Upgrade for £400

[Itchytrigg]

Finally looking to upgrade my Q6600, most likely with a i5 2500k unless anyone has any better suggestions.

Only really looking at the cpu, mobo and ram (corsair hx620w should still be ok, right?)

Do you think its possible to shoehorn a suitable replacement for my HD 4850 into the build for the budget?

 

[beejjacobs]

i5 2500K is a good choice

Your PSU will be fine.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
Total : £395.22 (includes shipping : £10.75).



6850 vs 4870 [4850's not on their list I'm afraid, this will give you an idea of the improvement anyway]

 

[pandem0nium]

Ivy bridge "might" be the same price in a few days though, its probably worth waiting to see.

 

[pandem0nium]

The 7850 is probably the best graphics card at the moment in terms of bang for buck. It depends how much you want to spend though.

 

[Itchytrigg]

Thanks for all the ideas, keep them coming.

Ok the 7850 has me interested and is quite a big jump on the benchmarks over the 6850 but sadly takes me a little beyond budget.

Would taking the 6850 be a little short sighted?

 

[beejjacobs]

The 6850 is still a good choice for the price. If you can afford an extra £100, 7850 is a very nice GPU - it's all down to budget. A 6850 will still give you a nice boost over your 4850

 

[Itchytrigg]

Does this still look like a good spec swapping the 2500k to the 3570k?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95

Total : £407.12 (includes shipping : £10.75).

 

[Idleman]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £406.85 (includes shipping : £10.75).



Cheaper ram. The mobo has gone .

 

[Itchytrigg]

Cheers, hadn't noticed the mobo had gone up a little. I feel an order inbound very shortly