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So Im going to build my first pc this summer, and I have 2 options, get a 6300 and an r9 390, or an intel i5 4690k and an r9 380 4gb. Both of these would include a coolermaster hyper 212 evo. I was wondering what to go for, if you think that the gpus are a bad choice, what would you recommend to get at a $330 price point for the 6300, or a $230 price point for the i5, know that I could stretch the prices a little bit, especially for the i5.

 

Thanks so much to anyone who can help!

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So Im going to build my first pc this summer, and I have 2 options, get a 6300 and an r9 390, or an intel i5 4690k and an r9 380 4gb. Both of these would include a coolermaster hyper 212 evo. I was wondering what to go for, if you think that the gpus are a bad choice, what would you recommend to get at a $330 price point for the 6300, or a $230 price point for the i5, know that I could stretch the prices a little bit, especially for the i5.

 

Thanks so much to anyone who can help!

I would get a locked i5, get a cheaper motherboard, get a 390, call it a day. Will link to PCPartPicker, just a minute.

 

So since it's a locked CPU you can use the stock cooler and it will be fine. 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($41.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $561.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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My issue with that is having a locked cpu, which id like to avoid, but Ill check it out, thanks!

Well you would just be stuck with stock clocks, nothing wrong with that.

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So Im going to build my first pc this summer, and I have 2 options, get a 6300 and an r9 390, or an intel i5 4690k and an r9 380 4gb. Both of these would include a coolermaster hyper 212 evo. I was wondering what to go for, if you think that the gpus are a bad choice, what would you recommend to get at a $330 price point for the 6300, or a $230 price point for the i5, know that I could stretch the prices a little bit, especially for the i5.

 

Thanks so much to anyone who can help!

A 4590 or 4460 will monster the AMD chip in games and allow you much better budget for the GPU.

Also, stock cooler is fine if your not overclocking.

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Yeah, I'd just like to have the option to overclock and improve my experience if I have the option

A locked i5 would perform plenty my friend. If it ever becomes not enough then, realistically, it's time for a new system @Faceman's advice here we come!

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A 4590 or 4460 will monster the AMD chip in games and allow you much better budget for the GPU.

Also, stock cooler is fine if your not overclocking.

thanks, however, I did just realize that I can get a 4690k instead of a 4590, and I live next to a microcenter, which sells them for $200, and a 4690k is worth 10 bucks more than a 4590

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Yeah, I'd just like to have the option to overclock and improve my experience if I have the option

You can overclock a non locked chip.. but not by the multipliers and results will be much less...

 

Check out llinus messing with his 18core xeon to see what I mean.

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A locked i5 would perform plenty my friend. If it ever becomes not enough then, realistically, it's time for a new system @Faceman's advice here we come!

thanks but since im by a microcenter, i can get a 4690k instead of a 4590 for 10 dollars more, thanks so much though!

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thanks, however, I did just realize that I can get a 4690k instead of a 4590, and I live next to a microcenter, which sells them for $200, and a 4690k is worth 10 bucks more than a 4590

Yuup.. would love to be near one.. I'd buy loads and sell em on ebay or something..

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thanks but since im by a microcenter, i can get a 4690k instead of a 4590 for 10 dollars more, thanks so much though!

Oh wow... I wish they had Micro Centers in Portland...

 

I would get a 4690k now and get a GPU after saving up a fair bit.

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Oh wow... I wish they had Micro Centers in Portland...

 

I would get a 4690k now and get a GPU after saving up a fair bit.

You have any family / friends that could buy and post it?

Just send them the money.

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You have any family / friends that could buy and post it?

Just send them the money.

I have family in Southern California. Could have them do it, although this is not my thread silly boy :P

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Oh wow... I wish they had Micro Centers in Portland...

 

I would get a 4690k now and get a GPU after saving up a fair bit.

what do you mean by the second thing? Im not out of my parents house, cuz im not even quite in HS right now so Im just gonna get a shitty mobo now, and ask for a good one for Christmas

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what do you mean by the second thing? Im not out of my parents house, cuz im not even quite in HS right now so Im just gonna get a shitty mobo now, and ask for a good one for Christmas

I suggest getting a nice mobo and 4690k and then saving up to get a GPU later. You can run off of onboard graphics for the time being.

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I suggest getting a nice mobo and 4690k and then saving up to get a GPU later. You can run off of onboard graphics for the time being.

I dont know, I might, but it is tempting, but I wont make money for the time being, so I may just go with a bad mobo now, as then Id be up and playing games

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I dont know, I might, but it is tempting, but I wont make money for the time being, so I may just go with a bad mobo now, as then Id be up and playing games

Well, again, you won't gain any performance by going with a super expensive motherboard and a locked i5 CPU will perform fine in any and all games. You would have the money now to buy a 390 if you wanted to get a working PC immediately and sacrifice like 5% performance.

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I suggest getting a nice mobo and 4690k and then saving up to get a GPU later. You can run off of onboard graphics for the time being.

Best mobo for the price that overclockes, supports SLI and has amazing build quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $277.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Best mobo for the price that overclockes, supports SLI and has amazing build quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $277.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-27 22:13 EDT-0400

That works, though I still am sticking to "locked CPU, much cheaper mobo, stock cooler, save money and rekt house with a 390.

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Well, again, you won't gain any performance by going with a super expensive motherboard and a locked i5 CPU will perform fine in any and all games. You would have the money now to buy a 390 if you wanted to get a working PC immediately and sacrifice like 5% performance.

by sacraficing the cpu, gpu, or mobo? Also, if i get a good mobo, Id like to get z97, which is much more expensive, and the locked i5 wont be much cheaper than the $200 4690k that I can get from microcenter

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by sacraficing the cpu, gpu, or mobo? Also, if i get a good mobo, Id like to get z97, which is much more expensive, and the locked i5 wont be much cheaper than the $200 4690k that I can get from microcenter

If you get a locked CPU then you don't have to spend money on the cooler period, you save like 30+ on a board and you have more GPU moneys.

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