spec for 12 O'clock order plz

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right last time i will ask (for real this time :D)

long story - short, my friend as a dead PC and just cant afford to build a new one with his work status and having a family to support so he gave me what he can spear and am adding a few ££'s, so when i say £200 max plz dont spec me a £205 ;)

i want/need a CPU, Ram and a MOBO for £200 or under that will play game out of the box without a added GPU, unless you can spec a build that will do it for £200 with a GPU but i was thinking FM1/FM2, i know the iGPU is not the best but it will play game for now until he gets crimbo out the way and can buy a better GFX setup in a few months.

i was thinking (but will be wrong :D)

AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor
ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K)

£175.97
would an intell pentum 1155 with a GPU out perform a A8-5600K?
 
Well I haven't looked at any stats of the new APUs but I will eat my own arm if any 1155 intel cpus i5 or above aren't faster at cpu related tasks.

Probably i3s too tbh, but like I said, haven't looked up the apus much. Not really my thing.
 
Going over budget by £72 which you did ask not too, you could have the 3570k with a motherboard that didn't support overclocking but you can upgrade that later and 8gb ram.

it would also include hd4000 onboard which bar far isn't the best, but its a lot better than expected.

this gives the option to upgrade it it later with either a gpu and even a new motherboard as well which would allow overclocking.

You can build the same system with a i3 for £187 but there is a big difference is gpu and cpu power between the two, and the chance of overclocking it later without needing to replace it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x ASRock B75 Pro3-M Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £31.99
Total : £187.93 (includes shipping : FREE).



YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x ASRock B75 Pro3-M Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £31.99
Total : £272.98 (includes shipping : FREE).




If you add +£15 to either of them orders you can get

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
Total : £69.98 (includes shipping : FREE).



there will be other motherboard options i just went for the cheapest that supported igup.

That budget some how raising to 300 would give a system ready to overclock, with and using the onboard hd4000 until a gpu can be bought without the need to replace anything bought.
 
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tough one this tbh as the trinity chip will be beter for playing games as a budget spec, however if he is going to have moneys after crimbo to start adding graphics card etc might be best to struggle with intel untill a gpu can be afforded. the i3 ivy should play most games on low (except the top end games like bf3, skyrim etc)

can gfx card from old system not be used?
 
Hmmm, I have no experience with this card at all but its just a suggestion, if he's got more money to throw at it after crimbo then just needs to replace the CPU and GPU with like an i3/i5 and a 7850 or something...

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x MSI GeForce GT 430 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £49.99
1 x Intel Pentium G630 2.70GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
Total : £199.96 (includes shipping : FREE).



EDIT: Or pickup a 2nd hand GTX460 or something? can be had for around £50 these days if you look around...
 
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