Upgrading please help

rdb2012 · 25 Aug 2012 at 14:15

Hi guys this is my second thread. I would like to upgrade my PC as it is very slow. I was thinking of buying a new mobo, CPU and GPU and memory however my budge is quite limited. Now I am thinking of leaving the GPU and upgrading the other three and I can add the GPU later. My budged is around 300 pounds.

Any help please.

Currently:
Q6600
Gigbyte p53 DS3
2GB OCZ 800Mhz
8800GT

Any other suggestions please? Is it worth upgrading the CPU and mobo or shall I just change the memory as it is quite slow.

THanks

Phusion · 25 Aug 2012 at 14:27

What games do you play?

rdb2012 · 25 Aug 2012 at 14:35

I mainly play on my ps3 and xbox. But I wannt get Counter strike on PC and well if upgrade I will play more on PC, possibly max payne 3

rdb2012 · 25 Aug 2012 at 14:36

Also I the reason I want to upgrade is just to make the PC generally faster. My mac with i7 and 8gb is soooo smooth compared to my PC but I don't usualy play games even tho i have l4d2 and team fotress 2 installed.

Phusion · 25 Aug 2012 at 15:03

DDR2 RAM is expensive than DDR3 so might as well go for a new build

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £167.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £56.99
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £35.99
Total : £320.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

[WU-TANG]GZA · 25 Aug 2012 at 15:11

Sounds to me like you want an SSD

Depending on size that you think you will need I'd look at these two:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £158.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
Total : £258.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

rdb2012 · 25 Aug 2012 at 16:29

So this Pentium CPU is supposed to be better than my Q6600?

rdb2012 · 25 Aug 2012 at 19:40

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
(£154.16) £184.99
(£154.16)
Gigabyte H77M-D3H Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £75.98
(£63.32) £75.98
(£63.32)
GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1866C10DC) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)

What you think of this guys

Phusion · 26 Aug 2012 at 02:40

You would need a graphics card,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
Total : £336.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

honosuseri · 26 Aug 2012 at 03:04

rdb2012 said:
So this Pentium CPU is supposed to be better than my Q6600?

Check the link here

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium G840 2.80GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £56.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £35.99
Total : £340.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

I'd consider that to get you on the new socket. Sell your old mobo bundle to recoup some cash. Someone will want that Q6600 and overclock it I'm sure.

The G840 holds close to the i3 for gaming but its much cheaper. Once the i5K are cheaper/going second hand you can upgrade the CPU then and overclock. At £50ish it's easier to justify "writing off" the pentium CPU much further down the line