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Hello guys,

 

I want to build a decent gaming rig but i dont know what cpu to choose?

As you can see by the title i want to use the msi geforce gtx 970 Gaming 4g, it has 4gb GDDR5 Memory.

But i don't know what cpu to choose that isn't to expensive (between €200 and €400) but takes full potential of the gpu.

Hope you guys can help me since this is the first pc I'm building on my own.

 

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i5 4690K or i7 4770K?

Do you do streaming or game recording too?

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i5-4440/4460 or i5-4690k. i5-4440/4460 are locked meaning they cannot be overclocked, while 4690k is unlocked meaning it can be overclocked and is a bit faster out of the box as well. 

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i5 4690 (non-K) if not OC'ing

i5 4690K if you do OC'ing.

i7 4790K if streaming/encoding video more than gaming.

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a core i3 will take full potential of any single gpu out there, but you might want an i5 or xeon

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i5 4690K or i7 4770K?

Do you do streaming or game recording too?

No i just want to play Games at high quality.

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Give us:

- A budget for the whole build

- A link to the store you'll buy the parts from

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Hello guys,

 

I want to build a decent gaming rig but i dont know what cpu to choose?

As you can see by the title i want to use the msi geforce gtx 970 Gaming 4g, it has 4gb GDDR5 Memory.

But i don't know what cpu to choose that isn't to expensive (between €200 and €400) but takes full potential of the gpu.

Hope you guys can help me since this is the first pc I'm building on my own.

 

IPhrops.

As for the original question, all of them. lol. But you probably want an i5 4690k for gaming, Or an i7 4790k for gaming and streaming

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Hello guys,

 

I want to build a decent gaming rig but i dont know what cpu to choose?

As you can see by the title i want to use the msi geforce gtx 970 Gaming 4g, it has 4gb GDDR5 Memory.

But i don't know what cpu to choose that isn't to expensive (between €200 and €400) but takes full potential of the gpu.

Hope you guys can help me since this is the first pc I'm building on my own.

 

IPhrops.

Definitly an i5. You could go with the i5-4690k which is damn powerfull, but has also a pretty high price.

If you want to safe some money, then go for a locked i5, like the 4670 with an H97 motherboard

 

 

 

 

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I5 4460 or i5 4690K if you want more cpu performance.

 

Hello guys,

 

I want to build a decent gaming rig but i dont know what cpu to choose?

As you can see by the title i want to use the msi geforce gtx 970 Gaming 4g, it has 4gb GDDR5 Memory.

But i don't know what cpu to choose that isn't to expensive (between €200 and €400) but takes full potential of the gpu.

Hope you guys can help me since this is the first pc I'm building on my own.

 

IPhrops.

 

You mean 3.5 GB  B) , sorry it had to be done.

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No i just want to play Games at high quality.

i5 4690K if you want to overclock too, otherwise the i5 4690.

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Shoulda went with the 8350

 

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Castdeath97, on 27 Feb 2015 - 09:58 AM, said:

You mean 3.5 GB  B) , sorry it had to be done.

I can't believe i'm about to say this again, but it Does have 4GB of VRAM

If you're being sarcastic just because the other 500MB is just slow, then I'm sorry

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I can't believe i'm about to say this again, but it Does have 4GB of VRAM

If you're being sarcastic just because the other 500MB is just slow, then I'm sorry

Yeah already knew that just taking the opportunity.

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