Possible to get an ok Cpu (cores) & Motherboard for £100

legend231 · 22 Apr 2012 at 03:40

hi

just wondered if my friend can get a decent CPU and MBOARD maybe dual core etc for £100 from OCUK

his old cpu was AMD 7750 BE AM2+ 940
Motherboard was ga-ma770-ud3
Still uses same tower

this is the G Card my friend has

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5570 1GB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphic HD-557X-ZNF2

tried to find him the exact same CPU and MBOARD but cant anywhere

cheers

Idleman · 22 Apr 2012 at 06:33

This for under £100 and he can use his existing DDR2 ram. But will need a cooler.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 250 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - OEM £49.99
1 x ASRock N68C-S UCC GeForce 7025 (Socket AM3/AM2+) DDR2/DDR3 microATX Motherboard £34.99
Total : £94.88 (includes shipping : £8.25).

What exactly are the uses for his pc. If he games, what does he play.

honosuseri · 22 Apr 2012 at 09:50

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £20.99
Total : £124.46 (includes shipping : £8.75).

Slightly over I know but you dont want to be on that AMD socket....it's pretty much dead. If his old kit has died there is always the chance the RAM is borked as well. Old RAM WILL be more expensive than current tech, might as well invest in 4GB of DDR3 RAM now.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/120?vs=406

That AMD CPU in the comparison link is the phenom II (better than the athlon idleman suggested). There are cheaper intel pentium G CPUs but I wouldn't go lower than that G620 myself. I have the AMD 555BE in my HTPC which is capable of gaming and has enough grunt for HD video playback and obviously general tasks as you can see the 620 is a better CPU and its cheaper than the athlon nevermind a phenom dual core.

There are cheaper H61 mobos but this one has USB3 and SATA6. It will take the new ivybridge CPUs and even has a PCI-Express 3 slot. Better to invest in current tech with CPUs you can upgrade to than a "dead socket" in my opinion buddy

jamesfreddie · 22 Apr 2012 at 09:58

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI H61M-P31-G3 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
1 x Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £20.99
Total : £100.46 (includes shipping : £8.75).

legend231 · 22 Apr 2012 at 15:47

massive thanks guys thats awesome info

he plays mmos and skyrim and syndicate well did before his system went...

TALON1973 · 22 Apr 2012 at 17:58

well if i was him i'd maybe look abit above dual core just to make it abit more future-proof . about to get a new system myself .. graphics first then maybe move from my dual core in the next 6 months ... but ned a better tv/ monitor as well ... thsi wil cost me abit lol

legend231 · 22 Apr 2012 at 19:17

low cash due to typical not expected pc prob hehe, but i think dual one should ok for mo, he can always hand it down to his kids later

CinderzFTW · 22 Apr 2012 at 21:06

I had that ASRock mobo and the 7750 last year before I went quad. Was a good board, but Hyper Threading is quite low on it and it cannot overclock to save its life.