Help! Major upgrade needed on Inspiron 531 to Minor Gaming PC

[FairPlay]

Yeah agreed, Scan is the preferred etailer...

So, people's views on this system? Worth the money?

 

[Yami]

Yup, it's basically what I'd tell you to get anyway (except for the mobo, though if it runs stable at 4.5GHz then it should be fine).

 

[FairPlay]

Bad motherboard? Or just not worth the price or just more worth getting the higher priced one..?

 

[Yami]

The motherboard is fine. That it can run the CPU at 4.5GHz shows that.

 

[FairPlay]

Coooool. Right, so I'm really having troubles on deciding if it's worth to do which of the following:

- Buy this overclocked system (the 2nd mobo and 8gb of ram) for ~£390
- or buy the same components from different suppliers, although not overclocked or pre-installed for ~£325

 

[Yami]

For a £65 difference it's definitely worth doing it yourself. It's very easy to overclock Sandy Bridge CPUs, and we can always help you out. I'd put the extra money on a better CPU cooler and getting an Asus P8P67 Pro mobo.

i.e. these components
CPU http://www.ebuyer.com/product/251596
RAM http://www.ebuyer.com/product/264750
Mobo http://www.ebuyer.com/product/260185
Cooler http://www.ebuyer.com/product/245376
That's got a £361.52 total, I dunno how you got it as low as £325 getting the stuff on reputable sites?

 

[FairPlay]

I could get most components from Amazon directly but the Motherboard not such a trusted seller...

 

[FairPlay]

That price is including the non pro Asus mobo at over £40 less though.

My real question is, is it worth the me spending more money for the 'better' motherboards? Or will the difference be insignificant?

 

[Yami]

In some cases it's worth it, but for most people it's not. I'd say, just go for the non-Pro.
Asus P8P67 R3 Socket 1155 USB 3.0 Bluetooth 8 Channel.. | Ebuyer.com

 

[FairPlay]

Is this the same motherboard, I cannot quite tell and I'd like to know the difference if so.

Thanks