CPU & Motherboard bundle £100-200?

[MarkRSi]

My main machine is a ex-work i3-2120 jobby, and with a 750Ti it's pretty damn good at most games etc but eventually it's going be a bottleneck, especially as it's a bespoke Fujitsu that I can't use with another case/PSU ( http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=146...)

Looking at £100, I'd probably be able to get a G3258, which is seems fairly comparable to the i3 but seems to respond much better to overclocking.

I'd want something future proof, so might be better looking at a motherboard with the LGA 1151, although being able to use my existing DDR3 RAM would be nice... Out of curiosity would upping the budget to £200 get me something much better than a G3258?

Or should I be looking at anything on the AMD camp? Would be up for second hand options also.

[TotalControl]

You should be able to pick up an i5 Sandybridge for about £130 on eBay.

What motherboard do you have currently? Can you fit an SFF power supply that's slightly higher rated? One could be picked up for the remining £70.

Socket 1150 should be fine for a couple of years with an i5 if you're overclocking.

[MarkRSi]

TotalControl said:

What motherboard do you have currently? Can you fit an SFF power supply that's slightly higher rated? One could be picked up for the remining £70.

That's the thing, it's some weird bespoke Fujitsu motherboard that isn't compatible with an a standard power supply. I don't believe I can get a higher rated one either.

It's got a 1155 socket so I guess I could just up the CPU (looks like an i7 Sandybridge could be had for £120?) although I'm not sure the Fujitsu PSU could handle it as I've already shoved in an extra HDD and 750Ti graphics card.

I've already got a decent power suppy & case that's not really being used, so would be good if I could get an up to date motherboard that I can easy upgrade in the future if I need to.

[TotalControl]

In that case (pun intended) maybe have a look at the new Skylake MoBos. I've got an Asus Z170 MATX board I managed to pick up from Amazon for less than £100. But that doesn't take DDR3 RAM.

IIRC, Gigabyte had a MoBo the same sort of price range that does accept the DDR3 RAM.

But to keep costs low for the time being, I'd be looking at Has well/Broadwell bundles.

[Roscco]

MarkRSi said:

Looking at £100, I'd probably be able to get a G3258, which is seems fairly comparable to the i3 but seems to respond much better to overclocking.

My thoughts would be if your mobo is proprietary, are there any O.C options at all?

[MarkRSi]

Roscco said:

MarkRSi said:

Looking at £100, I'd probably be able to get a G3258, which is seems fairly comparable to the i3 but seems to respond much better to overclocking.

My thoughts would be if your mobo is proprietary, are there any O.C options at all?

I was thinking G3258 & cheapish motherboard for £100, but TBH I'd rather get something I could upgrade easily in the future (ideally 1151/Skylake).

TotalControl said:

IIRC, Gigabyte had a MoBo the same sort of price range that does accept the DDR3 RAM.

Looks like a Gigabyte B150 offers a LGA1151 & DDR3 combo, so might pair that with a i3-6100 then get an i7 in a few years time.

Any good places that do bundles or just get the bits separately?

[TotalControl]

I purchased the MoBo off Amazon and found an i7 6700k for £200 on eBay. Might be the best way to go.

Alternatively, try ebuyer/scan/ccl.

Having just had a look for you, Novatech do the cheapest i3 at £99 for the 6100.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu/#m=21&amp...

Edit - Gigabyte B150 can be had for £68 odd.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#...

Edited by TotalControl on Sunday 31st July 02:34

[chris285]

Based on what you are saying, i'd honestly save that money and put it towards getting a skylake bundle for future proofing myself and then look at a new gpu down the line or both at the same time if you can afford it

[MarkRSi]

TotalControl said:

I purchased the MoBo off Amazon and found an i7 6700k for £200 on eBay. Might be the best way to go.

Alternatively, try ebuyer/scan/ccl.

Having just had a look for you, Novatech do the cheapest i3 at £99 for the 6100.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu/#m=21&amp...

Edit - Gigabyte B150 can be had for £68 odd.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#...

Edited by TotalControl on Sunday 31st July 02:34

Cheers, liking that PC Part Picker site

chris285 said:

Based on what you are saying, i'd honestly save that money and put it towards getting a skylake bundle for future proofing myself and then look at a new gpu down the line or both at the same time if you can afford it

I'm thinking the same, I wouldn't really try installing a more powerful CPU into the Fujitsu box as I'm already pushing it as it is, so as I'd need a new motherboard I might as well get the latest and greatest.

[chris285]

Plenty of systems as in case contents depending on budget and needs, i'd just either do that or get the bits and build(i prefer building my bit's i have to say)