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$450 cpu , mobo gpu combo
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turbopiki
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($200.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $447.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-21 13:59 EDT-0400
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($200.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $447.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-21 13:59 EDT-0400
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geofelt
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A suitable upgrade to a 260X might be a GTX960 or R9-280X; about $200.
Anything less, and you may be disappointed in graphics performance.
A balanced gamer will budget about 2x the cpu cost on the graphics card.
In this example, a I3-4170 @3.7 might be appropriate for $115 and a lga1150 motherboard will be $50-$100.
Read this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
Your motherboard does not have any good cpu upgrade options.
You could consider overclocking the cpu a bit and see how just the graphics upgrade does.
Here are some things to check if you want:
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To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run these two tests:
a) Run your games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.
b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.
You could also experiment with removing one core. You can do this in the windows msconfig boot advanced options option. set the number of processors to less than you have.
This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many cores.
If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.
It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system, and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.
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Anything less, and you may be disappointed in graphics performance.
A balanced gamer will budget about 2x the cpu cost on the graphics card.
In this example, a I3-4170 @3.7 might be appropriate for $115 and a lga1150 motherboard will be $50-$100.
Read this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
Your motherboard does not have any good cpu upgrade options.
You could consider overclocking the cpu a bit and see how just the graphics upgrade does.
Here are some things to check if you want:
------------------------------------------------------------
To help clarify your CPU/GPU options, run these two tests:
a) Run your games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.
b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.
You could also experiment with removing one core. You can do this in the windows msconfig boot advanced options option. set the number of processors to less than you have.
This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many cores.
If your FPS drops significantly, it is an indicator that your cpu is the limiting factor, and a cpu upgrade is in order.
It is possible that both tests are positive, indicating that you have a well balanced system, and both cpu and gpu need to be upgraded to get better gaming FPS.
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