CPU and Mobo upgrade?

[Mobius1]

In that case, I'll just grab a PII X4 BE for now and see how I go. I'll also look into getting a SSD to speed things up a bit.

Does DDR3 give much of a performance upgrade relative to DDR2?

Thanks for all the support/suggestions - gotta be the most helpful forum around!!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

We need to know what PSU the OP has ATM!

It seems that the motherboard the OP has can only support 95W processors:

http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusup...VMX-K&cputype=

TBH, I would get a 95W Phenom II X4 945:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172684

I would save the rest of the budget on a new system next year.

[Mobius1]

We need to know what PSU the OP has ATM!

This one: https://www.shopfsp.com/blue-storm-pro-500/p/569.html

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This one: https://www.shopfsp.com/blue-storm-pro-500/p/569.html

It seems to be fine except at higher temperatures:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php...=Story&reid=84

[Mobius1]

Okay, so I have my new CPU, Mobo and RAM:

AMD Phenon II X4 Black Edition 3.4GHz (125W)
Corsair 3GB DDR3 TR3X3G1600C8D
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H


Would I need to get a higher power PSU?

[scaryjim]

Your current PSU should be fine.

Out of interest, why the 3GB RAM kit? Using that won't make best use of the dual channel memory controller - you'd have been better off with a 4GB kit, I'd've thought...?

[Mobius1]

Out of interest, why the 3GB RAM kit? Using that won't make best use of the dual channel memory controller - you'd have been better off with a 4GB kit, I'd've thought...?

I know nothing about buying RAM so I went by Gigabyte's list of compatible RAM chips. I didn't want to spend more than £100 on RAM (for now) and at £80, this kit seemed okay.

Could you recommend me a 4GB kit (up to £100)?

[kalniel]

Could you recommend me a 4GB kit (up to £100)?

If you have to have a 'kit':
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-%...-9-9-9-24-150V

Otherwise two of these:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/2GB-C...d-CAS-9-9-9-24

will save you a bit more.