!

The i3 has hyper-threading which can be of great help in some programs, but useless in gaming. However, the old FX chips like mine will get trashed by the i3.

Check the comparison.

 

[Bacon?]

In games where the coding support no more than 2 cores which is the majority of current games then the i3 will do better.

In modern games like BF3 etc which uses modern engines then the Piledriver chip is better. The advantage the i3 has is upgrading to an i5 at a later point which will thrash the Piledriver in games.

 

[teenwolf]

this is where i am stuck for my upgrade.
i have a z68 board but a g550 cpu.

dont want to spend £150 on a 2500k

 

[Doomedspeed]

this is where i am stuck for my upgrade.
i have a z68 board but a g550 cpu.

dont want to spend £150 on a 2500k

Get one second hand..

There selling for £90-£100...

 

[dacads]

FX-6300 can be OC to match the 3220 level on 2 core games..although now they are moving onto 4 cores so FX-6300 is the way forward I would say