Want to upgrade my pc

[wraggster]

on the cheap hopefully

need a motherboard with pci express

only really need

motherboard
cpu
heatsink
case
memory to fit new motherboard

any recommendations on whats cheap and good ?

[kojiro7]

You have to choose AMD platform and not intel.Let me tell you my opinion for cheap and reliable:

-Motherboard:Choose an Asrock,MSI or Biostar model anything as long as it is AM2+.Onboard multichannel soundcard and lan are on any models.(I own an Asrock A780FullHD model)
-CPU:Choose between AMD Athlon X2 6000+ or Athlon 64 X2 7750 with their retail heatsink.They are both enough for current and future gaming and their stock heatsink is also enough unless you want to overclock them,but o/c is not needed for this.
-Memory:Buy 2 pcs of 2gb (2x2GB)DDR2 ram(800Mhz or 1066Mhz)any brand will do your job and you will have 4gb in total,enough even for vista x64
-Case:Any case will do your job its a matter of taste.Some cases have inside PSU (400-450W)wich will save your money and is ok for your system(dont listen to others for expensive PSU,you dont need it for this pc)
-Graphics card:Any nvidia 9500gt ot ati 4650 is cheap and enough for your budget pc.You will play games fine on 1440x900 resolution and medium to high settings.
Add any sata2 500gb HD and a cheap sata DVDRW and you have a cheap,reliable and capable gaming machine.

[quicksilver02]

i guess kojiro7 had said everything, what's the reason for the upgrade.

im an intel user but if the budget is tight, AMD is the way to go.

[newb_fo_life]

Well on my clan forums one of the members wants and new pc and someone reply'd with


ASUS P5Q SE2 - motherboard - ATX - iP45 € 93.00

Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz € 160.00

OCZ Platinum DDR2 PC6400 4096MB KIT, € 53.00

Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA2 € 55.23

NEC DVD±RW burner AD-7200S, 20x, SATA € 21.59

Corsair Powersupply 650W Black, ATX/EPS, € 90.00

Cooler Master CM 690 Black Midi Tower € 68.00

Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 € 256.50


800 squids.

[Malksta]

Well on my clan forums one of the members wants and new pc and someone reply'd with

aha, I don't think wraggster needs such a badass rig xD

OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent ATX2 Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent ATX2 Power Supply
Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G) Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 X 2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX8500D2K2/4G)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2) - OEM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ 2.40GHz (Socket AM2) - OEM
OcUK GeForce 9400 GT 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (NE29400THHD51-PM8796) OcUK GeForce 9400 GT 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (NE29400THHD51-PM8796)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A38005) Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A38005)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)
CIT 1003 Gaming Case with Side Window - Black (No PSU) CIT 1003 Gaming Case with Side Window - Black (No PSU)
AOpen DSW2012P 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer (Black/Silver/Beige) - Retail AOpen DSW2012P 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer (Black/Silver/Beige) - Retail

Total : £356.86 including shipping & vat

this makes a pretty good "casual" PC

[wraggster]

ive actually seen an amd phenom package onn ebay with motherboard and 2gb of ram

not too expensive either ;)

[Malksta]

ive actually seen an amd phenom package onn ebay with motherboard and 2gb of ram

not too expensive either ;)

is this PC you're searching for to be used for gaming or just casual browsing, newsposting, MSN etc?