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GTX 960 Work?

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Ok thankyou all :P 

They will work but not fine cause the a6 is going to be a pretty huge bottleneck.

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What cpu should i get

 

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What is your budget?

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Is it better than 960 4gb tho ?

Yes. But if you get the 380, make sure you get the 4GB model.

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£150

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£89.50 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£60.00 @ Amazon UK) 
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If you can use ur current ram if not + 35£
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Is it better than 960 4gb tho ?

 

 

 

What cpu should i get

 

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It is better than a 960.

 

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This ^. You can use the DDR3 module from the old build.
 
Or this Haswell build here
 
 
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30 pounds cheaper.

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Thankyou.

 

Now im going to buy R9 380 will it still bottleneck ?

With an i3 not but with your current cpu yes.

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Thankyou.

 

Now im going to buy R9 380 will it still bottleneck ?

 

It will be worse, get the 960 4GB if you've no plan to upgrade to at least i5 or Skylake i3.

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