- Oct 20, 2013
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Hi guys.
I am currently in the process of upgrading an older computer as it is starting to slow down a bit.
I am planning on replacing the DDR2 4gb ram with some newer DDR3 4gb corsair Ram (worth the £30?), and upgrading the OS from XP to 7.
I am also going to be replacing motherboard/cpu. I was surprised to find the motherboard that is currently in use (a DELL brand I think...) has the CPU at a diagonal to the boards edge o.o
So, what is the best 'value'/'budget' Cpu/motherboard which would be sufficient for office work (mostly photo viewing, internet browsing and word document work)
I have selected the I3-4330 and Gigabyte GA-Z87X-SLI Motherboard as a possible combinaton. Is this a good choice or are there better options? I was wondering if a Z87 chipset is really needed for this kind of use or not?
Obviously, the more money I can save the better but I would like the price of both CPU and Motherboard to stay below £160. If an extra £10-20 would vastly improve performance I'm sure i could stretch to that, but I would prefer to reduce cost (relative to the above combination) rather than increase it.
Thanks for any input
~Barney6262
I am currently in the process of upgrading an older computer as it is starting to slow down a bit.
I am planning on replacing the DDR2 4gb ram with some newer DDR3 4gb corsair Ram (worth the £30?), and upgrading the OS from XP to 7.
I am also going to be replacing motherboard/cpu. I was surprised to find the motherboard that is currently in use (a DELL brand I think...) has the CPU at a diagonal to the boards edge o.o
So, what is the best 'value'/'budget' Cpu/motherboard which would be sufficient for office work (mostly photo viewing, internet browsing and word document work)
I have selected the I3-4330 and Gigabyte GA-Z87X-SLI Motherboard as a possible combinaton. Is this a good choice or are there better options? I was wondering if a Z87 chipset is really needed for this kind of use or not?
Obviously, the more money I can save the better but I would like the price of both CPU and Motherboard to stay below £160. If an extra £10-20 would vastly improve performance I'm sure i could stretch to that, but I would prefer to reduce cost (relative to the above combination) rather than increase it.
Thanks for any input
~Barney6262
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