PC Upgrade

[CreMafia]

My friend is thinking of upgrading his system, which includes a Core2Duo 2.33Ghz, 3GB DDR2 RAM and a farely new GTX550ti and 600W power supply. He has a budget of £275. Any suggestions on a RAM, Motherboard and CPU that will be worth buying.
Thanks

 

[Fire_fly]

If he is willing to wait a few weeks Intel are launching new socket 1150 CPUs (Haswell), it may be worth waiting for that.

What is he using the system for?

What 600W PSU does he have?

 

[CreMafia]

He will be using this system for gaming. The power supply is an iTek 600W power supply, bought at a local computer store, not sure about its reliability.


Edit: He is not that willing on waiting for Haswell. PSU Manufacturer's website(does not sell from website, not a competitor)

 

[Fire_fly]

If you want something with an upgrade path.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A2000C9) £53.99
Total : £248.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).



The i3 can be swapped out for an overclockable i5 / i7 later.

Or better performance now but a poor upgrade path.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £143.99
1 x Gigabyte B75M-D3H Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A2000C9) £53.99
Total : £274.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).




Oh and I would not use that PSU, it looks to be far to cheap to be much good. Replace it with one from a know quality brand such as XFX, Corsair, Seasonic etc.

 

[CreMafia]

My friend has chosen to spend a bit more than his budget and buy the i5 with the motherboard from your first build.
Now he is to see about the PSU.

Tks for the help firefly!