Worth while update

[JoeBoi]

My current system is bit old with few minor upgrades over the years but it needs a complete over hull now


Rig: Asus A8N Premium (939), AMD x2 4200+, BFG 8800 GTS OC 640MB, 2GB DDR (2x1GB), Hiper 550w

I'm gonna say I've got a budget around £300-£400

Whats the best rig I can build now with that budget I would also like to get a decent sound card

 

[phytal]

Hey the upgrade will be based on the socket 775 (tight budget) you can get The asus rampage 2 extreme (which has the Xfi soundcard) and the Core 2 Quad 8200. Total:422.98 It will be a worth will upgrade.

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Just use your graphics card for now

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Asus M4N78 Pro GeForce 8300 (Socket AM2+/AM3) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £83.94
(£72.99) £83.94
(£72.99)

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply £72.99
(£63.47) £72.99
(£63.47)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7850+ Black Edition 2.80GHz (Socket AM2+) - Retail + Battleforge Game £61.99
(£53.90) £61.99
(£53.90)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £55.99
(£48.69) £55.99
(£48.69)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £49.99
(£43.47) £49.99
(£43.47)

OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel (OCZ2G10664GK) £34.99
(£30.43) £34.99
(£30.43)

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64) Sub Total : £328.59 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £51.16 Total : £392.25

 

[JoeBoi]

Wouldn't quadcore be a better option? I also don't need a case as I will just reuse the old antec one I have will I need a new PSU?

 

[mp260767]

psu should be fine, i'd go the following overclock the 5200, try the onboard sound first if that doesnt cut the mustard then have a look at the asus xonar sounds cards (around £60), if your preference really is for a sound card then drop the gfx card and get a xonar.

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 "Toxic" 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11133-06-40) + Far Cry 2 Game £119.99 (£104.34)

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £98.89 (£85.99)

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £62.09 (£53.99)

Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX) £38.99 (£33.90)

Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/LGA775) £28.99 (£25.21)

Sub Total : £303.43
Shipping : £10.00
VAT : £47.01
Total : £360.44

 

[hp7909]

I also don't need a case as I will just reuse the old antec one I have will I need a new PSU?

Older Hiper's did no have a good rep around here. But keep if running fine.

How about...

• AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £104.99
• Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.25
• XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 "XXX Edition" 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £80.86
• OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £44.99
• Sub Total : £329.09
• Shipping : £9.50
• VAT : £50.79
• Total : £389.38

Futureproof

 

[phytal]

GO for the C2Q . The dual core is outdated I have the E5200 ,it good and I overclocked it to 3.2 on air on the Asrock G31M-s mobo but the C2Q will munch through it. I say you go for he i7 now new technology and everything ,but you budget is low. Why don''t you save some money and buy and i7 pc. I'm buying an i7 pc next summer (yeah)

 

[JoeBoi]

Older Hiper's did no have a good rep around here. But keep if running fine.

How about...

• AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £104.99
• Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £98.25
• XFX ATI Radeon HD 4850 "XXX Edition" 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £80.86
• OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P13334GK) £44.99
• Sub Total : £329.09
• Shipping : £9.50
• VAT : £50.79
• Total : £389.38

Futureproof

Do you think upgrading to the AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail which is only around £80 more than the tri-core would be a good option?

Thanks guys the power supply I've got the 580w Hiper Type-R in blue some reason I thought it was a 550w.

Also one more question because I can wait do you think it would be worth waiting around till the summer and save a bit of money?

 

[hp7909]

Do you think upgrading to the AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail which is only around £80 more than the tri-core would be a good option?

If not planning to upgrade anytime soon, then yes go for it. Otherwise the tri-core's are a real bargain & perform quite well.