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Hey,guys so I've decided to save some money and upgrade my current shit specs to a much better configuration :D

Current specs:

CPU Intel Pentium D 3.4GHz

GPU Nvdia GeForce GT520 DDR4 1GB

MOBO ASUS P5LD2-X/1333

RAM 4GB DDR2

PSU PLATINUM MS - 400ATX P4

HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB

EXTERNAL HDD Toshiba 3TB 

 

What i am planning to buy

 

CPU AMD FX4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core http://www.ebay.com/itm/161395213968?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

GPU AMD RADEON R7 260x 1GB DDR5 http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SAPPHIRE-ATI-AMD-Radeon-R7-260X-1GB-GDDR5-OC-PCI-e-Video-Card-HDMI-DVI-VGA-/251723223464?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3a9bdf91a8

PSU CORSAIR 450watt http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Efficient-Supply/dp/B00GH9NBP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416436724&sr=8-1&keywords=Corsair+450watt+power+supply&pebp=1416436726626

MOBO Gigabyte GA MA78LMT-S2 DDR3 AM3   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-MA78LMT-S2-DDR3-AMD-760G-Socket-AM3-Motherboard-/181588502925?pt=Motherboards&hash=item2a4784a98d

RAM  Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/130919464527?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB (Keeping the old one)

EXTERNAL HDD Toshiba 3TB (Keeping the old one)

 

So yeah,please tell me what performance should i get on games like GTA V,Battlefield 4,Far Cry 3 and 4 etc. on medium - high settings?

And i want you to know that i JUST CANNOT save up any more money to upgrade even more.Because all of this actual money is what i am going to get for my birthday in January,Christmas and save up myself,so I am at the top or even over my budget limits :)

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I wouldn't even bother with that build. Save up more money. About double of what you have.

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Just save.. I have a friend with those same specs, except on Windows XP and only on integrated graphics who ordered the last parts he needed today. He will be running a FX6300, 8GB of RAM, R7 260X, and a nice Asus board for only $500 without an OS since he still has a Windows 7 key lying around. Can't wait to build it.

 

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Yeees,i know everything... Well actually if i wait let's say 3 months,i could save about 50$ (1 dollar every day in the piggy bank :3 xD),250$ for my Birthday,20$ from my YouTube channel,30$ for Christmas and i have some older PC parts and my current PC which i could sell all together for about 250$

It just seems freaking impossible....

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Hey,guys so I've decided to save some money and upgrade my current shit specs to a much better configuration :D

Current specs:

CPU Intel Pentium D 3.4GHz

GPU Nvdia GeForce GT520 DDR4 1GB

MOBO ASUS P5LD2-X/1333

RAM 4GB DDR2

PSU PLATINUM MS - 400ATX P4

HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB

EXTERNAL HDD Toshiba 3TB 

 

What i am planning to buy

 

CPU AMD FX4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core http://www.ebay.com/itm/161395213968?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

GPU AMD RADEON R7 260x 1GB DDR5 http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SAPPHIRE-ATI-AMD-Radeon-R7-260X-1GB-GDDR5-OC-PCI-e-Video-Card-HDMI-DVI-VGA-/251723223464?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3a9bdf91a8

PSU CORSAIR 450watt http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Efficient-Supply/dp/B00GH9NBP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416436724&sr=8-1&keywords=Corsair+450watt+power+supply&pebp=1416436726626

MOBO Gigabyte GA MA78LMT-S2 DDR3 AM3   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-MA78LMT-S2-DDR3-AMD-760G-Socket-AM3-Motherboard-/181588502925?pt=Motherboards&hash=item2a4784a98d

RAM  Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/130919464527?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB (Keeping the old one)

EXTERNAL HDD Toshiba 3TB (Keeping the old one)

 

So yeah,please tell me what performance should i get on games like GTA V,Battlefield 4,Far Cry 3 and 4 etc. on medium - high settings?

And i want you to know that i JUST CANNOT save up any more money to upgrade even more.Because all of this actual money is what i am going to get for my birthday in January,Christmas and save up myself,so I am at the top or even over my budget limits :)

i would get a 8400 or better core 2 duo, a new psu and a 270X or 280 for now. then get a better cpu and motherboard and new ram when you have a bit more money.

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

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i would get a 8400 or better core 2 duo, a new psu and a 270X or 280 for now. then get a better cpu and motherboard and new ram when you have a bit more money.

Nope,I am stuck at this budget as fuck,living standard is low here,so i am struggling to even save for this PC.....Can't save more than 600$ for 4 months even if i was Jesus Christ.

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I am not upgrading what i am doing is an absolute new build and i know my current build is PURE SHIT but is my new system good for the money cuz i can't save up any more money

CPU AMD FX4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core http://www.ebay.com/...=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

GPU AMD RADEON R7 260x 1GB DDR5 http://www.ebay.com/...=item3a9bdf91a8

PSU CORSAIR 450watt http://www.amazon.co...p=1416436726626

MOBO Gigabyte GA MA78LMT-S2 DDR3 AM3   http://www.ebay.com/...=item2a4784a98d

RAM  Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 http://www.ebay.com/...=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB (Keeping the old one)

EXTERNAL HDD Toshiba 3TB (Keeping the old one)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($38.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($111.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master TC102 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($36.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $316.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 18:00 EST-0500

There is also a R9 280 for ~$140 on newegg. (total of ~$350)

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Hey,guys so I've decided to save some money and upgrade my current shit specs to a much better configuration :D

Current specs:

CPU Intel Pentium D 3.4GHz

GPU Nvdia GeForce GT520 DDR4 1GB

MOBO ASUS P5LD2-X/1333

RAM 4GB DDR2

PSU PLATINUM MS - 400ATX P4

HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB

EXTERNAL HDD Toshiba 3TB 

 

What i am planning to buy

 

CPU AMD FX4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core http://www.ebay.com/itm/161395213968?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

GPU AMD RADEON R7 260x 1GB DDR5 http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SAPPHIRE-ATI-AMD-Radeon-R7-260X-1GB-GDDR5-OC-PCI-e-Video-Card-HDMI-DVI-VGA-/251723223464?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3a9bdf91a8

PSU CORSAIR 450watt http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Efficient-Supply/dp/B00GH9NBP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416436724&sr=8-1&keywords=Corsair+450watt+power+supply&pebp=1416436726626

MOBO Gigabyte GA MA78LMT-S2 DDR3 AM3   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-MA78LMT-S2-DDR3-AMD-760G-Socket-AM3-Motherboard-/181588502925?pt=Motherboards&hash=item2a4784a98d

RAM  Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/130919464527?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB (Keeping the old one)

EXTERNAL HDD Toshiba 3TB (Keeping the old one)

 

So yeah,please tell me what performance should i get on games like GTA V,Battlefield 4,Far Cry 3 and 4 etc. on medium - high settings?

And i want you to know that i JUST CANNOT save up any more money to upgrade even more.Because all of this actual money is what i am going to get for my birthday in January,Christmas and save up myself,so I am at the top or even over my budget limits :)

 

unnecessary psu money buy this:

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Certified-ATX12V-100-W1-0430-KR/dp/B00H33SDR4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416439211&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+430&pebp=1416439219342

 

completely horrible buy in gpu money, buy this:

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-R9270-DC2OC-2GD5-ASUS-Graphics-Cards/dp/B00GWV0ZD8/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1416438902&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+270&pebp=1416438911431

 

save money on same amount of ram, buy this:

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-1600MHz-DDR3/dp/B00J8E92M6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416439377&sr=8-2&keywords=8gb+ddr3

 

keep eveything else you have

System: Intel Core i3 3240 @ 3.4GHz, EVGA GTX 960 SSC 2GB ACX 2.0, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Kingston HyperX RAM, ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 Motherboard, Corsair CX430 W Power Supply

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($38.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($111.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master TC102 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($36.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $316.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 18:00 EST-0500

There is also a R9 280 for ~$140 on newegg. (total of ~$350)

Well guys,thank you so much for finding me these much cheaper components!

So i guess i will go with this:

GPU ASUS Radeon R9270 2GB DDR5 http://www.amazon.com/Asus-R9270-DC2OC-2GD5-ASUS-Graphics-Cards/dp/B00GWV0ZD8/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1416438902&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+270&pebp=1416438911431

CPU AMD FX4300 3.8GHz http://www.ebay.com/itm/161395213968?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

PSU EVGA 430W 80Plus ATX12V/EPS12V http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Certified-ATX12V-100-W1-0430-KR/dp/B00H33SDR4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416439211&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+430&pebp=1416439219342

MOBO Gigabyte GA MA78LM7 SA DDR3 AM3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-MA78LMT-S2-DDR3-AMD-760G-Socket-AM3-Motherboard-/181588502925?pt=Motherboards&hash=item2a4784a98d

RAM Kingstn HyperX FURY 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-1600MHz-DDR3/dp/B00J8E92M6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416439377&sr=8-2&keywords=8gb+ddr3

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Well guys,thank you so much for finding me these much cheaper components!

So i guess i will go with this:

GPU ASUS Radeon R9270 2GB DDR5 http://www.amazon.com/Asus-R9270-DC2OC-2GD5-ASUS-Graphics-Cards/dp/B00GWV0ZD8/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1416438902&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+270&pebp=1416438911431

CPU AMD FX4300 3.8GHz http://www.ebay.com/itm/161395213968?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

PSU EVGA 430W 80Plus ATX12V/EPS12V http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Certified-ATX12V-100-W1-0430-KR/dp/B00H33SDR4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416439211&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+430&pebp=1416439219342

MOBO Gigabyte GA MA78LM7 SA DDR3 AM3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-GA-MA78LMT-S2-DDR3-AMD-760G-Socket-AM3-Motherboard-/181588502925?pt=Motherboards&hash=item2a4784a98d

RAM Kingstn HyperX FURY 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-1600MHz-DDR3/dp/B00J8E92M6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416439377&sr=8-2&keywords=8gb+ddr3

Stop trying to get weaker(also more expensive) amd quadcore.

You also picked a slower ram than what I posted...(CL10 instead of CL9, lower is better)

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