So a friend of mine has proposed a straight swap for my I5 4440 and asus b85m-g mobo for his fx 6300 and a cheaper mobo with only two ram slots, The day i bought my i5 i have been thinking about other cpu options and now that i have this oppurtunity should i take it, or ask for money aswell? thanks.
I5 4440 swap FX 6300
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rolandzhang3
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No way, the 6300 is a good budget CPU but the i5 smokes it in most applications
Are you sure he's your friend? sounds like he's trying to con you lol
(Since you mentioned he has a cheaper mobo, it's most likely a cheap 760G mobo which leaves you pretty much no room for overclocking or an upgrade in the future too)
Are you sure he's your friend? sounds like he's trying to con you lol
(Since you mentioned he has a cheaper mobo, it's most likely a cheap 760G mobo which leaves you pretty much no room for overclocking or an upgrade in the future too)
rolandzhang3
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Probably, but with a cheap motherboard that won't be achievable
If you're only gaming and do not have a need for using the 6 weaker threads the 6300 has, you'll be fine with your i5 for a while, even if you can't overclock it
If you're only gaming and do not have a need for using the 6 weaker threads the 6300 has, you'll be fine with your i5 for a while, even if you can't overclock it
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even if you overclocked it to 5 Ghz (a pretty extreme overclock) I doubt it would out perform the i5 by enough to make it worth the hassle. Keep you i5, he's trying to take advantage of you.
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get the best gpu you can afford. your i5 will be able to drive any single gpu on the market and should be enough for any dual gpu set up as well (although it is more of a hassle than it is worth). the 760 would be better than the 270x and I'd recommend staying away from the currently overpriced R9s. If you can afford a 770 that would be great, if not the 760 is a fantastic card.
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Yep that i5 is powerful enough for any single GPU so a 760 would be an ideal choice
The 770 is roughly $80-100 more than the 760 depending on where you live, so it's up to you whether or not that extra performance is worth it
The 770 is roughly $80-100 more than the 760 depending on where you live, so it's up to you whether or not that extra performance is worth it
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