Spec me a cpu mobo and ram pls!

[e36Adz]

Hi guys,

my cousin has an athlon 64 with 2gb ram and is looking to upgrade. He has been offered this second hand...

Wolfdale 8400 dual core cpu
Asus P5Q motherboard
8 gig ddr2 corsair dominator 1066mhz memory with cooler
Arctic extreme cooler
Also the stock cooler for the cpu will be in the bundle and of course motherboard and cpu box

For around £290 collected.

I have told him to stretch to around £350 and go for a nice new quad core setup.

Now then, please can you guys spec me something for around £350 tops!


I'll start you's all off...

Intel Core I5 750 Processor @ £110.63 (£129.99 Inc. VAT)



Need a mobo and ram with this, ideally for £300.

Thanks

 

[e36Adz]

Crossfire/Sli not needed.

4GB DDR3 preferred, don't think you can squeeze in any more with that budget.

The i5 retail can be had for £130 so that is almost a definate, and although it may be overclocked it will just be kept at default volts so I think the retail heatsink/fan will be sufficient.

So it's mainly mobo and ram.

He intends to buy from wherever is cheapest really, but obviously please don't mention competitors.

 

[e36Adz]

Anyone else?

Mobo and cpu for £170(ish) for an i5.........??????