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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.75 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $439.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 14:17 EDT-0400 So this will do until like winter when I can spend like another 300 on a gpu or so?

 

Your 750 Ti is still alright. You can upgrade that later too.

Think that is a good thing to do.

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Hello right now I have a GTX 750ti, Intel Pentium Dual Core E5800 3.2GHz, 4GB Ram, 500GB HDD. I need an upgrade as my pc really isn't to to par with a game that is 5 years old... So I have decided to upgrade my current pc and I have 430usd in my budget. This is what I have been thinking of getting please advice me with what I should change. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y7zpkL I am looking to play games like Black Ops 2 and 3, CS:GO, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, GTA 5 and a couple other not as intense games, If I can get it to a state where I can run must games from low- medium settings I'll be more than pleased. If there is any game that would not run smoothly please tell me. Have a good day :D

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Hello right now I have a GTX 750ti, Intel Pentium Dual Core E5800 3.2GHz, 4GB Ram, 500GB HDD. I need an upgrade as my pc really isn't to to par with a game that is 5 years old... So I have decided to upgrade my current pc and I have 430usd in my budget. This is what I have been thinking of getting please advice me with what I should change. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y7zpkL I am looking to play games like Black Ops 2 and 3, CS:GO, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, GTA 5 and a couple other not as intense games, If I can get it to a state where I can run must games from low- medium settings I'll be more than pleased. If there is any game that would not run smoothly please tell me. Have a good day :D

 

What's your power supply? I'd also change the CPU to an i5-4690k (or an i5-4590 if you don't wanna use too much of your budget), but you'll need a Z97/H97 motherboard.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($172.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $456.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Little over budget, but maybe sell GPU to afford this?

EDIT: see you had included Windows 8. not sure if this is any good for you

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Hello right now I have a GTX 750ti, Intel Pentium Dual Core E5800 3.2GHz, 4GB Ram, 500GB HDD. I need an upgrade as my pc really isn't to to par with a game that is 5 years old... So I have decided to upgrade my current pc and I have 430usd in my budget. This is what I have been thinking of getting please advice me with what I should change. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y7zpkL I am looking to play games like Black Ops 2 and 3, CS:GO, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, GTA 5 and a couple other not as intense games, If I can get it to a state where I can run must games from low- medium settings I'll be more than pleased. If there is any game that would not run smoothly please tell me. Have a good day :D

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.75 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $439.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($172.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $456.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 14:16 EDT-0400
 
Little over budget, but maybe sell GPU to afford this?

 

I need an OS too :/

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I need an OS too :/

Look at my one. I've added 8.1 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB  | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitor: 24" Acer S240HLBID | OS: Win 11 Pro.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 Hyper-V Server 2022 | Dell OptiPlex 9020 Hyper-V Server 2022 | TP-LINK TL-SG108E | Cisco Catalyst C2960CG 8 Port Switch | HP MicroServer G8 SCCM Server | 2x Dell PowerEdge R630 Hyper-V Server 2022

 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($172.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $456.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 14:16 EDT-0400
 
Little over budget, but maybe sell GPU to afford this?

EDIT: see you had included Windows 8. not sure if this is any good for you

 

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I need an OS too :/

Yeah, maybe go for an R9 270, maybe cheaper motherboard or i5 4440 .. (but i5 4440 didn't seem to be cheaper on pcpartpicker).

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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You definitely shouldn't run a 8 core FX CPU on a 780 

Also that wouldn't improve performance much.

 

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Yeah, maybe go for an R9 270, maybe cheaper motherboard or i5 4440 .. (but i5 4440 didn't seem to be cheaper on pcpartpicker).

I think I have a friend that has a R9 270 that I can get for 50 bucks or so... but what should I comprimise for that?

Woops no it was a gtx 260 D;

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Yeah, maybe go for an R9 270, maybe cheaper motherboard or i5 4440 .. (but i5 4440 didn't seem to be cheaper on pcpartpicker).

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.75 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $439.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 14:17 EDT-0400 So this will do until like winter when I can spend like another 300 on a gpu or so?
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I think I have a friend that has a R9 270 that I can get for 50 bucks or so... but what should I comprimise for that?

Woops no it was a gtx 260 D;

Well, an R9 270 wouldn't be a huge upgrade anyways :/

and GTX 260 is obviously not worth it :P

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.75 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $439.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 14:17 EDT-0400 So this will do until like winter when I can spend like another 300 on a gpu or so?

 

Your 750 Ti is still alright. You can upgrade that later too.

Think that is a good thing to do.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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I have a micro atx case currently should I get a Asus H81M-Plus?

Pretty sure that should work

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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