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iceburger
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Hello there, so I started my PC build for a while now, already got the PSU and the Case, now the next step is the CPU, Mobo and RAM. At first, I was gonna go with the FX 6300, but after a while I realised that it would be better to invest in a better "future-proof" CPU, which is why I extended my CPU-RAM-Mobo budget to a maximum of $330. Note that I live in Romania and prices differ very much. To that $350, I was thinking of getting an ASUS H110M-A DDR4 Mobo, an Intel i5 6400 and one stick of Hyperx Fury 8gb 2133Mhz RAM. That all got me to around $350. Please, if anybody has a better idea of how to invest that $350 into the 3 components, I will be more than happy to listen. Please don't say to extend my budget even further, because I have already done that by far and I can't possibly extend any more.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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i5 4460

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Is it better than the i5 6400?

it's better value

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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it's better value

So if I would get like an MSI B85-G41 PC MATE, i5 4460 and 1x8gb HyperX Fury DDR3 Ram, would it be good enough? I plan to pair them with an R9 380/380x

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So if I would get like an MSI B85-G41 PC MATE, i5 4460 and 1x8gb HyperX Fury DDR3 Ram, would it be good enough? I plan to pair them with an R9 380/380x

i5 4460 + R9 380X is good value

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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i5 4460 + R9 380X is good value

Yeah, I know, though the i5 4460 is more expensive here than the i5 6400, in terms of performance, are they really different?

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