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2 minutes ago, Nick James said:

Ok so as of right now i have a pentium anniversary edition duel core and i want to upgrade the cpu to a quad core 1150 socket could anyone recommend me some cpu's under $500 i can send the full specks of my pc if needed

Specs may be handy.

Ryzen 5 3600

RX 590 8GB 

WD Blue 1TB

(full specs on profile)

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if you have a Z series motherboard chipset: I5 4690k

if you have a non Z series motherboard chipset: I5 4460

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX 

CPU: Intel INTC -0.07% Pentium Anniversary G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor

G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600MHz

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

vega gtx 750 ti i think
Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified
i call it the Mystery Machine
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4 minutes ago, Nick James said:

Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX 

CPU: Intel INTC -0.07% Pentium Anniversary G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor

G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600MHz

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

vega gtx 750 ti i think
Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified
i call it the Mystery Machine

get a z97 board and get an i5-4690k if you have $500 to spend...

 

edit: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hcRKK8

 

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4770K/4790K all day long

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

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Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

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Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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6 minutes ago, Jed M said:

get a z97 board and get an i5-4690k if you have $500 to spend...

 

edit: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hcRKK8

I agree, but keep in mind you will also need a CPU cooler upgrade for this if you're running the stock one right now.

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14 inch ------ One day I'll have a desktop again...

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Very High end processing power for less than 500$
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $438.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-08 11:07 EST-0500

 

super cheap very decent performance:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.45 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $206.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-08 11:10 EST-0500

 

 

You can get a PCI-e 1x wifi card for 20ish dollars

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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1 minute ago, Nick James said:

the motherboard needs wifi on it because sadly i can't wire it directly to the board

 

10 minutes ago, Jed M said:

get a z97 board and get an i5-4690k if you have $500 to spend...

 

edit: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hcRKK8

Yeah I assume you are probably also running at ITX case, meaning upgrading the motherboard to Z97 won't be as easy or cheap. What are you using the PC for? I think your best bet will probably just be to get the i5-4460, maybe a better cooler than the stock one and call it a day, save some money. 

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14 inch ------ One day I'll have a desktop again...

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9 minutes ago, Jed M said:

get a z97 board and get an i5-4690k if you have $500 to spend...

 

edit: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hcRKK8

I disagree. 

 

stick with the non K CPU such as i5 4460 and save the cost of new motherboard.  The i5 will provide a nice upgrade and free up some budget for other things.

 

If a new motherboard is to be considered, there is no point buying Haswell.  Wait a month for Ryzen, we may see some very strong competition.

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2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Very High end processing power for less than 500$
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $438.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-08 11:07 EST-0500

 

super cheap very decent performance:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.45 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-E/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $206.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-08 11:10 EST-0500

 

but at that point why not just drop an 4th gen locked i7 and save money on mobo and ram 

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1 minute ago, Nick James said:

seems like most of these boards would require me to change my case 

Yeah people are overlooking the fact that you're running mini-ITX. Keep your board and just go for the 4460. I use it and I can confirm it runs games at 1080p as well as content creation tools and other stuff quite well.

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17 minutes ago, Nick James said:

Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX 

CPU: Intel INTC -0.07% Pentium Anniversary G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor

G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600MHz

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

vega gtx 750 ti i think
Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified
i call it the Mystery Machine

Just get an i7 4790 non k and spend rest on a gpu maybe

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xD I'm being lost in the language of computers ok so the main thing it would need is a wifi adaptor and the ability for me to be able to put m gtx 750 into it otherwise i could do a overhaul but i would need recommendations on it otherwise it could get painful to do since i have a mini itx not the bigger variation so i am limited right now on what i can do rip me

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1 minute ago, Nick James said:

xD I'm being lost in the language of computers ok so the main thing it would need is a wifi adaptor and the ability for me to be able to put m gtx 750 into it otherwise i could do a overhaul but i would need recommendations on it otherwise it could get painful to do since i have a mini itx not the bigger variation so i am limited right now on what i can do rip me

I7 4790 or i5 4460

mini 1060/480 or mini 1070

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3 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

but at that point why not just drop an 4th gen locked i7 and save money on mobo and ram 

because people are telling him to buy a z97 board and get an i5-4690k, lol for that cost and considering his budget it is better to just upgrade to the up-to-date system already.

 

Otherwise getting the locked i7 from 4th gen works out fine enough too.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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