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Build new computer?

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r2015
r2015 Posts: 1,136 Forumite
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My present computer has


Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard
Intel i3-3250 CPU
AMD Radeon HD 6670 graphics card
4.00 GB RAM
256 GB SSD drive.


This is getting palmed off to my wife as she had a slight accident with her own computer.


What would you replace it with to be faster and better?


£300 + whatever I can get away with.


I just need a motherboard, processor, memory and SSD drive, I have all the other parts I need.
over 73 but not over the hill.

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  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    What do you use a computer for ?
    Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 7,159 Forumite
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    r2015 wrote: »
    What would you replace it with to be faster and better?
    Better for doing what?
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  • r2015
    r2015 Posts: 1,136 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker! Cashback Cashier
    What do you use a computer for ?

    Watching HD TV series, making movies from my video camera, playing games surfing the net, watching !!!! etc.
    Better for doing what?

    See above.

    Some of us just like better shinier things.
    over 73 but not over the hill.
  • gonzo127
    gonzo127 Posts: 4,482 Forumite
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    edited 21 July 2015 at 12:25PM
    movie editing - better processor i5 quad core should see a reasonable increase £150 ish

    cheap motherboard as the £150 ish i5 processors will not allow overclocking so £30-40 ish

    gaming - new graphics card nVidia GTX 750 ti or AMD R7 360 both for under £100

    4gb ram for £20, 8gb for £40

    should all come in within your £300 budget, and give a decent power increase for video editing and gaming, other usage will not show any real difference

    just re read your OP, noticed you indicate you have a graphics card, so use the £100 for a SSD/storage combination
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