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ok so i am upgrading my computer and i need a cheap but good 4th gen intel processor my motherboard of choice is the good old Z87-A  my price range is 300$ and the compatible processors are the following 

 

 4th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors   so i need your help to find the best bang for the buck thank you as always and have a great day Linus Tech Tips community !!!!

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Pc Building 4 year old said:

ok so i am upgrading my computer and i need a cheap but good 4th gen intel processor my motherboard of choice is the good old Z87-A  my price range is 300$ and the compatible processors are the following 

 

 4th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors   so i need your help to find the best bang for the buck thank you as always and have a great day Linus Tech Tips community !!!!

 

 

Full computer specs?

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i am using it for gaming and i have a 660 ti gigabyte non overclocked i curentley have a amd a8 apu corsair cx 500, Antec One Mid-Tower Gaming ATX Case Black 3X5.25 5X3.5 2X2.5 Front USB3.0 Top Rear 120mm Fans No PSU and ddr3 8g hyper fury x

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i am using it for gaming and i have a 660 ti gigabyte non overclocked i curentley have a amd a8 apu corsair cx 500, Antec One Mid-Tower Gaming ATX Case Black 3X5.25 5X3.5 2X2.5 Front USB3.0 Top Rear 120mm Fans No PSU and ddr3 8g hyper fury x

First, upgrade psu, 2nd, I5+B85/H97 board.

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1 minute ago, Pc Building 4 year old said:

i am using it for gaming and i have a 660 ti gigabyte non overclocked i curentley have a amd a8 apu corsair cx 500, Antec One Mid-Tower Gaming ATX Case Black 3X5.25 5X3.5 2X2.5 Front USB3.0 Top Rear 120mm Fans No PSU and ddr3 8g hyper fury x

an i5 4690k and i would recommend upgrading the gpu

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9 minutes ago, Pc Building 4 year old said:

ok so i am upgrading my computer and i need a cheap but good 4th gen intel processor my motherboard of choice is the good old Z87-A  my price range is 300$ and the compatible processors are the following 

 

 4th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors   so i need your help to find the best bang for the buck thank you as always and have a great day Linus Tech Tips community !!!!

 

 

Did you already get the motherboard? If not is that part of the $300 budget?

 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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For 300, you can find a good deal for an i5 4690k, and whatever you have left, (around 50-100 dollars) spend on any compatible motherboard. Maybe the GA-Z87-D3HP?

 

i5: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-BX80646I54690K/dp/B00KPRWB9G/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458437488&sr=1-1&keywords=i5+4690k

 

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-1150-CrossFireX-Motherboard-GA-Z87-D3HP/dp/B00CU4L4M2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1458437423&sr=8-2&keywords=z87+motherboard

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already have the mother board from my bro just the budget for the processor is 300$ and by the way this community is great was not expecting so many replies so quick oh and what gpu would you recommend 

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380. But I would seriously upgrade the psu.

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1 minute ago, Pc Building 4 year old said:

well this is sorta a birthday present so i have like a 500$ budget and i wanted to upgrade my case motherboard (already have) and get a mechanical keyboard plus the cpu and i wanted a 20$ steam card

Still would upgrade psu.

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1 minute ago, Pc Building 4 year old said:

is it necessary to upgrade the psu plus what would you recommend for a gaming keyboard 

Since your using a CX psu, I would look into it. As for keyboard?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgk4000gkcl1us

Factoring price.

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6 minutes ago, Pc Building 4 year old said:

oh and 1 thing to point out i am not planing to play big games like battlefield or cod just csgo 

If you are planning to just play CS:GO then 750 watts plus your current PC specs is a bit overkill in my experience unless your'e going for future-proofing. In my experience the EVGA 650 PSU should do the job fine. https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-210gq0650

 

Hope this helped. Eleven

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