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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.01 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($45.50 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $567.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 19:04 EST-0500

 

 

And Finally basically the cheapest 4K G-Sync Monitor:

 

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Hi guys,

 

I have a Gigabyte Windforce 980Ti 6GB, and i'm currently building a pc around it :)

So i'm on a budget and i'm not sure which CPU (And Motherboard) to get... 

i'll probably be getting a 650W Bronze PSU.. i wont be overclocking it and there wont be SLI...

I'm trying to keep the build on the small size.. 

 

I cannot afford an i7 6700 currently, i want to have an OK CPU that won't bottleneck this beast...

 

 

Thanks for the help guys!

 

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What is your budget?

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i5 4460 would be the cheapest

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not OCing? 6600 or 6700 would be ideal, 6400 would be lowest you could probably get away with in most games.

 

haswell equivalent's (4690, 4790, and 4460) included.

Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360

"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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Yea need a budget. But I would also recommend to avoid building a system around your GPU it is a great way to end up with bottlenecks. 

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not OCing? 6600 or 6700 would be ideal, 6400 would be lowest you could probably get away with in most games.

 

haswell equivalent's (4690, 4790, and 4460) included.

Hey JebKerman how is that Cybord R1 Ultimate? 

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Well guys, i just had a great deal over the GPU and i took it... 

i it was 420$ with 3 year warranty.. when i found it for 600$ the cheapest...

anyway i think i'll spend around 200$ for the CPU for now motherboard 120$+-

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.01 @ Amazon)
Total: $325.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 18:26 EST-0500

 

 

Has USB Type C, And a M.2 port for a SSD.

My new Gaming PC.

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Case: Coolmaster CM690III, Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR, CPU: I5 6600K 4.6Ghz, OS: Windows 10 HP 64 bit, RAM: X1 8GB G.Skill DDR4, GPU: Galax GTX 960 (Overclocked), Storage: Kingston V300 SSD 120GB(OS), X2 1TB 5400RPM HDD, 500GB Samsung 7200RPM HD, PSU: Cougar RS 750 Watt, Peripherals: Logitech G910 Orion Spark,  World Of Tanks Edition 2014 DeathAdder Razer Mouse And Mouse Pad, Sennheiser HD 518. , Palsonic tftv6042fHD, Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

 

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Hey JebKerman how is that Cybord R1 Ultimate? 

*Cryorig* very nice, extremely quiet, can't hear it under gaming load.

 

 

Well guys, i just had a great deal over the GPU and i took it... 

i it was 420$ with 3 year warranty.. when i found it for 600$ the cheapest...

anyway i think i'll spend around 200$ for the CPU for now motherboard 120$+-

do you need RAM as well? or do you have some lying around, if so, what type?

Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360

"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

"Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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Well guys, i just had a great deal over the GPU and i took it... 

i it was 420$ with 3 year warranty.. when i found it for 600$ the cheapest...

anyway i think i'll spend around 200$ for the CPU for now motherboard 120$+-

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $261.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 18:30 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 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 | Monitors: 24" Acer S240HLBID + 24" Samsung  | OS: Win 10 Pro

 

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No one votes for an AMD CPU here?

AMD is old. Haswell/Skylake is better overall. 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 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 | Monitors: 24" Acer S240HLBID + 24" Samsung  | OS: Win 10 Pro

 

Audio: Behringer Q802USB Xenyx 8 Input Mixer |  U-PHORIA UMC204HD | Behringer XM8500 Dynamic Cardioid Vocal Microphone | Sound Blaster Audigy Fx PCI-E card.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 ESXi 6.7 | Lenovo M93 Tiny Exchange 2019 | TP-LINK TL-SG1024D 24-Port Gigabit | Cisco ASA 5506 firewall  | Cisco Catalyst 3750 Gigabit Switch | Cisco 2960C-LL | HP MicroServer G8 NAS | Custom built SCCM Server.

 

 

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No one votes for an AMD CPU here?

no, not if you want to actually use the 980 ti :)

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No one votes for an AMD CPU here?

Sadly the truth is if you are going to buy into AMD now you are going to really limit your self with speed and upgrade ability and so on.

If you really want an AMD system wait for Zen and pray it does well.

Intel, for the moment (unless its a really really cheap build) is the way to go for gaming.

My new Gaming PC.

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Case: Coolmaster CM690III, Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR, CPU: I5 6600K 4.6Ghz, OS: Windows 10 HP 64 bit, RAM: X1 8GB G.Skill DDR4, GPU: Galax GTX 960 (Overclocked), Storage: Kingston V300 SSD 120GB(OS), X2 1TB 5400RPM HDD, 500GB Samsung 7200RPM HD, PSU: Cougar RS 750 Watt, Peripherals: Logitech G910 Orion Spark,  World Of Tanks Edition 2014 DeathAdder Razer Mouse And Mouse Pad, Sennheiser HD 518. , Palsonic tftv6042fHD, Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $261.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 18:30 EST-0500

 

"I'm trying to keep the build on the small size.. "

 

ATX is not "Small"...

My new Gaming PC.

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Case: Coolmaster CM690III, Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR, CPU: I5 6600K 4.6Ghz, OS: Windows 10 HP 64 bit, RAM: X1 8GB G.Skill DDR4, GPU: Galax GTX 960 (Overclocked), Storage: Kingston V300 SSD 120GB(OS), X2 1TB 5400RPM HDD, 500GB Samsung 7200RPM HD, PSU: Cougar RS 750 Watt, Peripherals: Logitech G910 Orion Spark,  World Of Tanks Edition 2014 DeathAdder Razer Mouse And Mouse Pad, Sennheiser HD 518. , Palsonic tftv6042fHD, Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

 

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Sadly the truth is if you are going to buy into AMD now you are going to really limit your self with speed and upgrade ability and so on.

If you really want an AMD system wait for Zen and pray it does well.

Intel, for the moment (unless its a really really cheap build) is the way to go for gaming.

Well, i'll go for intel... i've already invested a lot at least i'll make the most of it..

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"I'm trying to keep the build on the small size.. "

 

ATX is not "Small"...

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $254.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 18:37 EST-0500

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 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 | Monitors: 24" Acer S240HLBID + 24" Samsung  | OS: Win 10 Pro

 

Audio: Behringer Q802USB Xenyx 8 Input Mixer |  U-PHORIA UMC204HD | Behringer XM8500 Dynamic Cardioid Vocal Microphone | Sound Blaster Audigy Fx PCI-E card.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 ESXi 6.7 | Lenovo M93 Tiny Exchange 2019 | TP-LINK TL-SG1024D 24-Port Gigabit | Cisco ASA 5506 firewall  | Cisco Catalyst 3750 Gigabit Switch | Cisco 2960C-LL | HP MicroServer G8 NAS | Custom built SCCM Server.

 

 

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Well guys, i just had a great deal over the GPU and i took it... 

i it was 420$ with 3 year warranty.. when i found it for 600$ the cheapest...

anyway i think i'll spend around 200$ for the CPU for now motherboard 120$+-

 

You can do base clock overclocking with this cpu and board.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $384.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 18:37 EST-0500
 
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Well, i'll go for intel... i've already invested a lot at least i'll make the most of it..

That's what I would do.  Honestly, the title about trying to use a budget CPU with a 980 ti caught my attention... kind of like putting $20k racing slicks on a civic ;)

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"I'm trying to keep the build on the small size.. "

 

ATX is not "Small"...

Yea, didn't see that.. BTW, Mini Itx or Micro Atx?

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That's what I would do.  Honestly, the title about trying to use a budget CPU with a 980 ti caught my attention... kind of like putting $20k racing slicks on a civic ;)

Haha, i did that cause i know how much i can get carried away and i'll end up with 0$ in my account if i don't think about this..

(Don't forget i need to get a 4k monitor:))

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