i've been told that my Q8300 isn't going to cut it for much longer so i think it's time for a slight upgrade!
i3 and the 4170 are equally priced at ~£95 whereas the phenom is at just £70
now also consider that i need a gpu and mobo to go with it, if i was to get the phenom it would essentially give me £25 extra to put towards the gpu/better mobo
AMD mobos;
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-...r3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-20-(x16)-atx - MSI 970A-G46 AMD 970 AM3+ £58
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-970-extreme-4-am3plus-amd-970-atx-4-d3-2100-glan-usb-30-esata - ASRock 970 Extreme 4, AM3+, AMD 970 £71
and the intel mobo;
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asro...1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx - ASRock Z77 Pro 4 - £83
so what i could potentially get is;
phenom, 7850 and the ASRock mobo - £305
i3, gtx 650ti, ASRock mobo - £308
fx 4170, hd 7850 and msi mobo - £313
for the i3 i could probably get a cheaper mobo and then get a 7850 or maybe even a 7870 if it's within budget
ANY suggestions on what i should do would be great, i'm kind of leaning towards the phenom + good mobo for if i ever plan to get one of the newer cpus..
also i probably won't upgrade my system for the next 3-4 years(my current pc has lasted almost 5!)... i'm leaning towards the phenom ii x4 due to the price of it all and if i ever wanted to upgrade i'd have a decent mobo
i3 and the 4170 are equally priced at ~£95 whereas the phenom is at just £70
now also consider that i need a gpu and mobo to go with it, if i was to get the phenom it would essentially give me £25 extra to put towards the gpu/better mobo
AMD mobos;
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-...r3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-20-(x16)-atx - MSI 970A-G46 AMD 970 AM3+ £58
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-970-extreme-4-am3plus-amd-970-atx-4-d3-2100-glan-usb-30-esata - ASRock 970 Extreme 4, AM3+, AMD 970 £71
and the intel mobo;
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asro...1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx - ASRock Z77 Pro 4 - £83
so what i could potentially get is;
phenom, 7850 and the ASRock mobo - £305
i3, gtx 650ti, ASRock mobo - £308
fx 4170, hd 7850 and msi mobo - £313
for the i3 i could probably get a cheaper mobo and then get a 7850 or maybe even a 7870 if it's within budget
ANY suggestions on what i should do would be great, i'm kind of leaning towards the phenom + good mobo for if i ever plan to get one of the newer cpus..
also i probably won't upgrade my system for the next 3-4 years(my current pc has lasted almost 5!)... i'm leaning towards the phenom ii x4 due to the price of it all and if i ever wanted to upgrade i'd have a decent mobo