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@DarrenP I live in Hungary, so no micro centers, or mobo+cpu combo discounts for me. Also, we have 27% VAT (which is not even funny), so my $260 actually worth a bit less. As for overclocking; my trusty old 965 has been running at 4.1 GHz for more than 3 years, with every ounce of performance squeezed out of it, so yeah, oc ing would be nice @Faceman Thanks for the mobo recommendation! Unfortunately, I checked the local prices for the parts I've been looking at, the 4670k clocks in at $245, and the mobo at $165. So, I guess no steam summer sales for me One more thing...since you said that cpuboss should not be taken very seriously, if I upgrade from this old configuration of mine, will the performance increase be noticeable? I mean I get that I'm using a config from 2010, but will this upgrade actually solve my issue with CPU heavy games, or do I need to throw even more money at my system to get what I really want?

LF: CPU&MOBO. wallet 260 USD Hey everyone! As the title suggests, I'm looking for ways to improve my pc's performance, especially in the CPU front. Now, this is my current build: Lately I've began to feel heavy bottleneck-ish stuff, in newer releases. This bothers me a lot, because I'm a heavy MMO player, and everything else seems to handle pretty well, but once I get into BG's and stuff, my performance drops, and I assume by CPU plays catch-up, because the GPU doesn't even hit 75% load. From what I heard, MMO's mostly rely on single-thread performance, so I've searched for a CPU accordingly. And that's when I ran into a few obstacles. I will need to switch from AMD to Intel. This will allow me to SLI that GPU in the future anyway, but it also means that I will have to get a new mobo. Then I figured, the new mobo must be mATX, because I like to go to lan parties, and an smaller case like a Prodigy would help me a lot in terms of carrying stuff around. The total should go above 260 USD. This is completely non-negotiable (it's even a bit too much, but hey, masterrace or not?) Now, on the CPU front, I have some idea of what I'd like, namely the: Core i5-4690K Which is the best i5 processor, in the single-thread performance, according to cpuboss.com; or the Core i5-4460 From the /r/pcmasterrace build section. But on the MOBO section; I have no damn idea what to buy, at all. So, my question is; is this upgrade doable if I want the best single-threaded perf. CPU there is, and a new mobo with this wallet? Can you recommend something? Or should I save some more money? Thanks for helping me out!

Hey everyone! I thought I'd add my share to the upcoming database, so let's get this going. I'm running an MSI N660-2GD5/OC to an Acer AL1703, with a SINGLE DVI-I to VGA adapter, using 1280x1024@60hz as default rez. This is a tricky setup in itself, because of the monitor's capabilities. First, I couldn't get the custom resolution working at all, I was glitching all over the place, so I figured something must be off because of my unusual 5:4 ratio, then googled "5:4 downsampling" and found this excellent post, after which I was able to solve all of my problems. As it turns out, the DVI and the VGA cables have a much lower maximum bandwidth than modern alternatives. && So, I ended up setting my resolution to 1854x1483 and it worked perfectly!