Motherboard/CPU advice alright everyone, I'm looking at getting a new CPU/mobo, as my current one is looking a bit long in the tooth. I don't have mega bucks to spend, but what are people recommending atm? I'm a bit out of touch as I haven't bought a CPU since Athlon XPs were out
Whats ur current setup? Atm.. there are a few options. a. Core 2 Duo/Quad and a p35/p45 mb, this will run with DDR2 b. Core i7 920 with an x58 board, this will run DDR3 and is very expensive. c. AMD Phenom II with a AM3 board, will run DDR2. IMO.. at present.. if your not gaming.. then a Q6600, a decent P45 MB (Such as the Asus P5Q Pro) and some DDR2 would be a decent outlay. Plus the Q6600 is a very good OC chip, which means that if your system slows in future.. you always have the option to rattle the tits off it. For example: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 LGA775 "Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £139.99 Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £101.99 OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 Dual Channel £41.99 Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler £33.99 Sub Total : £276.49 Shipping : £10.00 VAT: £42.97 Total : £329.46
My current setup is: A Shuttle SN41G2, (Socket A board with AGP) An Athlon XP 3000+ 1GB of RAM (DDR3200) An ATI 3650 Pro (512MB).
