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I'm trying to build a $300 gaming machine as a contest with my friend.  We saw the video on the youtube channel and we instantly wanted to try it.  I have $50 left in my budget and I want to know what the cheapest board that will still allow me to clock the processor effectively

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......we need to know the cpu to help you

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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I'm trying to build a $300 gaming machine as a contest with my friend.  We saw the video on the youtube channel and we instantly wanted to try it.  I have $50 left in my budget and I want to know what the cheapest board that will still allow me to clock the processor effectively

And obviously, we have the all knowing power of what that cpu is.

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I'm trying to build a $300 gaming machine as a contest with my friend.  We saw the video on the youtube channel and we instantly wanted to try it.  I have $50 left in my budget and I want to know what the cheapest board that will still allow me to clock the processor effectively

Which processor though?

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I'm trying to build a $300 gaming machine as a contest with my friend.  We saw the video on the youtube channel and we instantly wanted to try it.  I have $50 left in my budget and I want to know what the cheapest board that will still allow me to clock the processor effectively

What processor is it?

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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I'm sorry, I thought I put it in the description.  It's an AMD A4 5300

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Where do you live? Not trying to creep... It could help in choosing something 50$.

Build: i5-4460 | GT 720 | Logitech G710+ Keyboard | Corsair M65 Mouse | Dell e2314h Monitor | Windows 10

Generic Dell: Mobo, 8gb RAM, 430w PSU, 1TB Storage, XPS 8700 Case

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I'm sorry, I thought I put it in the description.  It's an AMD A4 5300

What exactly is the rest of your system that you managed to scrounge up?

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Where do you live? Not trying to creep... It could help in choosing something 50$.

Northeast Ohio.  About .5 hours from Akron

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What exactly is the rest of your system that you managed to scrounge up?

A used case I got for free,  an AMD A4 for $40, and MSI GTX 760 for $100, 8GB of Kingston RAM for $35, a 500GB HDD for $30, a $5 used cooler, and a EUGA 430V power supply for $15.

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-a88xme

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WXFYvK

This is what I'm looking at except the GPU is a used MSI GTX 760.  The one I put on the list is the same price as the used one I have, it's just a placeholder.  I also have an old case I'm building it in

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WXFYvK

This is what I'm looking at except the GPU is a used MSI GTX 760.  The one I put on the list is the same price as the used one I have, it's just a placeholder.  I also have an old case I'm building it in

No offense, but if your friend got a better cpu, pretty sure he's going to win.

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No offense, but if your friend got a better cpu, pretty sure he's going to win.

The benchmarks are cinebench, 2 game benchmarks, and a price score.  If I lose cinebench because I put the cash into graphics I will win

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The benchmarks are cinebench, 2 game benchmarks, and a price score.  If I lose cinebench because I put the cash into graphics I will win

Not if you bottleneck the gpu.

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