cpu and mobo budget

Manuel Portillo

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Jun 11, 2014
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Hi, im planning to upgrade my pc next black friday, for reasons i wont say here i have a 200 dollars budget to get the best cpu+mobo aviable,

i actually have a AM3 Athlon x3 445, so im looking for a am3+ cpu and a mobo with ddr3 memory, i know its a little early but what models do you think will drop price in november.
 
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I would not recommend AM3+. It is a dead platform now. It is quite early to think of Black Friday deals, as nobody knows what they will be. I would suggest getting this now, then start saving up for Broadwell next year, if you desire more CPU performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $205.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-11 20:18 EDT-0400)

logainofhades

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I would not recommend AM3+. It is a dead platform now. It is quite early to think of Black Friday deals, as nobody knows what they will be. I would suggest getting this now, then start saving up for Broadwell next year, if you desire more CPU performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $205.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-11 20:18 EDT-0400)
 
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