Spec £250-£300 Mobo+CPU+Memory

[Eggman]

My mate wants to upgrade and keep the same 500W PSU and case etc. Just need Mobo, CPU and memory for now. Hes willing to spend £250 and £300 at a push. Wanting to do some overclocking as well.....

Thinking:


Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £139.99

Asus P7P55-M P55 Express Chipset (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard Asus P7P55-M P55 Express Chipset (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £84.49

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) £52.86

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939 / AM2 / AM3 / 775 / 1156 / 1366) £18.99

total £296

Worried about the microATX...can u o/c well on these boards? never usd them before. Not bothered about mobo features too much!

Also will PSU wattage be ok?

Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[Tomcat825]

What psu is it? If its a decent psu (corsair hx etc) then yes just about, but if its a generic piece of crap then no...

 

[95thrifles]

Yes mATX boards OC well still, not quite as well as their full size counterparts but not far off
The main thing that dictates PSU wattage needed is gfx card, if this isnt changing and PSU was OK before it should still be ok
For OCing youre best getting some faster memory so as that doesnt become the limiting factor, look at PC12800 stuff

 

[Eggman]

ok, thnx for advice you two.