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guybatt234

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Hello,
I have finally made the decision to upgrade my aged Core2Duo PC.
My budget is around £400 (hopefully) but I can stretch if necessary!
I mainly use my computer for light gaming, some photoshopping and web and video viewing. I already have two monitors,(VGA 21") and a copy of windows 8 I can install.
I have previously been loyal to intel but their high prices have driven me away, so im not to concerned what brand of processor i have. I would also preferably like to include an SSD in my budget and multi-tasking speed and boot up time are important to me. I am also not concerned about the case, ill choose one later. I dont plan on overclocking. I would also like a fairly decent graphics card, (well i expect anything will be an upgrade from my 254mb nvidia) for running games, is it too much to ask?
Im sorry this is quite a cliched question... :pt1cable:
Thanks very much for your time and help.
 
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Would something like this be too much of a stretch still?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.66 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card (£104.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.78 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £552.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-17 18:24 BST+0100)

There's also:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£87.76 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£62.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card (£104.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.99 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £488.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-17 18:17 BST+0100)

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£87.76 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P21 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£32.33 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card (£104.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master RC-361-KKN1 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£23.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Total: £433.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-17 18:19 BST+0100)

Micro ATX and no optical drives.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£44.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card (£104.94 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.78 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Total: £510.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-17 18:22 BST+0100)
 
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guybatt234

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Thanks very much for you response!
I think an intel CPU will be a bit of a stretch. Dont worry about including a mechanical hd also, I dont really need the storage, and i have some space in case I do. Are the AMD CPUs you suggested roughly equivalent to an i5. The 3rd one down seems absolutely ideal as far as i can see.
Thanks again.
P.S can you suggest an asus motherboard? Ive had good experiences with asus.
P.P.S I was thinking of this graphics card? A bit better value? Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
 
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guybatt234

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Thanks very much for you response!
I think an intel CPU will be a bit of a stretch. Dont worry about including a mechanical hd also, I dont really need the storage, and i have some space in case I do. Are the AMD CPUs you suggested roughly equivalent to an i5. The 3rd one down seems absolutely ideal as far as i can see.
Thanks again.
P.S can you suggest an asus motherboard? Ive had good experiences with asus.
P.P.S I was thinking of this graphics card? A bit better value? Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
 
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I doubt the FX 6300 is equivalent to an i5. It's a good CPU though.

A GTX 650 Ti Boost is very good too. I didn't think it was worth it, because you said light gaming.

The Asus M5A97's are good AM3 motherboards. Asus does make some of the best.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£87.76 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£62.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card (£131.48 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master RC-361-KKN1 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£23.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Total: £454.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-17 19:02 BST+0100)


 
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