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hi,
got my 5770 arriving on monday,
now i am looking at RAM, motherboard and CPU

three options have sprung to mind

Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.3GHz

or

Intel Core i3-550 @ 4GHz

or

AMD Phenom X4 955 @ 3.8GHz

which is best for gaming with my GFX, also 8GB or 4GB??
£250 Budget, no more.
buying in the summer so the phenom might go down in price.

thanks
 
The 13 2120 is very fast,

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i3-2120-2100.html


Giving something like this,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Sub Total : £159.13
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £33.73
Total : £202.36

£190.96 with your free delivery

Great motherboard with SATA3.0 and USB3.0 at a great price,

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H67MA-E35.html
 
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Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2300 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £134.39
(£111.99) £134.39
(£111.99)
Gigabyte Z68A-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Sub Total : £212.80
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £44.46
Total : £266.76

£255.36 with free delivery

The i5 2300 quad core is faster again - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300.html

The Z68 motherboard has SSD caching

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3863#ov


It is possible to get it down to £252.36 with this RAM - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-183-OC - but I would pick the Corsair.
 
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Was literally just about to say Stulid, might as well go for a £90 Z68 or P67 if you're going to spend that money on a board. No point settling for a H67.
 
J-FRO said:
Was literally just about to say Stulid, might as well go for a £90 Z68 or P67 if you're going to spend that money on a board. No point settling for a H67.
Click to expand...

But £60 for that MSI H67 is a bargain, leaves him £60 left over from his budget.

Its got SATA3.0 and USB3.0, you cant oveclock any of these CPU'S so may as well save the cash.
 
Aye, was referring to the £90 one Jordan97 suggested, of course if you're keeping costs low, £60 on a H67 is as good as anything.
 
stulid said:
The 13 2120 is very fast,

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i3-2120-2100.html


Giving something like this,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
MSI H67MA-E35 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard - (Sandybridge) **B3 REVISION** £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Sub Total : £159.13
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £33.73
Total : £202.36

£190.96 with your free delivery

Great motherboard with SATA3.0 and USB3.0 at a great price,

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H67MA-E35.html
Click to expand...


thats exactly what i had in my basket....
except a Full-ATX motherboard, prefere full atx
 
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but that doesnt take into account the overclock i could get from a 955, which i cant get from the 2300 because it is non-k series,
 
You couldn't overclock a AMD CPU large enough to make up that difference, its clearly way ahead of the [email protected]

Plus the less wattage it uses and heat generated.
 
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i have seen people get a decent 4.2GHz on air with the phenom, probably with a expensive motherbaord which i cant afford.
while we are on the topic of overclocking, what settings would be good enough to get a Intel Pentium dual core E2180 upto 3.2GHz??
 
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

£99.98
(£83.32)

Gigabyte P61-USB3 Intel P61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION**

£69.98
(£58.32)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)

£30.98
(£25.82)
 
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