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I am building a cheap gaming PC. I have the opportunity to get a free GTX 470 from my brother, but I could also make room in the budget for a 960 instead. Should I get the 960? On a similar note, my brother also has an i3-2130 that he can give me. Should I use that, or pay for something better?

 

I would get the free GTX 470 now, and then get a R9 370X or 380X

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I am building a cheap gaming PC. I have the opportunity to get a free GTX 470 from my brother, but I could also make room in the budget for a 960 instead. Should I get the 960? On a similar note, my brother also has an i3-2130 that he can give me. Should I use that, or pay for something better?

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You should get an i5 + R9 280. 

 

/whats your budget/location? Does that budget include an os/monitor/peripherals?

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I am building a cheap gaming PC. I have the opportunity to get a free GTX 470 from my brother, but I could also make room in the budget for a 960 instead. Should I get the 960? On a similar note, my brother also has an i3-2130 that he can give me. Should I use that, or pay for something better?

 

I would get the free GTX 470 now, and then get a R9 370X or 380X

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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I would get the free GTX 470 now, and then get a R9 370X or 380X

Do this. Get the 470 right now. Then get the 380x. Uninstall Nvidia dirvers. Install hacked drivers that have Physx. Voila you have a 470 for Physx and Radeon for main work!

Lets all ripperoni in pepperoni

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You should get an i5 + R9 280. 

 

/whats your budget/location? Does that budget include an os/monitor/peripherals?

I have about $800 total, which includes a mouse, keyboard, monitor, desk, chair, but not Windows, because my Dad has connections with Microsoft. To use the i3 and the 960, my current plan has it at $770

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I have about $800 total, which includes a mouse, keyboard, monitor, desk, chair, but not Windows, because my Dad has connections with Microsoft. To use the i3 and the 960, my current plan has it at $770

i would go with what someone said earlier, I would use the 470 until the 300 series from AMD comes out in a few months 

The time @nicklmg quoted me.


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CPU: Intel Core i3-2130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($116.50 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($129.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 470 1.25GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 



Total: $742.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I would use this build and then when you get more money get a 3770k or 3570k and a 370 or 380X

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i3-2130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($116.50 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($129.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 470 1.25GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $742.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-31 15:02 EST-0500
 
I would use this build and then when you get more money get a 3770k or 3570k and a 370 or 380X

 

Lose the AIO, and Z board. 

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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Lose the AIO, and Z board. 

 

I was expecting OP to upgrade to a 3570K or 3770K, as for the Z board. As for the AIO, Intel's K chips are overclockable, so they can be pushed harder with better cooling.

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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