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You should speak to Joker, he hook me up for around that amound with 4g ram intel i3 and not sure what mother board + a graphic car + case + power supply
 
mobo biostar a880gz (dont know if its here yet) AM3+ board which should be futureproof Should retail for under R900
otherwise go for the Biostar BS-A785G3 Motherboard R671.00

CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Processor - 2.8GHz = +-R1700

ram kingston 4gb ddr3 R272.50 vat inclusive @ esquire= R 272.50

So R671 + 272.50 + 1700 = R 2643.50 enough left of your R3000 budget for another 4 gigs of ram
 
Dohc-WP said:
mobo biostar a880gz (dont know if its here yet) AM3+ board which should be futureproof Should retail for under R900
otherwise go for the Biostar BS-A785G3 Motherboard R671.00

CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Processor - 2.8GHz = +-R1700

ram kingston 4gb ddr3 R272.50 vat inclusive @ esquire= R 272.50

So R671 + 272.50 + 1700 = R 2643.50 enough left of your R3000 budget for another 4 gigs of ram
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Actually rather up the motherboard if you go for that build, the extra ram can always come later when needed but a better motherboard is always a better investment.
 
simon said:
Actually rather up the motherboard if you go for that build, the extra ram can always come later when needed but a better motherboard is always a better investment.
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biostar boards are pretty good imo, I still have an a780g M2 (HTPC) running an athlon II X4 620 and its been running solidly for over 2.5 years without a single hitch !

the am3+ board would be the best solution since it supports bulldozer but for R671 the am3 one isnt bad imo

specs of the R671 board
 
Dohc-WP said:
biostar boards are pretty good imo, I still have an a780g M2 (HTPC) running an athlon II X4 620 and its been running solidly for over 2.5 years without a single hitch !

the am3+ board would be the best solution since it supports bulldozer but for R671 the am3 one isnt bad imo

specs of the R671 board
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I can also vouch for Biostar boards as I used to have one myself when I still had my athlon dual core.
What I am saying is that for that R350 balance the motherboard he could get would surely be better?
 
simon said:
I can also vouch for Biostar boards as I used to have one myself when I still had my athlon dual core.
What I am saying is that for that R350 balance the motherboard he could get would surely be better?
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agree ! if i was him the best bet would be an am3+ board, that six core cpu should be good for quite a few years of performance
 
MOBO : MSI P67A-C43 : R1162.39

http://www.prophecy.co.za/p67ac43-l....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

RAM : Kingston Hyper X Blu DDR-3 1600mhz (2 x 2GB matched kit) : R399.36

http://www.prophecy.co.za/kingston-....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

CPU : Intel Core i5 2400 : R1781.55

http://www.prophecy.co.za/intel-cor....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

R343.30 over your budget. But this setup would be worth it in the long run.

You could go for a i3 and wait for Ivy Bridge to be released as well.
 
Kuga said:
MOBO : MSI P67A-C43 : R1162.39

http://www.prophecy.co.za/p67ac43-l....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

RAM : Kingston Hyper X Blu DDR-3 1600mhz (2 x 2GB matched kit) : R399.36

http://www.prophecy.co.za/kingston-....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

CPU : Intel Core i5 2400 : R1781.55

http://www.prophecy.co.za/intel-cor....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

R343.30 over your budget. But this setup would be worth it in the long run.

You could go for a i3 and wait for Ivy Bridge to be released as well.
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I like this setup thanks for the links. think we can get R400 somewhere
 
What Kuga said if you prefer Intel. Nice Intel setup for the price - think Prophecy have free delivery as well if you buy more than X amount. Good luck with your upgrade.
 
computersonly hasa upgrade kit for 2999:
i5 2500k 3.3ghz
4gb ram 1333
intel h61

dunno if its a good deal, but found it last night while browsing
 
Crzwaco said:
I like this setup thanks for the links. think we can get R400 somewhere
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No probs man. I've been in the industry for some time. I know what I'm talking about ;)

Fenix_ZA said:
What Kuga said if you prefer Intel. Nice Intel setup for the price - think Prophecy have free delivery as well if you buy more than X amount. Good luck with your upgrade.
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Yeah they have over R1500.

wizdumb said:
computersonly hasa upgrade kit for 2999:
i5 2500k 3.3ghz
4gb ram 1333
intel h61

dunno if its a good deal, but found it last night while browsing
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You would never put a K CPU on a H61 motherboard.. It's such a miss match =/
 
Kuga said:
MOBO : MSI P67A-C43 : R1162.39

http://www.prophecy.co.za/p67ac43-l....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

RAM : Kingston Hyper X Blu DDR-3 1600mhz (2 x 2GB matched kit) : R399.36

http://www.prophecy.co.za/kingston-....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

CPU : Intel Core i5 2400 : R1781.55

http://www.prophecy.co.za/intel-cor....html?osCsid=87a488303ed1dcf6bdadd09cb44ec76f

R343.30 over your budget. But this setup would be worth it in the long run.

You could go for a i3 and wait for Ivy Bridge to be released as well.
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I might just get this myself.... mmm.... good price....

Then add a 6870 to it.......
 
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