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Ted Tazor

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Hi..im planing to build pc with these spec: But im wondering if the gpu will bottlenecking the cpu..my budget for gpu only asus or sapphire hd 7770 / hd 7750 / r7 250..if I go with asus hd7770 will cost more compare to Sapphire hd7770 (most of store not have stock for sapphire Hd7770..why?)
which one will suit better?

cpu - haswell pentium g3220
mobo - gigabyte B85M D3H
ram - 4GB kingston 1333mhz
psu - Antec VP 450W
cooler - CM hyper 101/ hyper TX 3 evo
gpu - HD 7750 / 7770 / R7 250
 
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I think it's best to just get the 7770 for now and see how it feels. If you are considering buying new CPU you'd have to buy a quad core i5 and not a i3 cuz the i3 is too close to the pentium in gaming. I dobut you'd see any real difference between a pentium and i3 in gaming. However, you could add a second stick of 4GB DDR3 RAM.

If you purely want to improve gaming I'd buy the best GPU you can afford at a reasonable price.
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No, the GPU will not bottleneck the CPU, however the dual core Pentiums aren't great for gaming. Are you even slightly interested in AMD CPU's? The Pentium is ok for a budget build but I would recommend going for a FX4300 and cheap AM3+ board if you can fork out the cash. Even though the FX4300 is not a real quad core, it will perform better than the pentium.
 
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Ted Tazor

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thanks..I would go for hd 7770 and pick the cheapest one..maybe msi..

my last built with amd 4 years ago end up with nothing..msi n9800gt fried after 3 years, now asus mobo fried..only left cpu athlon x2 am2, CM hyper z600, ram ddr2 which cannot be use with latest mobo..I would consider the FX4130 the cheapest one, but the socket will be dead in 2015, right? how bout APU? the iGPU of A8 6600k good for games like NFS / FIFA?

 
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AMD is a better base for mid-range systems.... FX-4130 with a motherboard is like $80 at MicroCenter.com. Use the stock cooler. Get a +500watt Corsair or Antec. Get at least 7770, maybe even a 7870.....

The PC will last you 3 or 4 years, so I would not care if the "socket is dead in 2015" .... CPU upgrades Rarely make sense any how over GPU upgrades.
 
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I think it's best to just get the 7770 for now and see how it feels. If you are considering buying new CPU you'd have to buy a quad core i5 and not a i3 cuz the i3 is too close to the pentium in gaming. I dobut you'd see any real difference between a pentium and i3 in gaming. However, you could add a second stick of 4GB DDR3 RAM.

If you purely want to improve gaming I'd buy the best GPU you can afford at a reasonable price.
 
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