Best Motherboard and CPU on a budget?

salco93

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Hi everyone, not long ago i bought a cheap motherboard and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+, but now i realise they both suck! So, after christmas(merry christmas to all of you!), im looking to build a new INTEL computer. Im on a budget of about 150-200 pounds. I like gaming(im not a hardcore gamer or anything like that, i play then and again) and im into overclocking. Im looking at a C2D E7200, but really, i need some help from you guys! So what is the best overclockable motherboard and cpu for around 150 pounds?(200 if i have to). Thanks
 

salco93

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yeah i was just looking a that, but its around 140 pounds just for the processor. Im looking really into speed/price ratio! Any thoughts?
 

MaDMagik

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Id say this e7200 is a good choice, I was going to get it personally but then opted for e5200 as its much cheaper and a brilliant overclocker too :) As for mobo, it all depends what you want from it, whether you care about stuff like raid, two pcie slots etc? If not than ABIT IP35P(£65) or Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L(£73) would do the job just fine. Or for around 80 quid you can get a solid P45 based mobo. I can personally recommend ebuyer.com - good prices and brilliant service within the UK