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Build Advice £200 upgrade options?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by james_p, 20 Jan 2015.

  1. james_p

    james_p What's a Dremel?

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    Hi,

    I've been asked to upgrade a PC with a budget of about £200 for fairly standard non-gaming use.

    Budget: £200 (but I'm not sure if that much is necessary)
    Main uses of intended build: word/excel, streaming and media server
    Parts required: CPU, mobo and maybe RAM
    Previous build information (list details of parts):
    M4A78LT-M
    Phenom II X2 555 BE
    Corsair HX520
    2x 2GB 1600Mhz RAM
    Storage requirements: n/a - have SSD + HD
    Will you be overclocking: no
    Any motherboard requirements (no. of USB, Xfire/SLI, fan headers): SATA 6GB/s, simply to get the best out of the SSD.
    Extra information about desired system:

    I'm torn between which cpu route to go down; FM2, AM1 or Pentium K

    For example:
    AMD A6-6400K
    AMD Athlon 5350, Kabini, Quad Core, AM1, 2.05GHz

    Any thoughts on this would be very welcome

    Tempted to pick up one of these so that it could sit on a desk as well
    Hyperion EV33B Cube MATX Case

    Thanks!
     
  2. MSHunter

    MSHunter Minimodder

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    Was it the x2 555 the one where you can unlock to a quad and then OC?
     
  3. james_p

    james_p What's a Dremel?

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    Yes, it was that one but unfortunately of the two I bought, this one didn't.
     
  4. james_p

    james_p What's a Dremel?

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    Anyone?

    I'm leaning towards the FM2 but it would be good for someone else to agree/disagree.

    It's not my money so I'm keen not to get this wrong. Thanks
     
  5. JamesRC

    JamesRC Minimodder

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    FM 2 is a great choice. Easily within budget and decent performance.
     

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