Best CPU and Motherboard bundle for around £100

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I apparently need a new motherboard and cpu for my PC. I use my PC mainly for gaming and i'm wondering whether or not its worth buying a new Motherboard and processor for around this much. Here are my current specs;

Cpu- AMD Athlonx2
Motherboard- Asrock n68c-hucc
Ram- 4GB
Gpu- Asus hd 7770
Psu- XFX ProSeries 550W
Hard drive- 500gb seagate 7200rpm

Would i be worth buying cheap or should I save up? Also could you link me any you think are good?

Thank You

 
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Yeah haha. For £100 you could get this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/lz8F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/lz8F/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/lz8F/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£74.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£29.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £104.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 20:47 GMT+0000)

Which isn't great. Super budget board and an ok...


So your saying I should get a £200 bundle like you replied to yesterday? Thanks for answering both ;P
 


Yeah haha. For £100 you could get this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/lz8F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/lz8F/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/lz8F/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£74.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£29.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £104.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 20:47 GMT+0000)

Which isn't great. Super budget board and an ok CPU. If I were you I'd go for the £200 option, much more worthwhile. Also remember that if you have an OEM copy of windows you will have to buy a new copy since you are switching motherboards.
 
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