Hi all. Looking at upgrading my PC as Mr Capital One is offering 1 year interest free on balance transfers and would look to run the new games coming out well (Far Cry 2, COD:MW2, Dragon Rising, etc). I'm trying to do it as cheap as possible whilst leaving it fairly future-proofed.
Currently P4D 805 (was overclocked, it won't anymore), 2gb DDR2-667 and 8800GT.
I'm looking at using the 8800GT and scrapping everything else for:
£105 Q8200 CPU:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148933
£70 XFX 750i mobo
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151011
£44 4gb DDR2-800
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143844
The Core i7s are nice but it starts getting a bit expensive, nigh on £400 for CPU, mobo and memory.
I was going to go for the Q6600 but its still £50 more and the Q8200 seems to be very similar in benchmarks on Tom's Hardware*. Is it worth paying the extra £50 for the overclock? I probably won't overclock but might if its really worth it I might.
I wanted a cheapy SLI mobo so if need be I can get another 8800GT cheap and its a cheap upgrade. Its a lot cheaper than buying a brand new top GFX card I reckon.
1. Any comments on the selection?
2. Any cheap upgrades somewhere that can get me a lot more?
Many thanks in advance guys.
*http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/2009-desktop-cpu-charts/compare,1401.html?prod[2631]=on&prod[2638]=on