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so i'm trying to build a new gaming pc but i have a limited budget, from where i live these parts have the same price, what is the better combination to get ??

PS : i'll be able to spend 300$ to upgrade one part in 4-5 months 

 

A - i5 4670K + (Nvidia 750 or AMD 270)

C - FX 6300 + (Nvidia 960 or AMD 280)

D - i7 4770K (without video card)

 

i'm thinking a lot about the i7 and then buy a 970

 

what do you think guys ? A, B or C ?!

 

(edited i5 4770 to 4670 .. my bad)

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so i'm trying to build a new gaming pc but i have a limited budget, from where i live these parts have the same price, what is the better combination to get ??

PS : i'll be able to spend 300$ to upgrade one part in 4-5 months 

 

A - i5 4770K + (Nvidia 750 or AMD 270)

C - FX 6300 + (Nvidia 960 or AMD 280)

D - i7 4770K (without video card)

 

i'm thinking a lot about the i7 and then buy a 970

 

what do you think guys ? A, B or C ?!

I would get an i5 4440 and the best gpu you can get amd 270x/280 or 280x





 
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nonononononononono NO!

for gaming you shouldn't need an i7 over a i5 until you get to a 980 or dual 970s.

get an i5 and a 970 or a 290x or something like that

edit: i guess you're not going to have enough for a i5 and 970 but get a i5 and a 280ish card

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so i'm trying to build a new gaming pc but i have a limited budget, from where i live these parts have the same price, what is the better combination to get ??

PS : i'll be able to spend 300$ to upgrade one part in 4-5 months 

 

A - i5 4770K + (Nvidia 750 or AMD 270)

C - FX 6300 + (Nvidia 960 or AMD 280)

D - i7 4770K (without video card)

 

i'm thinking a lot about the i7 and then buy a 970

 

what do you think guys ? A, B or C ?!

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i5 4770k? I assume you mean the 4690k

 

Save up and get a 4690k and a 970, no point buying a cheap part your not happy with then having to spend more money to upgrade your system

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so i'm trying to build a new gaming pc but i have a limited budget, from where i live these parts have the same price, what is the better combination to get ??

PS : i'll be able to spend 300$ to upgrade one part in 4-5 months 

 

A - i5 4770K + (Nvidia 750 or AMD 270)

C - FX 6300 + (Nvidia 960 or AMD 280)

D - i7 4770K (without video card)

 

i'm thinking a lot about the i7 and then buy a 970

 

what do you think guys ? A, B or C ?!

i3 4150 and a r9 280. Best performance now with great upgradability

 

Or maybe the Pentium dual core and a GTX 970/R9 290? Since you can get an i7 in 4-5 months. will see tremendous bottlenecking for the time being though

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i3 4150 and a r9 280. Best performance now with great upgradability

 

Or maybe the Pentium dual core and a GTX 970/R9 290? Since you can get an i7 in 4-5 months. will see tremendous bottlenecking for the time being though

can the i3 handle the 970 ?!

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can the i3 handle the 970 ?!

Yes it can. But you'll see some bottlenecking until you upgrade your CPU

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so i'm trying to build a new gaming pc but i have a limited budget, from where i live these parts have the same price, what is the better combination to get ??

PS : i'll be able to spend 300$ to upgrade one part in 4-5 months 

 

A - i5 4670K + (Nvidia 750 or AMD 270)

C - FX 6300 + (Nvidia 960 or AMD 280)

D - i7 4770K (without video card)

 

i'm thinking a lot about the i7 and then buy a 970

 

what do you think guys ? A, B or C ?!

 

(edited i5 4770 to 4670 .. my bad)

 

If you can, wait a bit. Within 5 months Broadwell desktop cpu will be available. Which may be attractive. It is even possible that Skylake cpu may be available.

 

If you have to buy today I would suggest an i5-4460 or i5-4590 on an H97 motherboard. An R9 280X if at all possible for the gpu. Or, wait on the gpu until more funds are available. Upgrading a significant part like the cpu or gpu is rarely worth it. By the time one is able to do so, tech has moved on and replacing the system (or the heart of it) starts to become more attractive.

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If you can, wait a bit. Within 5 months Broadwell desktop cpu will be available. Which may be attractive. It is even possible that Skylake cpu may be available.

 

If you have to buy today I would suggest an i5-4460 or i5-4590 on an H97 motherboard. An R9 280X if at all possible for the gpu. Or, wait on the gpu until more funds are available. Upgrading a significant part like the cpu or gpu is rarely worth it. By the time one is able to do so, tech has moved on and replacing the system (or the heart of it) starts to become more attractive.

as i've heard the broadwell is not that good .. only 4% for the performance 

and the skylake will be released at the end of 2015 at least ..

 

thnx all for the help .. i think i'm waiting a little bit and then go with the i5 4460 with the r9 280x 

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as i've heard the broadwell is not that good .. only 4% for the performance 

and the skylake will be released at the end of 2015 at least ..

 

thnx all for the help .. i think i'm waiting a little bit and then go with the i5 4460 with the r9 280x 

Hmmmm......

 

Tells a guy to wait for a product that didn't even release yet -> guy says that product (which isn't even out!) is not providing any performance boosts.

 

 

Yup, sounds legit. Wait until the thing ACTUALLY comes out before saying that. While I agree that it won't be any major performance increases, I also don't believe it to be as low as 4%.

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Hmmmm......

 

Tells a guy to wait for a product that didn't even release yet -> guy says that product (which isn't even out!) is not providing any performance boosts.

 

 

Yup, sounds legit. Wait until the thing ACTUALLY comes out before saying that. While I agree that it won't be any major performance increases, I also don't believe it to be as low as 4%.

actually i saw a video on youtube saying that .. no reliable source tho 

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