Upgrading E6750

WeatherMan

WeatherMan

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Hi guys,

I am on a budget of around £120 although I can stretch this, I'm looking to find a CPU + Mobo for within that approximate price range.

I will most likely be buying used from eBay UK, but haven't been in the hardware game since 2009, and have no idea what I should be looking at.

I don't have any preference of AMD or Intel, but I'd like something with good board availability.

I just need a rough idea of what to go for, this system will be used for gaming, and will be paired with a minimum 4GB of DDR3, I will also be overclocking.

I am not totally sure whether I want a Dual or a Quad, I know most games will benefit from a highly clocked dual core, but at the same time, I want to be able to play GTAIV and the like. Which I know originally struggled on dual cores.

Thanks!




So far what I've looked at are

Intel Core i3 550 (Dual)
AMD A6 3500 (Triple)
AMD Athlon II X4 - 631 (Quad)

All 32nm chips
 
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Have you thought about a core 2 quad if your mobo is flashed to latest and able to run one?

Maybe a q9450 or eben a q8200 would do for gta iv if overclocked.
 
Yeah I actually used to have a Q6600, and then a Q6700, sold them a few years back though, and since got a really poor board. :rolleyes:

I'm more interested in the newer platform's as it'll futureproof me for that little extra time, i'd be able to run DDR3, plus id be able to overclock some. :)

I think I'm about ready to leave Socket 775 :P
 
I would get the i3 if I were you. If you want to run a live socket though, you will need a 1155 chip and only the k versions overclock well.
 
Okay thanks!

I've seen the Clarkdale i3's on the 1156 Socket, which are cheaper.

I take it Nehalem was the sucessor to Clarkdale?

I haven't read up anything yet but I presume, it clarkdale was the dual core predecessor to wolfdale, nehalem topped clarkdale, and now we have Ivy bridge?

I do want something on the 32nm scale, but there's not really much point in changing from an 'Ancient' socket, to an already exstinct one :P

At the lest I think I'll go with a Sandy i3.

What is on offer from AMD?

I am so confused with all their different lines!

There's Athlon II X2 / X3 / X4
Phenom
Phenom II
FX Series
A Series

:confused:

Could someone explain these to me?
 
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Phenom 2 and FX in your situation. That said athlon 2 x4 arent too bad for gaming.

If you were going amd id go for phenom 2.
 
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