Cheap Mobo upgrade

Ike_009

Ike_009

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Hi guys

I have a friend who is looking at updating his computer on an extreme budget. I'm donating him some ram from my last computer and now for the fun part. He has R1 500 for a mobo and CPU. Any ideas guys on the best bang for his buck.
 
[MENTION=9237]Ike_009[/MENTION] for that price he is rather limited as most CPU's are around that mark.

Have you checked 2nd hand options ? Carbonite would be a good place to have a look.
 
Nimatek said:
[MENTION=9237]Ike_009[/MENTION] for that price he is rather limited as most CPU's are around that mark.

Have you checked 2nd hand options ? Carbonite would be a good place to have a look.
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That's my problem also. I asked about carbonite but he said he is nervous about second hand parts.

I'm thinking of the below combo but i'm still open to ideas
http://www.takealot.com/msi-amd-a78m-e35-m-atx-motherboard-socket-fm2/PLID32842347
http://www.takealot.com/amd-a6-6400k-dual-core-processor-apu-socket-fm2/PLID29425861
 
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As far as I can see that isn't a bad combo. Not sure how good it is either but it depends on what he is wanting to do long term. Basic browsing and games not on too high detail and resolution ?
 
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Ike
The responsible thing to do is to impress upon your friend the importance of buying a quality Motherboard.
It is the base layer of all his future builds and is the one component that you can hold on to for longer than the rest of your stuff will take to become outdated.

Yes, it is tempting to spend as little as possible on a motherboard just to get something up and running, but what happens when his motherboard can't cope with some of the functions he will likely come to expect from his PC in 6 - 12 months time.
He would then be in the same position he is in now, ie, starting to save up for a cheap upgrade.

The issue with a cheap / bad motherboard is that there is nowhere to go from there except a total replacement and nothing to add on if the base layer of your machine cannot cope or even worse des not support the add on you are planning

My honest advice, have him rather spend the entire R1500 on a decent entry motherboard and then start saving for a CPU after that purchase.
 
Xero said:
Ike
The responsible thing to do is to impress upon your friend the importance of buying a quality Motherboard.
It is the base layer of all his future builds and is the one component that you can hold on to for longer than the rest of your stuff will take to become outdated.

Yes, it is tempting to spend as little as possible on a motherboard just to get something up and running, but what happens when his motherboard can't cope with some of the functions he will likely come to expect from his PC in 6 - 12 months time.
He would then be in the same position he is in now, ie, starting to save up for a cheap upgrade.

The issue with a cheap / bad motherboard is that there is nowhere to go from there except a total replacement and nothing to add on if the base layer of your machine cannot cope or even worse des not support the add on you are planning

My honest advice, have him rather spend the entire R1500 on a decent entry motherboard and then start saving for a CPU after that purchase.
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I'm trying to convince him now to save up for a decent mobo and cpu and up his budget to R3k. Not much point in spending R1.5K on a mobo and then having it gather dust whilst he saves up for a CPU. I'm looking at about R1k for the mobo and another 1.5 for the cpu with the difference going towards his ram.

I ended up showing him what he could get and I convinced him to save a bit further.
 
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