Best Intel CPU under $ 300

raiyanahmed55

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Hey guys, my name is Raiyan and I am from Sinapore. Could you please tell me the best Intel CPU avilable for gaming?(under $ 300 USD)
Motherboard: BIOSTAR H61MLV (it sucks)
Current CPU: Intel Pentium CPU G630 @ 2.70 GHz)
R.A.M.: 2 GB DDR3
GPU: Nvidia Zotac GeForce GT 630 @ 2 GB DDR3 and 900 MHz GPU clock (overclocked)
BIOS: AMerican Megatrends (AMI) v4.6.4
Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1
 
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If you are looking for good intel proc under USD300, I can recommend several:
i5 3470 (USD200) = good for budget gaming without OC in plan
i5 3570k (USD230) = good for gaming with OC
E3-1230V2 (USD240) = good for gaming and more but no OC (i7 3770 without integrated graphic)
If you need to go a bit higher i7 3770k = USD340 = good for in general everything and with OC

If you want to keep the H61 mobo, pick the ones without OC. H61 is suitable for OC.
Check first if XEON E3-1230V2 is compatible with your mobo if you want to get it.

Note:
- You might want to add more RAM
- GT630 is not for gaming, you might also want to go higher at least HD7850 or the equivalents from nVidia.
- I assume your Win7 is already the x64
- I use newegg.com...
If you are looking for good intel proc under USD300, I can recommend several:
i5 3470 (USD200) = good for budget gaming without OC in plan
i5 3570k (USD230) = good for gaming with OC
E3-1230V2 (USD240) = good for gaming and more but no OC (i7 3770 without integrated graphic)
If you need to go a bit higher i7 3770k = USD340 = good for in general everything and with OC

If you want to keep the H61 mobo, pick the ones without OC. H61 is suitable for OC.
Check first if XEON E3-1230V2 is compatible with your mobo if you want to get it.

Note:
- You might want to add more RAM
- GT630 is not for gaming, you might also want to go higher at least HD7850 or the equivalents from nVidia.
- I assume your Win7 is already the x64
- I use newegg.com and alternate.de as reference to guess the price since I do not know how much those are in Singapore.


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The most effective ones in my opinion will be the i5 3570k and E3-1230V2 :)
 
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raiyanahmed55

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Thanks for this answer. Do you think that GTX 760 and 4 GB Ram is enough?