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nathanj_15

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Hi, I was looking to buy a new CPU so I can get the more demanding performance games such as Battlefield 1. My budget is 300.00 CAD I was looking at the i5's but I'm not sure which one to buy?

My PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 v2
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 3gb
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860k (Black Edition)
Ram: Kingston Hyper X 8gb
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80 plus
OS: Windows 10

Thanks: Nathan
 
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Karsten75
To buy an i5 (Intel), you also have to buy a motherboard. And unfortunately, all newer Intel processors run with DDR4 RAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.40 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $319.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-03 17:17 EST-0500

Somehow I thought you had 4GB or RAM (my bad). If you need to get the other 4GB, it pushes you over the top a little more...
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Karsten75

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To buy an i5 (Intel), you also have to buy a motherboard. And unfortunately, all newer Intel processors run with DDR4 RAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.40 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($24.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $319.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-03 17:17 EST-0500

Somehow I thought you had 4GB or RAM (my bad). If you need to get the other 4GB, it pushes you over the top a little more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $344.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-03 17:18 EST-0500
 
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jaslion

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300 canadian dollars is not enough to get a new i5 + motherboard + ddr4.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/7V47zy
this is the best with the new lga 1151 socket I could find.

With the older socket:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/nzHRnQ

It's a bit better and lets you keep your ram.
 
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