i5 Cpu + Motherboard Bundle Recommendation

[BusteR]

plan to upgrade my current WinXP on E8400 3.0Ghz + G31

can $450 get me

- i5 cpu (what model?)
- motherboard (what model?)
- 4gb RAM (what model?)
- 240Gb SSD (just contain OS Windows 7 64-bit) as i plan to continue to use my current SATA HD as slave.

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btw, can G31 motherboard support SSD hd, will there be bottleneck?

 

[bornerwave]

plan to upgrade my current WinXP on E8400 3.0Ghz + G31

can $450 get me

- i5 cpu (what model?)
- motherboard (what model?)
- 4gb RAM (what model?)
- 250mb SSD (just contain OS Windows 7 64-bit) as i plan to continue to use my current SATA HD as slave.

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btw, can G31 motherboard support SSD hd, will there be bottleneck?

250 mb you want store OS :O It can only store less than a quarter of my music album xD

its 250GB

 

[thegamer1907]

450 is enough for i5 cpu+mobo and rams but cannot fit in a 240gb ssd into the budget

 

[Hailgod]

450 can only get u cpu, mobo and ram.
You cant use your old motherboard with a new cpu.

 

[Ark Law]

can $450 get me

- i5 cpu (what model?) Yes. i5 4570 will do
- motherboard (what model?) Yes. Any current B/H series non-Asus brand mamaboard will do
- 4gb RAM (what model?) Yes. Any Crucially Skillful King will do
- 240Gb SSD No. This is not 2017 where 240GB is SSD is $45

Comments coloured for inconvenience

 

[BusteR]

i guess i will need to leave out SSD for a later time.

but is it safe to buy used i5 in forum?
i mean gfx, ram probably ok but for cpu + motherboard, is it better to buy new with warranty?

 

[thegamer1907]

generally getting anything from 2nd hand market is fine and can save u abit of cash. to be careful just get stuff that are still in warranty and request seller to provide receipt or invoice

 

[BusteR]

is there alot of people selling i5 3rd gen in forum?
OR i should be looking to buy i5 2nd gen for USED.
i don't see alot of cpu+motherboard thread compared to gfx.

generally getting anything from 2nd hand market is fine and can save u abit of cash. to be careful just get stuff that are still in warranty and request seller to provide receipt or invoice

 

[thegamer1907]

of course not many, 3rd gen still pretty new, people usually use marketplace to offload old parts, but just look around everyday and you should find one you want.

 

[Ark Law]

Don't forget to check blue forum marketplace as well