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Intel Core i3 2100 3.1Ghz Asus Motherboard Bundle includes 8Gb RAM now £132.08 delivered with code @ Maplin
£132.08Maplin Deals
Found 31st Jul 2013
This Intel Core i3 Asus 8GB Gaming Bundle is currently priced at £149.99 at Maplin. Add a cheap item to your order to bring it above £150 like this: Product Code: WW18U (9p)
You can now use discount code AWINDIS18 to get an extra £18 Off your order bringing it to just 132.08 delivered.
"* Blazing Fast Intel Core i3 2100 1155 socket Processor - for ultra slick performance.
* Solid and Reliable Asus P8H61-MX R2.0
* Crucial 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel Kit Ballistix Elite RAM Memory Kit for super fast lag free loading times."
You can now use discount code AWINDIS18 to get an extra £18 Off your order bringing it to just 132.08 delivered.
"* Blazing Fast Intel Core i3 2100 1155 socket Processor - for ultra slick performance.
* Solid and Reliable Asus P8H61-MX R2.0
* Crucial 8GB (2x4GB) Dual Channel Kit Ballistix Elite RAM Memory Kit for super fast lag free loading times."
i3-2100 is £95:
amazon.co.uk/Int…100
Asus P8H61 is £41
amazon.co.uk/P8H…2.0
8GB Crucial is £53:
amazon.co.uk/Cru…CEU
Still showing as available here.
Just checked too, the website is showing in stock for home delivery and store collection but the 10 or so stores close to me don't have stock. However, being Maplin, if you call your local store they'll be happy to order it in and do store collect for you.
I've done this a number of times when my local stores haven't had stock but they do show it on their website as in stock.. somewhere. lol.
Hmmm just had a confirmation email through with the following :
If I end up getting a single capacitor with £3 delivery charge I won't be happy .......
Same here got an e-mail with an over inflated delivery charge for the item purchased to push the spend over £150, yet my Paypal invoice shows the full amount was taken !!.
The components are fine but it doesn't make sense to opt for these at these prices when more modern/better is available for same or cheaper.
An i3 2100 isn't worth 95. There's nothing wrong with it for general use and doesn't warrant an upgrade, but it isn't worth 95 when a faster, lower wattage next-gen chip like 3240 can be had for same (or even cheaper). Buying Sandy chips new at the prices (that haven't changed moved since Ivy (same socket and lower wattage!) and even now with next socket Haswell) makes no sense.
H61 is fine for general use (no overclocking). The ASUS board has had a revision with inclusion of USB3, etc. Again, for same/similar price of 40, wouldn't buy this.
For about 40 pounds each you should be able to get a board with USB 3, a Pentium CPU, and 8 GB of RAM (1333 should be fine). That gives you the same performance with a slightly more modern platform and lower power consumption.
anandtech.com/ben…677
So, yes if you were selecting individual components, the i3-3xxx would make more sense but seeing how this is £190 of parts for £132, you're only paying 70% of the full price.
Could you buy faster? Yes of course, but could you buy faster at this price? I don't really think so - not from Intel and not from AMD unless getting luck with a hefty overclock of an Athlon X4 (FX 6300 would cost more than this).
There's always something 'just a little more' but that doesn't stop this being good value. Sure an i5-4670K + Mobo + RAM (~£160 + £80 + £50 = £290) is faster, but why stop there? i7-4770K is only ~£90 more. Or IB-E should be here by September...
I am interested in what you say. Please can you give details about the components you are thinking of and where too get them for bout £40 each ?
This would be a good price and I agree that usb3, ivybridge and hdmi would be better even if its not a i3.
Thanks in advance
So far I have found these.
Intel 2.9 ghz ivybridge G2020 - £43.98 - ebuyer
P8h61-mx motherboard with USB3 - £44.97 - amazon
Ram - Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C11 XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL11 Performance Desktop Memory Kit - £50.51 - amazon
Im sure you may be able to get the parts cheaper if you hunt around and can wait, as the motherboard has gone up since only yesterday from £43.98 to £44.97 on amazon.
This system would be much more efficient and lower power consumption and give usb 3 and better onboard graphics.
I think I am gonna wait and see what happens with the prices.