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Mobo upgrade €300

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  • 05-01-2011 3:51pm
    #1
    Wacked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭


    Can someone recomend a good Mobo, Chip and ram option for 300 euro budget. I would imagine im in the i5 bracket but i want to get the best balance for my money.


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    IrishMetalhead
    Registered Users Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭IrishMetalhead


    you looking for just the mobo or the mobo and cpu?


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    Wacked
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭Wacked


    Mobo, CPU and RAM.


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    IrishMetalhead
    Registered Users Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭IrishMetalhead


    at €300 i think your best shot would be an amd phenom x4 or x6 don't think you'll get a decent i5 and decent motherboard to go with it at the same time.
    maybe a dual-core i5 but i would go with a phenom for sure on a budget like that, AMD have an amzing price to performance ratio.
    btw are you going to use onboard graphics or do you have a graphics card?


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    Kevinf63
    Registered Users Posts: 169 ✭✭Kevinf63


    IrishMetalhead wrote: »
    at €300 i think your best shot would be an amd phenom x4 or x6 don't think you'll get a decent i5 and decent motherboard to go with it at the same time.
    maybe a dual-core i5 but i would go with a phenom for sure on a budget like that, AMD have an amazing price to performance ratio.
    btw are you going to use onboard graphics or do you have a graphics card?

    I would of replied with the same answer ha! :)
    Phenom X4 955 3.2 GHZ seems cheap enough for CPU or a Phenom X6 1055T at most, with a 890 series chipset and 4GB RAM. Like This maybe? Close to the budget though might be able to shave off a few bob here and there. EDIT: Just realised 15 quid for shipping as well.. :o


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    IrishMetalhead
    Registered Users Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭IrishMetalhead


    Heres a great set up fas memory, quad core cpu and brilliant overclocking mobo =]

    2qvzj8z.png

    Includes 24-48hr express shipping aswell ;)


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    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    If the budget doest not include delivery costs..

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    I would go for that and find the extra €16.

    You'll have a fast, 6 core AMD CPU, fast DDR-3 1600 ram, and a very solid board, with USB 3.0 and SATA 600.


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Is this still open for recommendations?

    Memoryc
    4GB GeIL PC3-12800 1600MHz Value Plus CL9 - € 44.17 (Free delivery)


    Komplett
    X6 1055T €165
    MSI 870A-G54 €89.95 (free delivery)
    (Same board as Dublin_Gunner's, but I actually hadn't looked at that build until afterwards, so it's doubly recommended)

    Total = €299.12 including delivery.

    With enough left to buy yourself a bar of chocolate... probably in a supermarket anyway.


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    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    Monotype wrote: »
    Is this still open for recommendations?

    Memoryc
    4GB GeIL PC3-12800 1600MHz Value Plus CL9 - € 44.17 (Free delivery)


    Komplett
    X6 1055T €165
    MSI 870A-G54 €89.95 (free delivery)
    (Same board as Dublin_Gunner's, but I actually hadn't looked at that build until afterwards, so it's doubly recommended)

    Total = €299.12 including delivery.

    With enough left to buy yourself a bar of chocolate... probably in a supermarket anyway.

    Good stuff.

    Pretty much the same build as mine apart from the ram (which will perform identically).

    And all for €17 less than my build due to different suppliers not charging delivery:)

    Defo the build to go for.


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