What should I get?

[Rustywasp]

I have been thinking about my upgrade this December and I don't know what to get (my budget is $400). My current computer has served me well over the years but as it is using a duo core and a although good but, old striker 2 formula. I have thinking about buying a amd processor so I can save some money and spend it on a better motherboard and ram but, going on the intel side you have way better performance but with my budget it will have to buy a cheap mobo and ram. So I ask you guys to help me get the hardware that will give me the best performance in my budget.

 

PSU: 1000w (don't know exact model)

Case: Cosmos 1000 (supports Atx and extend Atx motherboards)

GPU: GTX 560 ti

[Katsu-K1L]

What psu do you have and do you have a graphics card ?

also do you need Atx or mAtx

[Rustywasp]

What psu do you have and do you have a graphics card ?

also do you need Atx or mAtx

Sorry I will edit those to into the official post. I have a 1000w PSU and a gtx 560 ti and I need Atx motherboard I don't know the exact model of the psu I just know its 1000w.

[Katsu-K1L]

Sorry I will edit those to into the official post. I have a 1000w PSU and a gtx 560 ti and I need Atx motherboard I don't know the exact model of the psu I just know its 1000w.

here a 8350 + a cpu cooler so you can overclock it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $397.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[Rustywasp]

here a 8350 + a cpu cooler so you can overclock it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $397.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I don't know a huge amount about computers but if you don't mind me asking, why did you pick an amd processor over an intel processor?

[Katsu-K1L]

I don't know a huge amount about computers but if you don't mind me asking, why did you pick an amd processor over an intel processor?

the intel upgrade i made went over your budget and didn't have a CPU Cooler and honestly you won't get better Performance in games with the i5 over the 8350 unless its a cpu intensive game but the diffrence will be 5 - 10 fps

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 KILLER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $437.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[FuzzyYellow]

How about this? i know it's only a dual core pentium, but with a healthy overclock you can get to about i3 speeds, even with the stock cooler. (it's unlocked)

 and when you're ready you can jump for the 4670k/4690k.

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FpgKK8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FpgKK8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $69.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [ECS Z97-MACHINE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ecs-motherboard-z97machine) | $91.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx16c9b1rk28) | $71.88 @ NCIX US
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $233.86

[FuzzyYellow]

or better yet, this one.

 

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jgNTpg) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jgNTpg/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $234.99 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [ECS Z97-MACHINE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ecs-motherboard-z97machine) | $91.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx16c9b1rk28) | $71.88 @ NCIX US
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $398.86