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Hello. I'm going to upgrade my build, I have 200 dollars to split between a gpu and cpu. I don't need a cpu, though it'd be good not to be bottleneck'd. I have an amd fx 4300 and a gtx 610, I've chosen a gtx 740 for a gpu. After the gpu I buy I'll have $80 bucks left. Any suggestions for a cpu? Or should I wait for more money to get another cpu?

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Wait for more $$. Also, I assume you mean GTX 750, not 740, but it's honestly not that great of a GPU. Try looking at something like an R9 270. 

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So you intend to spend $120 on a gpu?  You would be better off with an AMD r9 270 or a 750 ti.  The 740 is not a very good card for that amount of money (assuming USD).  For the cpu, I would recommend an fx-6300.

 

Or, you could just put all of the $200 into a nice GPU like the 280 or 280x if you are lucky.

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