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my friend is making a $550 pc he found a i5 3570k for $130 is this a good deal

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If you can find a good priced Z77 board: yes. Otherwise: nah, it's not a great deal

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1 minute ago, Minibois said:

If you can find a good priced Z77 board: yes. Otherwise: nah, it's not a great deal

$75 atx z77 mobo good??

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Just now, masterkickass7 said:

$75 atx z77 mobo good??

Yeah, that's pretty good. Now add some memory and a cooler, overclock that CPU and you're good.

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mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards workhttps://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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13 minutes ago, Minibois said:

If you can find a good priced Z77 board: yes. Otherwise: nah, it's not a great deal

pairing that with a rx 470 would do him good

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2 minutes ago, masterkickass7 said:

pairing that with a rx 470 would do him good

That would make for a solid gaming machine

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mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards workhttps://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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