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So, I have a little money left over for a cpu/motherboard/ram upgrade and i'm looking at

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116950 - Intel Pentium G3220

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313265 - 4gb of ram 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138394 -  Biostar Hi-Fi H81S2

 

Right now i'm using a am3 socket/ AMD Athlon II x2 215@2.7ghz and 4gb of ddr2, was wondering if this is the best bang for my buck for 160 with shipping/taxs or is there anything better i can do... and no i do not have a micro center around me to get even cheaper cpus.

 

Oh and I'm using a 6670 as my gpu right now. 

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Get some RAM 2nd hand. ~20 USD

 

140 for motherboard and CPU won't give you that many options. Maybe a H81 board and a mediocre i3, which tbh will be only a moderate upgrade from your current setup.

 

You could again look at 2nd hand parts but other than that it's not worth it imo.

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Get some RAM 2nd hand. ~20 USD

 

140 for motherboard and CPU won't give you that many options. Maybe a H81 board and a mediocre i3, which tbh will be only a moderate upgrade from your current setup.

 

You could again look at 2nd hand parts but other than that it's not worth it imo.

well my cpu bottleneck hard in say bf3 where no matter what i do video seting wise i can't get over 15 fps but i'm seeing forum posts/videos of people playing @1080p on this cpu with a 750 ti or a 7870

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CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: VisionTek 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $173.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

For video editing you really want that extra RAM.

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CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81 Pro BTC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: VisionTek 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $173.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
For video editing you really want that extra RAM.

 

I don't do video editing, I just play mainly wow cs go and maybe a few other games 

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well my cpu bottleneck hard in say bf3 where no matter what i do video seting wise i can't get over 15 fps but i'm seeing forum posts/videos of people playing @1080p on this cpu with a 750 ti or a 7870

id had all your components and yeah bf series requires 3+ cores so id say try and find a second hand phenom2 x4 IF your board supports it then retest, if it still performs like pants then you'll be gpu limtied so youd want a better gpu. but try the quad core first.

 

2ghz 6670 1080p

check outmy gelleries and click for a larger image for more details of what you can expect (bf4 btw and usually declocked because ti made NO difference i had tons of overhead) heres some i benched earlier. screw it i cant find whats wrong with the spoiler.

MEDIUM

6670-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=38, 44.3, 52
6670-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=
6670-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=
avg min:
avg avg:
HIGH
6670-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=25, 31.3, 39
6670-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=25, 30.9, 37 
------------------------------------------------------------------
MEDIUM
6670-BF4 1440x900 min/avg/max=33, 38.6, 50
6670-BF4 1440x900 min/avg/max=33, 39.0, 45
6670-BF4 1440x900 min/avg/max=33, 40.6, 52
avg min:33
avg avg:39.4
------------------------------------------------------------------
HIGH
6670-BF4 1440x900 min/avg/max=22, 27.6, 34
------------------------------------------------------------------
MEDIUM
6670-BF4 1600x900 min/avg/max=30, 35.3, 44
6670-BF4 1600x900 min/avg/max=30, 37.0, 54
6670-BF4 1600x900 min/avg/max=32, 37.7, 49
avg min:30.6
avg avg:36.7
------------------------------------------------------------------
MEDIUM
6670-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=23, 27.8, 33
6670-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=22, 27.3, 33
6670-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=22, 27.5, 35
6670-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=23, 28.3, 35
avg min:22.5
avg avg:27.7
MEDIUM@2ghz
6670-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=22, 27.5, 32
MEDIUM@1.6ghz
6670-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=16, 26.5, 33
 
#########################################
LOW
8800gt-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=36,49,61,
8800gt-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=35,49,76,
MEDIUM
8800gt-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=21,34,49,
8800gt-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=22,34,45,
avg min: 21.5
avg avg: 34
HIGH
8800gt-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=17,23,33
8800gt-BF4 1366x768 min/avg/max=11,23,32
------------------------------------------------------------------
LOW
8800gt-BF4 1600x900 min/avg/max=26,38,48
8800gt-BF4 1600x900 min/avg/max=25,37,54
MEDIUM
8800gt-BF4 1600x900 min/avg/max=12,27,37
8800gt-BF4 1600x900 min/avg/max=11,27,41
avg min:11.5
avg avg: 27
HIGH
8800gt-BF4 1600x900 min/avg/max=11,18,29
------------------------------------------------------------------
LOW
8800gt-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=21,30,50
8800gt-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=18,30,48
MEDIUM
8800gt-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=11,21,28
8800gt-BF4 1920x1080 min/avg/max=13,21,30
#########################################
 
MEDIUM
gtx285-BF4 1360x768=min/avg/max=44, 58.9, 83
gtx285-BF4 1360x768=min/avg/max=40, 56.2, 76
gtx285-BF4 1360x768=min/avg/max=44, 58.2, 79
avg min:42.6
avg avg:57.7 
------------------------------------------------------------------
gtx285-BF4 1600x900=min/avg/max=41, 51.8, 65
gtx285-BF4 1600x900=min/avg/max=41, 52.6, 68
gtx285-BF4 1600x900=min/avg/max=42, 55.0, 77
65*c@63jax%fan, 780mb vram
avg min:41.3
avg avg:53.1
------------------------------------------------------------------
1600mhz ram
gtx285-BF4 1920x1080=min/avg/max=36, 45.8, 66
gtx285-BF4 1920x1080=min/avg/max=37, 43.7, 54
gtx285-BF4 1920x1080=min/avg/max=36, 44.7, 60
65*c@63jax%fan, 830mb vram
avg min:36.3
avg avg:44.7
------------------------------------------------------------------
800mhz ram
gtx285-BF4 1920x1080=min/avg/max=36, 44.3, 59
gtx285-BF4 1920x1080=min/avg/max=37, 45.8, 54
gtx285-BF4 1920x1080=min/avg/max=38, 45.3, 54
65*c@63jax%fan, 801mb vram
avg min:37
avg avg:45.1
#########################################
HIGH
gtx285-BF4 1920x1080=min/avg/max=25, 33.7, 40
65*c@63jax%fan, 900mb vram
avg min:25
avg avg:33.7
ULTRA
gtx285-BF4 1920x1080=min/avg/max=30, 37.3, 57
65*c@63jax%fan, 881mb vram
avg min:25
avg avg:33.7

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So, I have a little money left over for a cpu/motherboard/ram upgrade and i'm looking at

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116950 - Intel Pentium G3220

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313265 - 4gb of ram 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138394 -  Biostar Hi-Fi H81S2

 

Right now i'm using a am3 socket/ AMD Athlon II x2 215@2.7ghz and 4gb of ddr2, was wondering if this is the best bang for my buck for 160 with shipping/taxs or is there anything better i can do... and no i do not have a micro center around me to get even cheaper cpus.

 

Oh and I'm using a 6670 as my gpu right now. 

You could probably get away with like a 6 core phenom, the pentium on some kind of x97 board will be "future proofer" or more upgradable though.

 

 

 

 

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You could probably get away with like a 6 core phenom, the pentium on some kind of x97 board will be "future proofer" or more upgradable though.

 

 

 

 

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i don't like buying 2nd hand cpu hardware tho

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no other input about other cpus/mb combo in this price range?

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so other than buy more ram or buy old hardware no one else has better help?

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wow no real help =/

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wow no real help =/

Do you live in the US?

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wow no real help =/

I think this will be your best bet:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9mRDkL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9mRDkL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) <-- In-store Microcenter, or Staples.com Price Match.  Or get the Pentium.

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $211.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

    Get a Z87/97 Motherboard, this way you are not restricting yourself to locked CPUs, and it gives you a much better upgrade path for the future.  The processor you choose, either the Pentium or the i3 is going to be a temporary solution to be later upgraded as funds become available.  Pair it with the least expensive 1x4GB Stick of RAM that you can find, and you are good to go.  Realistically, you need $200 to get this accomplished, but you will be much happier with the end result.  Having a designed upgrade path for the future is well worth the investment now.  Spending an extra $25 on a motherboard so that you wont have to spend another $80 later is going to be your best option for now and the future.

 

In order to get Microcenter prices through Staples.com, you will have to either call Staples up, or Live Chat with someone on their website.  Ask for the price match, and show them the link to the in-store price of the processor you want to buy.

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Do you live in the US?

yeah i said in my first post i don't live near a mirco center tho or i would go with an i3 but neat at the staple things but i don't think there one around here anymore but hmm

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yeah i said in my first post i don't live near a mirco center tho or i would go with an i3 but neat at the staple things but i don't think there one around here anymore but hmm

They will ship it to you, it will cost more than the advertised price, but it is still a heck of a lot less expensive than buying it anywhere else, just takes a little bit of effort.

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