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Just about to buy this!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=250859805621
The girlfriend is buying me this for xmas definate upgrade to what i have what do you guys think? |
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Good upgrade to what you have now, give your GF some sugar
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Not a bad upgrade compared to what you have but i dont think its that great for the price, the memory is just generic sticks and the motherboard isnt that great its got a GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset.
AMD Motherboard Bundle including AMD Athlon II X4 ... Thats cheaper and has better components.
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I think you'd do better by buying the cheapest Sandy Bridge processor, the i3-2100 for around £90 and building a system around that.
It may cost more overall, but not by much, perhaps £20 and will be better.
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Where do I start:
Processor: x4 £66.50 ASRock N68-S3 UCC £35.88 8 GIG DDR3: £33.50 TOTAL: £133.88 JUST AS GOOD AS THAT SETUP. Sorry for caps mistake. Dont buy "deals" for flea bay for that price anyone here will do you better.
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Buy the parts individually, I'm selling a phenom II unlocked quad which can do 4.2GHz.(hint)
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aww guys you are confusing me now
what to buy what to buy |
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Maybe get older i3 like 530 or something,they are overclock monsters while the new i3 sandy bridge isn't.
Definitely try get i3 sandy bridge if your misses can afford to pay for it if not definitely get the bundle kieranD posted.
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Easy call. SB. Much better performance.
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thanks for the input guys
think im gonna settle for this AMD Motherboard Bundle including AMD Athlon II X4 ... PowerColor HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DP Out.... buying the gfx myself and will eventually get more ram and new psu the mother-in-law is also gonna buy me either of these cases for xmas http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/cooler...42063-pdt.html http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/antec-...34191-pdt.html |
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Better upgrade the GF too if that's all she can afford.
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looks like a good deal to me
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COOLERMASTER 690II is a great case for the price my mate has one, a little pricey in PC World. Hes also got a Athlon II X4 640.
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yea battelfield 3 runs like crap on my rig and im itching to play it properly i think i will be happy with said deals |
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I think you better go for this parts:
Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz - 89.37£ MSI H61M-P25 (B3) Socket 1155 - 40.03£ Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz CL9 - 20.00£ Total: 149.4£ And if You so desire, replace the 4GB kit i mentioned for this: Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz CL9 - 32.34£ New Total: 161.74£ And this will run Battlefield 3 much smoother than that bundle
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just received the setup above posted by linoliveira
just waiting for a new case would i need to reinstall my games etc as i have loads of stuff on my hds would be a pain if so. |
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Just move the hard drive over to the new combo and it should be fine, make sure you uninstall some of your drivers before the move
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Ok thanks
what drivers do i uninstall gfx drivers only? |
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I just flicked through this thread and I am glad that someone, Stuartb04 in this case, actually listened to the members and has come away with a much better setup and cheaper than op.. I gagged when I saw the first post with that crappo ECS mb and generic ram.
Glad you took some good advice mate, enjoy your chrissy.
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Sorry, still early for me brandon, what I meant was before doing the swap to new stuff to update to the latest video card drivers.
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