Build Advice £200 upgrade budget

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  1. MrP

    MrP seeking inspiration

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    Thanks to some overtime, i have about £200 to spend on some new shiny bits for my system

    at the mo its the following

    Motherboard : MSI Z77A-GD55
    CPU : Intel Celeron Dual Core G530
    GPU : ATI 4870 512mb
    SSD : crucial 64gb
    PSU : Corsair hx620
    Ram : 8gb Kingston HyperX Genesis PC3-12800C9

    Its mostly playing WOW and trackmania at the mo, so it would probably suffice, but i really do fancy something a little better.

    If i had the chance, i would be buying a new CPU, GPU and SSD, but £200 defiantly stops that idea, so could anyone make any recommendations as to what would be worthwhile purchases within my budget, and the best order to do them

    is it worth buying a K series cpu second hand, or am i just wasting my money with what the machine does?

    cheers
     
  2. penryn 2 hertz

    penryn 2 hertz I'm not a science fiction writer...

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    Try and buy 2nd hand core i3 and pair it with an HD 7870 then sell your old gear your current cpu,gpu,ssd and use the cash to buy a nice 256gb ssd...
     
  3. TheJDog

    TheJDog What's a Dremel?

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    I agree on the 7850, they are a great card for the price, if you have a storage drive, a 120gb ssd will probably do you for the OS and your most used programs
     
  4. AlienwareAndy

    AlienwareAndy What's a Dremel?

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    You can pick up a I5 2500k for around £100 now. Then pick up a 7850, job done.
     
  5. MrP

    MrP seeking inspiration

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    As I have a £20 ocuk voucher, is it worth getting the 7850 new and going second hand on the CPU?
     
  6. AlienwareAndy

    AlienwareAndy What's a Dremel?

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