poor guys upgrade

123

ok so i want to upgrade my computer as cheaply as possible (Money is tight)
Don't have loads to spend (300 euro is my max all together) dont mind 2nd hand or oem pieces

At the moment i have a case, a 400w PSU, (skt 939 mobo, amd 3200+,1gb DDR,7300gs All of these will be moved out in to a different case)

So i have a case, a psu, a harddrive, and all I need is a CPU, Ram, Video card and a new mobo
Want Quad Core, 4GB Ram(I know im pushing it ), atleast an 8800gts and any old motherboard will do


Can anyone recommend me parts?

Spear

123 wrote: »

ok so i want to upgrade my computer as cheaply as possible (Money is tight)
Don't have loads to spend (300 euro is my max all together) dont mind 2nd hand or oem pieces

At the moment i have a case, a 400w PSU, (skt 939 mobo, amd 3200+,1gb DDR,7300gs All of these will be moved out in to a different case)

So i have a case, a psu, a harddrive, and all I need is a CPU, Ram, Video card and a new mobo
Want Quad Core, 4GB Ram(I know im pushing it ), atleast an 8800gts and any old motherboard will do


Can anyone recommend me parts?

For 300 euro there's no hope of that. The cheapest quad core around is the Phenom 9550 at €159 while an 8800GTS runs about €240.

123

:O
where are you getting them numbers from?????
I can find a new q6600 on ebay for 125 and a new 8800gts easily for around 120

Hardwareversand.de have an 8800gts for 114 euro i think,


I was wondering if there was anywhere to get them parts second hand etc for cheaper

somakasvh

I'd say the best you'd get for €300 is:
Gigabyte P31 mobo
2x1GB OCZ PC2-6400 ram
Sparkle 9600GT
Core 2 Duo E4500

which comes to €308 + delivery on HWV

somakasvh

123 wrote: »

:O
Hardwareversand.de have an 8800gts for 114 euro i think,

Thats an old G80 8800GTS rather than the newer G92 GTS which is much faster

Spear

123 wrote: »

:O
where are you getting them numbers from?????
I can find a new q6600 on ebay for 125 and a new 8800gts easily for around 120

Hardwareversand.de have an 8800gts for 114 euro i think,

These are prices from the likes of Komplett or Overclockers. You may get an 8800GT for 120 euro, not a GTS.

123

Isnt the gt meant to be faster?

somakasvh

123 wrote: »

Isnt the gt meant to be faster?

the GT is faster than the G80 GTS, but not the G92 GTS

123

So im better off with a g92 GTS?
How about a 9600GT (Any good?)

TerrorFirmer

If you want to religiously stick to that budget, here's what I'd get, assuming your monitor is 19" or below.

It might appear low end, but at normal resolution, it's actually a powerful setup. Overclocked 8800GTS 320mb can beat 9600GT at 1280x1024. Obviously, the 2160 would want to be overclocked, stock isn't quite sufficient, but a few hundred mhz will bring it up to speed, and it'll clock past 3ghz if you want it too. Both builds feature 4gb ram as you asked..

Komplett:



Hardwareversand:

123

Can score a quad core g0 stepping brand new for 170 delivered
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=330228400506&Category=96868&_trksid=p3907.m29
or Anti on Adverts.ie has one for €120
(I'll go with anti )

2GB of Kingston DDR2 (Amn't too bothered about the speeds etc) 30 ish delivered off ebay
(I'll upgrade to 4gb later)

47 euro delivered gigabyte mobo on dabs (Yes its used :P)
Leaves me around 103 euro for graphics ?

123

Would a phenom be better you think for my budget or is the difference in price not worth the huge drop in performance?

Spear

123 wrote: »

Would a phenom be better you think for my budget or is the difference in price not worth the huge drop in performance?

The Phenom 9850 is a close match to the Q6600, though the Q6600 would have the edge in gaming. But if you can get a Q6600 for €120 then the Phenom is irrelevent.

123

Might aswell stick with that 120 euro deal i got.
My motherboard is sorted (Dabs) 47 euro

Now all im unsure about is my ram and graphics.
Can get 2gb for 30 or 4gb for 50

Completely unsure about GFX card though.
Any help?

TerrorFirmer

What motherboard did you get for 47 euro?

123

Its a gigabyte GA-N650SLI-DS4L has SLI and SKT 775 and is an Nforce 650i

50 euros because its missing the manuals (As if i need a manual:rolleyes:)

Worth 80 euro approx new

TerrorFirmer

Nice! Am thinking of getting one myself....50 euro is an absolute steal.

123

not if i get it first :P

Theres about 8 available at where im looking at the moment
ranging from the 36 euro mobo without the manuals to the warranty replacements at 60 euro ish (14 euro delivery)

Nice deals

Sqaull20

Dont be a tease..

gamer

would it not be cheaper to go 4 dual core mobo, theres no winxp 32bit software that uses 4cores as far as i know.,easier to keep cool too.

123

beggar i may be (lol picked worst time of the year to upgrade pc) but no point to go dual core when octo core cpus (Nehalem) are nearly here in 2009 it makes sense to go quad core.

36 euro for an sli 650i mobo from GIGABYTE
yum:D

Sqaull20

Any chance of that link for the mobo?

Would like to get one..

blackgold>>

Now thats bloddy value .

123

lowly clocked dual core AND 1GB thats what I have at the moment, not worth a penny

123

Change of plan it seems,

Instead of buying a half computer now, im going to upgrade what I have

I have an AMD 64 3200+ [gonna buy a new cooler and overclock the sh1t outta of it (venice core)]
1GB of ram (will buy 1GB more off ebay)
An possibly a 8600gt (50 dollars on ebay, how cant you buy it )

Will last me atleast until the end of the year when my wallet isn't empty:D

seraphimvc

123 wrote: »

Change of plan it seems,

Instead of buying a half computer now, im going to upgrade what I have

I have an AMD 64 3200+ [gonna buy a new cooler and overclock the sh1t outta of it (venice core)]
1GB of ram (will buy 1GB more off ebay)
An possibly a 8600gt (50 dollars on ebay, how cant you buy it )

Will last me atleast until the end of the year when my wallet isn't empty:D

50dollar of 8800GT?!!

link please?:D

123

Me and my Magical ways of finding cheap sh1t





....Sadly didnt work for this thats an 8600GT i found but for 50 dollars its better than nothing(Better than paying 200+ in maplin O_O)

duridian

123 wrote: »

lowly clocked dual core AND 1GB thats what I have at the moment, not worth a penny

123 wrote: »

Change of plan it seems,

Instead of buying a half computer now, im going to upgrade what I have

I have an AMD 64 3200+ [gonna buy a new cooler and overclock the sh1t outta of it (venice core)]
1GB of ram (will buy 1GB more off ebay)
An possibly a 8600gt (50 dollars on ebay, how cant you buy it )

Will last me atleast until the end of the year when my wallet isn't empty:D

That is a single core processor you have at present not a dual core, so the lowly clocked dual core would be an improvement. Plus E21XX are known to overclock well, using only the provided Intel stock cooler many are getting them into the region of 2.8-3.0. I think you are mad to be investing more into socket 939? (or is it 754, could be either with a Venice 3200). You'd also be buying more DDR ram this way, which is also nearly obsolete. But anyway good luck with whatever path you choose.

123

Ok change of plan(final)
Getting a 775 Dualie (Ocing it)
2GB of DDR2
8800gt or GTS
and a mobo
trying to get under 200 euro
any help???

Thanks for helping my struggle for budget gaming