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Need help upgrading PC, Already have a Decent Graphics card and everything else besides a CPU, MOBO, RAM, power supply and Case for a budget range of 500$.I primary use it for gaming.  Any help will be helpfully!  I am from California. I am Upgrading because my computer GPU is bottlenecking due to my horrible specs.(specs are on profile) 

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Need help upgrading PC, Already have a Decent Graphics card. Need help finding A CPU, MOBO, RAM, power supply and Case for a budget range of 500$.I primary use it for gaming.  Any help will be helpfully! 

How about you read the post by Windspeed36 that is pinned on the top of this subsection category first. Oh well..

 

I'll post it in a sec. 

Please become a member of the Linus Tech Tips forum, keep writing smug remarks & let us love you. Peace out.


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What do you have already?

"any help will be helpfully"

What the hell does that mean?

look on his profile

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb

CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb

:wub:  :wub:  :wub: 

Best purchase this year, bcuz forza

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.66 @ Newegg)

Total: $508.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 03:27 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($107.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.00 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.66 @ Newegg)

Total: $508.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 03:27 EDT-0400

 

Was gonna make a Pentium build suggestion then I saw this, damn good.

How to Post Topics, the Right Way / The Ultimate Build Parts List

 

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Motherboard: MSI Z87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($112.57 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Toshiba  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Antec VSK-4000 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $479.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 03:36 EDT-0400

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what coolbeans suggested, unless you play heavily single threaded games like mmos, i suppose you could go with the new pentium.

 

i assume you will be pairing with a 750ti? would be pretty balanced with a pentium

i7-4790k | Asus Z97i-Plus     | Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb | MX100 256gb     | Seidon 120XL | Silverstone SFX 600w Gold | Node 304 White
G3258    | Asus Z97i-Plus     | Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb | 4 x 3TB WD Reds | Seidon 120XL | Silverstone SFX 600w Gold | Node 304 Black

i7-965EE | Rampage II Extreme | Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb | CM M2 700w | Sapphire Nitro 380 4GB

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