Help on picking 3 components....CPU, Mobo, GPU

RunDougRun

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Hello Forum!
I need help on selecting those 3 main components

I can't seem to pull the trigger on any purchases because there are too many choices.....

Currently, I game on a 720p display and won't upgrade anytime soon (i like my television)......

I was looking at the 750ti but once I go to 1080p I want something stronger.....

Budget 500.00
I need
Cpu
Gpu
Mobo

I have the case, power supply , cooler and ram.....

I was leaning towards Intel this time around only for the simple fact that my current amd phenom is like a space heater lol
 

rohitbaran

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Alastair smith

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Well buddy, don't worry, here' the best build you can find for your money.

CPU: Intel's Skylake i7 6600k $259
GPU: 2X AMD Radeon R9 390 in crossfire $319.99
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A pro $119.99
RAM: Viper Elite series DDR4 2X4=8GB $59.99
PSU: EVGA 700 Watt 80+ Bronze $64.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H-80i $87.99

Total for single GPU build: $911.95

Now onto a fact, would have suggested "Nvidia's GTX 970" but didn't because Nvidia's GTX 970 has an issue where the GPU can't address its total 4-GB of VRAM without reducing it's bandwidth from 224-GB/s to 196-GB/s which in turn might give you a big performance drop.
So, why did I even say you this about Nvidia's GTX 970? Well, For you to be careful.

Hope this helps you, fell free to ask any further tech related questions...

Hope this helps you, fell free to ask me any further questions...