Pc upgrade advice

Interstellar

Interstellar

Interstellar

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Hi guys i was thinking to upgrade my current pc

What im looking for is a
motherboard
processor
memory
case

Budget £350

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Currently have an athlon 4400 :p
Using current psu, graphics card and harddrive which are quite new in the new build
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £129.24
(£109.99) £129.24
(£109.99)
Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £93.99
(£79.99) £93.99
(£79.99)
OCZ Reaper Low-Latency 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 12800C6 (1600MHz) Dual-Channel (OCZ3RPR1600C6LV4GK) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)
Sub Total : £294.64
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £53.62
Total : £360.01
 
wow that was quick! :)

i had the following in mind.

Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £158.61
(£134.99) £158.61
(£134.99)
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 (1333MHz) Low-Voltage Dual Channel (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 (1333MHz) Low-Voltage Dual Channel (OCZ3G1333LV4GK) £74.99
(£63.82) £74.99
(£63.82)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £61.99
(£52.76) £61.99
(£52.76)
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black £29.99
(£25.52) £29.99
(£25.52)
Sub Total : £277.09
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £50.46
Total : £338.80

Take it the athlon is better?
 
the phenom;) is slower, but the AM3 socket has a future.

and the gold ram has many complaints.
 
Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £158.61
(£134.99) £158.61
(£134.99)
OCZ Reaper Low-Latency 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 12800C6 (1600MHz) Dual-Channel (OCZ3RPR1600C6LV4GK) OCZ Reaper Low-Latency 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 12800C6 (1600MHz) Dual-Channel (OCZ3RPR1600C6LV4GK) £82.99
(£70.63) £82.99
(£70.63)
Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £61.99
(£52.76) £61.99
(£52.76)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £39.99
(£34.03) £39.99
(£34.03)
Sub Total : £292.41
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £53.23
Total : £357.39

Hmm how about that then?

What did you mean about the am3 socket having a future? if you mean i could throw a processor in there later, ive never upgraded processor before i just do these barebones upgrades every 3 or 4 years.

So i guess the big question is is the phenom* better than the i5 with these motherboards included in the calculation?
 
What he means is, Intel are replacing the 1156 and 1336 sockets next year. In contrast, the AM3 socket is likely to be used by the new Bulldozer AMD chips, and beyond that (Intel like replacing sockets, AMD keep them around much longer).

The i5 is better than the Phenom by a few FPS in games, but replacing a processor is very easy, and it could save you money in the long run. The i5 is very nice though (biased :)).
 
If the phenom posted is just a few fps slower than the i5 how does teh AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) measure up to the i5 being the same price and all?
 
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