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i hav a old computer with a core 2 quad cpu and g41 board and im goung to upgrade my rig i have a budget of about 300$
and i only need a cpu motherboard and gpu
so can u guys suggest me some parts
ill mainly be using it for gaming
 
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CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $344.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 10:15 EDT-0400

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thats a quite good build but can u sugest some intel builds and btw i have 8gb ddr3 ram and i can strech my budget to 350-80$

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.68 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $309.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 10:12 EDT-0400

$340 before rebates.

What games do you plan to play? The Pentium is also a good choice but it has very bad stuttering in some games making them basically unplayable.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $344.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 10:15 EDT-0400

near your max budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.38 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $376.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 10:16 EDT-0400
 
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Put an i3 in it or go for the Athlon.. I'd rather have a quad myself than a Hyperthreaded dual core, but then again, some argue that AMD's current architecture isn't true "quads", but w/e.

One other thing, you said its a Core2Quad, is it using DDR2 RAM? You're going to need DDR3 which I think has been overlooked here. DDR2 is end of life, its still available to buy, but no system in 3 or 4 years has used it.
 
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The i5 is a good choice, if its a question of budget though, the Athlon or FX-6300 are viable choices especially paired with that tier of graphics card. I definitely wouldn't stick a Pentium in anything and call it a "gaming system" though.

You're going to need for good measure, 8GB (2x4) 1600mhz rated DDR3 though, thats going to add about another 70-80 to your price unless you already have it.
 
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I missed it,

honestly my preference would be a quad, there are a few titles that are starting to come online that utilize more than 2 cores.
 
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hey guys i just found a used i5 3330 for just 100 dollar should i get the used one with a h61 board and buy a better gpu than r9 270 x
so can u guys suggest me som better gpus thn r9 270
ill play in 1080p resolution
 
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Are we sure this is in good condition? I'm weary of buying used CPUs myself. I bought one for an old laptop, but that was like 10 bucks. I guess if the seller is reputable you should be fine.

H61 boards I'm not a fan of, and some of them have out of the box compatibility issues with Ivy Bridge as I recall (H61s are technically "compatible" but may or may not require a BIOS update to make them work). I'd I'd look at an actual Ivy Bridge chipset, forgive me I don't recall the model numbers off hand.

As far as better GPUs, I really like my Asus GTX 770, it may be a little out of your budget, but the rig in my signature plays any game I've booted up on it at wonderful settings in 1080. Probably the most system intensive title in my library being BF4 premium. Unless you count my Minecraft with a 512x512 texture pack and shaders, that actually gets pretty ballsy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121770&cm_re=asus_770-_-14-121-770-_-Product

You could also go the next tier up if you want to stick with Radeon, which would be the r9 280. I'm typically an AMD guy, but I ran into problems with my 7870 GHZ edition, it just didn't like running my virtual box for some reason while I was gaming, and at the time I needed to as a leader in a gaming clan I hosted several server control programs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121867&cm_re=r9_280-_-14-121-867-_-Product

From what I gather, both cards are adept to handle 1080 resolution games with the eye candy turned on. Both of these are made by Asus, so quality is good either way. I would say the Radeon looks to be the better buy, I think the 770 and the r9 280 are a fairly even match overall.
 
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Its hit and miss just like everything else you buy that is sold "as-is" or "used". I've had good luck and bad luck, as I sure you all have (I'm talking about buying used things in general, not necessarily CPUs). Personally, I'd buy new if it was $100 or more for a computer part, you don't want to end up buying someone else's problems.
 
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I might even be cautious with a non-K chip. I'll tell you why.. Some boards allow you to overclock an newer Gen intel at the reference clock, but as most of us know because of the way they're designed, its an absolutely horrible idea because even a few mhz difference can throw so many things out of whack. I also recall Proximon I believe it was saying something about the memory control modules on Sandy and Ivys being rather sensitive, to the point that (again if I recall) he advised against overclocking RAM at all via XMP.
 
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You can also clock to max turbo speed, which isn't much, on Sandy or Ivy. The minor difference with the blck bump isn't going to damage the CPU. My i5 2400 runs at its max turbo multi of 34 with a 105 blck, and is stable. Everything was left on auto. Still wouldn't really worry about a locked chip very much.
 
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