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Hello! So im trying to find out what's the best CPU for my setup, im planning to buy a GTX 1060, and then i'll upgrade my CPU

 

Setup right now:

Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2

CPU: AMD A8-7650K

GPU: GT 730

PSU: 580W

RAM: HyperX Fury (8x2gb) 1600mhz ddr3

 

Oh and some budget cpu's would be nice too! Thank you so much

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what is the use case?


What is budget for the whole upgrade (gpu included)?

 

what country?

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11 minutes ago, will0hlep said:

what is the use case?


What is budget for the whole upgrade (gpu included)?

 

what country?

^^^

Also add some extra specs of the pc like the storage, cooler, case, and please specify what psu, if you dont know just send a picture of the wattage table

 

This is to determine whats reusable from your current build

 

All the stuff you listed so far is gonna be resold, psu is pending cause idk what psu nor budget

 

Also what games will you play and usecases outside of games

 

25 minutes ago, Raiven said:

im planning to buy a GTX 1060

1060 3gb or 6gb?

Whats the price of the gpu?

 

used rx 570/580 go for peanuts (atleast here in indo theyre ~35-40$ for 4gb and ~50$ for 8gb) and offer equivalent performance to the 1060 in either 4gb or 8gb vram variants

 

Theres also used 1070(ti), 1080, 5700(xt), 6600(xt), and 2070s which are better than the 1060 but also <150$ or atleast <200$

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