James
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I'm looking to upgrade my PC but i'm a bit out of touch with components.
Can someone recommend the following:
Motherboard (AMD/Intel) and which socket is best these days?
CPU (Obviously dependent on the above)
RAM (Probably start with 2GB but looking to upgrade to 4GB in the future)
I already have everything else.
Is a budget of about £300 realistic?
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dannymccann
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I would say £300 is perfectly fine, however I cant comment on the components really as I am a bit like you, slightly out of touch with whats new. From quick reading Intel's are very good these days, both on performance and price
edit - But I am an AMD fanboi, always have been, so I would always recommend an AMD
[Edited on 19-09-2008 by dannymccann]
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John
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There is no reason to buy any current AMD over an intel, that's why they aren't making any money.
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James
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Yeh I always went for AMD for value for money but I don't think that's the case anymore.
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James
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Looking at this processor so far:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-193-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793&name=Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%20E8500%20LGA775%20'Wolfdale'%20%203.16GHz%20(1333FSB)%20-%20Retail
What's the different between Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad?
Which is better to buy? A slower Quad or a faster Duo.....?
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Gibbon
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Go for the E8400 (duel core) duel core should be fine for anything you want to do, quad is a bit of an overkill unless your doing really intense music/image work, or sending a spaceship to the moon.
The Intel Core2 Duo E8400, is the best for the performance/price sweetspot. Or you cang go for the slightly faster E8500.
edit; you already mentioned the latter, nevermind. Its the one id go for too!
[Edited on 21-09-2008 by Gibbon]
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Russ
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i disagree with gibbon
q6600 is around the same price as E8400, and will reach 3.0ghz per core easily on an o/c (mines at 3.6).
mobo - asus p5ke wifi/ap solo
ram - corsair - ocz - geil - crucial ballistix, take your pick aslong as its pc6400 it'll be fine
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James
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I can't really be arsed to overclock TBH.
I don't know how it works and I don't have any intention of learning 
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Russ
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then the quad core is still arguably the better purchase 
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