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mleanz1 · 16 Mar 2009 at 11:19

Im looking to buy a new case, PSU, Motherboard, CPU. Ive got a budget of around £350-£400. What can i get for that price. It needs to be 64-bit and capable of handling 8gb ram. Ideally id like AMD but not that fussed of Intel can be found for cheaper.

Cheers
Mark

mleanz1 · 16 Mar 2009 at 11:22

Also i forgot to mention im using Linux so it needs to be compatible

Trunks9486 · 16 Mar 2009 at 11:33

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail
Asus M3A78-T AMD 790GX (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ ModXStream Pro 400w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black
Total: £316

You could upgrade to a Quad Core if you like and stay within budget. I assumed you already have RAM, hard disk and a graphics card? (even though the mobo has integrated graphics anyway).

mleanz1 · 16 Mar 2009 at 11:45

Cheers yeh im basically upgrading as my motherboard is playing up (wont shut down). I also really don't like my case so i thought while im at it i might as well upgrade that at the same time.

sketch145 · 16 Mar 2009 at 14:17

Trunks9486 said:
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail
Asus M3A78-T AMD 790GX (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ ModXStream Pro 400w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply
Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black
Total: £316

+1 for that, what hardware have you got already?