Opinions on these two cheap mobo+cpu bundles please!

[Fraz]

A mate is looking to do a very cheap upgrade.

He thinks this:

Mobo+CPU choice 1 + 1 extra gig of unbranded RAM

But I was just looking at this:

Mobo+CPU choice 2 + 2 gigs RAM.

I've got a spare LGA775 heatsink, so that's not an issue, but unfortunately it's out of stock. Haven't yet found an alternative as haven't had time yet. Does anyone know of a good mobo + cpu deal, or just a good cheap mobo with onboard graphics?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The second bundle is the best by far as it has a dual core processor and better quality memory.

This is a good alternate bundle from Ebuyer if you do not want to overclock your processor:

Corsair 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 675MHz/PC2-5400 XMS Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4(4-4-4-12) Heat Spreader Lifetime Warranty £26.99 £22.97 £26.99 £22.97

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Socket AM2 (2.2GHz) L2 1MB (2x512KB) Retail Boxed Processor £40.60 £34.55 £40.60 £34.55

Foxconn A690GM2MA-RS2H 690G Socket AM2 onboard VGA 6 channel audio mATX Motherboard £35.82 £30.48 £35.82 £30.48

Cart total inc vat: £103.41

*FREE SHIPPING ON THIS ORDER» Total:£103.41

The onboard graphics is pretty decent considering it is based on the X700:

AnandTech: AMD 690G: Performance Review

[Max Tractor]

Bundle 1 looks like some kind of foxconn tat board, an alternative

Biostar TF520-A2 £36
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Biostar TF560 A2+ £39

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For onbaord graphics
Biostar TF7025-M2 £38
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Socket AM2 (1.9GHz) 1MB L2 Cache OEM Processor - Ebuyer

£33.76

2x512 £16
Kingston 1GB Kit (2x512MB) DDR2 PC2-5300/667MHz - Non Ecc - Cl5 - 1.8V - Ebuyer

2x1GB £27
Kingston 2GB DDR2 Memory - Cheap at Ebuyer!

[staffsMike]

I have a 690G based board (an asus M2A-VM) which I got for £34 and it is fantastic quality.

If you do want to stick with intel though
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and some cheap RAM from above

[Max Tractor]

Speaking of AMD chipsets, I did a pals recent media centre build with a MSI K9AGM2 and can only praise it, nice little stable board

[Fraz]

Thanks for your help guys. Ended up speccing a choice of 690V/690G based mobos (Gigabyte or Asus) as per your advice, with an Athlon X2 4200+, 4 gigs of Corsair RAM, and a terabyte of storage (Samgsung Spinpoint T1, 500 Gig *2) for only £255. Nice

[staffsMike]

very nice