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Hey everyone, I'm looking to upgrade my CPU this month and GPU in December. My only relevant tasks are gaming and Blender Cycles rendering. I play a huge variety of games, most of which are GPU-heavy. I'll need the CUDA cores of an Nvidia GPU for Blender Rendering. I don't want to spend any more than 400USD. I run Windows 8 64 bit. Here's my current build: http://
I imagine I'll be able to get a Haswell Core i3 and a GTX 760, 960, or 770 and stay within budget. My question is: would you be comfortable throwing those midrange components into my budget build? I know the PSU would be fine, and my cooling is up to the task. However, my board uses an H81 chipset and PCIe 2.0. On the plus side, there's an 8-pin CPU power socket, and I really don't need any RAID, CrossFire, or overclocking capabilities.
Thanks for any advice you have.
I imagine I'll be able to get a Haswell Core i3 and a GTX 760, 960, or 770 and stay within budget. My question is: would you be comfortable throwing those midrange components into my budget build? I know the PSU would be fine, and my cooling is up to the task. However, my board uses an H81 chipset and PCIe 2.0. On the plus side, there's an 8-pin CPU power socket, and I really don't need any RAID, CrossFire, or overclocking capabilities.
Thanks for any advice you have.
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