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altrewin

altrewin

altrewin

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Okay, lets face it. My system isn't amazing, and it's starting to show its age in games. However I am faced with a bit of a problem. The motherboard has pretty much no further expandability :(

I've been looking around a bit, and this is the closest I could find to what I'm looking for.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £97.99
Total : £288.78 (includes shipping : £9.00).



But as you can see it is way overbudget, and to be honest I'm not sure my current CPU/Mobo would fetch much. Also, the motherboard has an 8pin CPU power, my PSU only has a 4pin. Guessing this would cause problems?
 
If you can invest in a little more:

What volatge does your ram operate at?


Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
(£83.29) £99.95
(£83.29)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
* Sub Total : £199.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £41.99
* Total : £251.92




Buy now pay September 2013?

Spend another £93.42 for finance options.
 
I believe the ram is 1.5v @ 1600mhz, I have to say both those builds look good, maybe combine them to make something like this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £32.99
Total : £229.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Edit: Anyone know what the i3 will be like performance wise vs 3750k? Can't find any benchmarks atm
 
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Hmm, I've had an idea, but I have no idea if it'll work. The problem is my motherboard is an OEM from HP. Does anyone happen to know of a program that could scan my PC and tell if it'll support this processor?

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £94.99
Total : £103.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).



I know that Intel is better, but that would mean having to change the motherboard as well, if this processor will work in my motherboard I can fit a decent PSU into the budget as well
 
There is a way but I have forgotten how.
Most likely they will not be compatible as the HP motherboard will be the cheapest possible so not one of the decent AM3's or AM2's
 
Okay, it's been a while and I've managed to stretch the budget to £300 MAX. So with this weeks offers this is what I've come up with.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial V4 256GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £99.95
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite Power 500W Power Supply £32.99
Total : £296.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Please give me your thoughts :)
 
You have picked a AMD cpu to go with a Intel motherboard so that won't work. Power supply is'nt particularly good either. If i were you i would save up a bit more.
 
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Oops, so I have. Thanks for pointing that out :P With regards to saving up a bit more, I think you're probably right. However I'm still very tempted with that SSD, as it'll speed up my pc quite a bit

Edit: Also any chance someone could recommend a good PSU? I don't trust mine as much as I used to :P
 
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altrewin said:
Oops, so I have. Thanks for pointing that out :P With regards to saving up a bit more, I think you're probably right. However I'm still very tempted with that SSD, as it'll speed up my pc quite a bit

Edit: Also any chance someone could recommend a good PSU? I don't trust mine as much as I used to :P
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What is your current Psu?
 
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