best cpu and cheap mobo for gtx 760
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tambeshakunt
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Well it depends on your budget and intended uses for the system and future plans. If you don't plan to overclock I suggest either of these depending on budget:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£47.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £179.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 13:03 BST+0100
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£92.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.20 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £142.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 13:06 BST+0100
With the i3, you can't do sli in the future unless you upgrade CPU because the 760 will start to become limited (bottlenecked) by the i3. With the above i5, you can even get a stronger single GPU such as the 770 if you wish.
Let me know if you plan to overclock as you will need a different board, CPU and cooler.
The board you should get depends on the features you want and the stability. In my opinion, ASUS boards are the most stable and feature packed boards. They do have a little premium price but its well worth it because it is the main interface in your system and if your board fails, then your whole system is down.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£47.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £179.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 13:03 BST+0100
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£92.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.20 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £142.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 13:06 BST+0100
With the i3, you can't do sli in the future unless you upgrade CPU because the 760 will start to become limited (bottlenecked) by the i3. With the above i5, you can even get a stronger single GPU such as the 770 if you wish.
Let me know if you plan to overclock as you will need a different board, CPU and cooler.
The board you should get depends on the features you want and the stability. In my opinion, ASUS boards are the most stable and feature packed boards. They do have a little premium price but its well worth it because it is the main interface in your system and if your board fails, then your whole system is down.
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