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I decided i will spend a little bit extra for a i5 4690k http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yHgMNG instead of a FX-8350 it cant go past my budget of £350 unless its like £5 above the budget

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.24 @ Ebuyer) 
Other: Windows 10 pro (£112.59)
Total: £353.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I don't know that 2 parts qualifies as a 'setup'

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Yes it is

What's your current system? Nice pick in the 4690k :D It'll easily beat the FX8

 

 

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I decided i will spend a little bit extra for a i5 4690k http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yHgMNG instead of a FX-8350 it cant go past my budget of £350 unless its like £5 above the budget

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.24 @ Ebuyer) 
Other: Windows 10 pro (£112.59)
Total: £353.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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yeah its a good upgrade.

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

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I decided i will spend a little bit extra for a i5 4690k http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yHgMNG instead of a FX-8350 it cant go past my budget of £350 unless its like £5 above the budget

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.24 @ Ebuyer) 
Other: Windows 10 pro (£112.59)
Total: £353.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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get windows 8 then upgrade to 10 or get windows 10 from here

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

a windows 10 pro key is like $45 which will allow you to get a nice cpu cooler with your system, or spend the extra money somewhere else

and yeah, the keys are legit and original

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I thought the i5 would too expensive than i realized it was only £30 more expensive

Yeah common mistake. What's the rest of your system like GPU and PSU?

 

 

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I decided i will spend a little bit extra for a i5 4690k http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yHgMNG instead of a FX-8350 it cant go past my budget of £350 unless its like £5 above the budget

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.24 @ Ebuyer) 
Other: Windows 10 pro (£112.59)
Total: £353.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Depending on the usage, it is a very nice setup at least CPU wise!

 

Are you sure Windows 10 PRO are only 112,59 GBP though? They sell for $199.

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Nvidia Geforce GTX 760

 

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo

 

Corsiar CX600M

Sweet man. Are you doing upgrades slowly? ( Don't do to big of a overclock with the CXM PSU ) It's not the best for big overclocks. Guessing you wanna do a GPU next?

 

 

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Sweet man. Are you doing upgrades slowly? ( Don't do to big of a overclock with the CXM PSU ) It's not the best for big overclocks. Guessing you wanna do a GPU next?

I hope to upgrade my GPU during Christmas the CPU is more important at this time as my CPU a AMD A8 5600k bottle necks in demanding games even Euro Truck Simulator 2

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I hope to upgrade my GPU during christmas

Good Luck man!

 

 

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