CPU - motherboard combo ??

[smilodon]

I'm replacing the motherboard in a recently deceased PC. The old motherboard was pretty ancient (Socket 939) and so I'll obviously need to upgrade. This will mean a new CPU and RAM.

This is NOT a gaming PC and will only run desktop apps. Almost all use will be through a web browser (it's my email, browsing, documents PC) The most work it might be asked to do would be play a few You Tube videos. It will run Ubuntu Linux but I don't see that as an issue. I've got a 500gb SATA hard drive and a Zotac 210 PCI-E graphics card and am looking for a recommendation for a 'budget' mobo and CPU. Amazon seems awash with vast numbers of products and as I've not kept up with hardware developments at all I have no idea what's a bargain and what's not. Sandy bridge I3, Celeron Dual core, Phemon this, Semperon that.......

A little pointer at a decent but cheap combo would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.

[kregoron]

Maybe buy a AMD A6 APU

[smilodon]

Thanks, looks interesting. However I already have a reasonably decent graphics card and it would be a shame to not use it. Can you use a graphics card with an apu set up?

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[kregoron]

What gpu do you have

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[smilodon]

Zotac GT 210 512mb

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[kregoron]

well if it had been a ATI card you would have been able to run CrossfireX between the APU and the gpu.. so might aswell look at intel also, whats your budget like

[smilodon]

Couple of hundred pounds. but I'm not looking to spend a set amount. My plan is to spend as little as possible while getting a working desktop PC. So if I can get fixed up for less I'd do it. I just see so many different types of CPU and now these APU's it's hard to know where the bargains are.

[kregoron]

well lets see, you will probably need new ram also, whats your current kit like

[smilodon]

Yep mobo, CPU and motherboard as all the existing stuff is way out of date. It was a Asus A8 -SLI mobo (dead) Athlon 64 Fx-55 2.6 Ghz (obsolete) 2 gig PC2700 RAM (obsoluete) 500Gb SATA HDD, DVD-RW x16, 650 watt PSU. Like I said I'm just looking to get a motherboard, CPU and RAM good enough to be able to use it as a day to day desktop (no games or heavy duty work).

I'm currently thinking about getting an Intel E5500 Dual Core Processor - 2.80GHz ro similar an a Gigabyte G41MT Motherboard with a couple of gig of DDR3 RAM. But I don't know exactly what cpu to go for or if I would be better of going with an AMD Althlon II x4?

[kregoron]

maybe something liek this http://www.overclock.co.uk/product/AMD-Athlon-II-X4-640-30GHz-CPU-4GB-DDR3-1333MHz-RAM-ASUS-Motherboard-Bundle_35717.html