Hi Everyone
 
I need a new CPU and Graphics card , i have £115 for both. I will not be overclocking it,  i already have 2Gb memory and a 500w power supply. The budget cannot be more than £115 unfortunatley.
 
If i list the different option i have and the prices, could i have some recommendations please ?
 
CPU
£42 - Intel E2160 Socket 775 Pentium Dual Core 2x1.8Ghz 800FSB  
£49 - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2.0GHz
£53 - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 2.2GHz
£57 - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2220 2.4GHz
£75 - Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz  
 
Graphics
£33 - Sapphire HD 3450 512MB DDR2
£40 - PowerColor HD 3650 512MB DDR2  
£48 - Inno3D 8500GT 1GB DDR2  
£48 - Sapphire HD 2600 Pro 512MB DDR2  
£60 - EVGA 8500GT 512MB  
£66 - Inno3D 8600GT 1GB DDR2
£70 - MSI RX 2600XT 512MB GDDR3 Heatpipe silent
£70 - Sapphire HD 2600XT 512MB GDDR3
 
So which pair would be best for games ?
Also in the list of CPU above why are the first four not described as Core2Duo , but it does say Core2Duo on the box in the pictures ?
 
Edit: If anyone has any other recommendations id be happy to hear them.
 
Thanks

2180 + 8600 1GB.
(OC both of them. The E2180 can hit 3Ghz easily, and the 8600 should give you about 30% OC)
PS: I didn't know they had 1GB 8600s. Mind linking?

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My 1st PC(2003) OCed/Built
E2180 @3.2Ghz + P35DS3L +8400GS (700/475 OC)  

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140112

I agree with Shadow, if the budget is completely fixed.
 
If you can use some older CPU for a while and save more money, or if you can borrow £26 or so, get an E2160 or E2180 and this video card:
PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Extreme 512MB, £99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =GX-081-PC
 
It's about twice as fast as the 8600GT.

^Agreed. I would go with that because of the DDR3 RAM.

WOW! 1GB on such a low end card is kind of a waste (they probably did it cause of the cheap price of DDR2 chips vs DDR3). They should seriously put this kind of RAM on each core for the 9800X2s.

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My 1st PC(2003) OCed/Built
E2180 @3.2Ghz + P35DS3L +8400GS (700/475 OC)  

^ agreed about that memory being put into 9800 gx2.
also, i dont think 8600 gt is actually fast enough to utilize 1gb of ram at a good speed.

The cheapest cpu and the best gpu you can steal

This is a very good deal for £60
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141163
 
It should easily outperform any of those you have listed.
 

Nice find! Yeah, the 7800GTX beats the 2600XT. I must admit I didn't expect that...
For some weird reason the 2600XT does a bit better in Oblivion, but that's an exception.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/grap [...] &chart=277
 
@OP: How about waiting until you saved enough money for an E2180 and a Tuniq Tower and a HD 3850 512MB or a 9600GT, do you think you can do that? It's worth it, IMO.

E2180 + 8600GT
but because the power the gpu in the 8600gt you cant fully ultilise the 1gb memory.better to get a ddr3 512mb and so you can upgrade the cpu.

^Agreed. You will benefit more from the CPU since you will not be gaming 80% of the time.

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My 1st PC(2003) OCed/Built
E2180 @3.2Ghz + P35DS3L +8400GS (700/475 OC)