$400 Upgrade for playing Paradox Games and compressing in handbrake. (Video)

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I am upgrading my Cpu, Ram, and Motherboard. Budget is $400. [video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2q5yP5A6Vw&feature=youtu.be"][/video]
 
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We need more info than that. What is your current whole build. Case size can limit available Mobos. As well as PSU might not be able to power the new components when the whole system is plugged in

EDIT: Pfft Sorry I thought that video was a video from the site that you just linked. Im watching it now i'll edit after.
 
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I have a Cosmos 1000 and I have a 1000w power supply

 
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I came up with this. FX-6300 w/ OC'able Mobo, 4gb RAM, And 21.5in, 1ms response time, 1080p, 60hz monitor.

You didnt specify if you cared for monitor size so I just put that theres another that stays within budget that it 27in as well but has a 5ms response time.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhBRYJ

EDIT: if you dont want to bother with the BIOS Update with the 970 board theres also this. No BIOS update needed and still OC'able as well

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XXF6pg
 
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I did some configurations and I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.74 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.30 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($137.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $408.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 02:24 EDT-0400
Although the FX 8350 is better, it give me great upgradability to get a i7 4770K or the new i7 4690K in the future and faster rendering speeds because of the better cores. With the monitor I get a 1.5 inch increase in size and the 5ms response time doesn't matter since I am not going to be playing FPS, I don't need it. What is your view on this?
 
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