cpu/motherboard under $100
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My suggestion is that you just wait things out for a bit. Get more of a budget on your hands. Like Chug said earlier, grabbing used parts isn't necessarily ideal. I could work miracles for gaming rigs, but video rendering and photoshopping is another story. Even scrounging for a micro/mini ATX board, you're not going to find the new budget CPU to cover the processing power you need to crunch pixels. I stand by the earlier statement of checking out Ryzen 5. I myself have a 6700k, so don't think I'm pushing a product on you. I'm just trying to help you find something reasonable to meet your goal. 
For around $100 you can get the cpu OR the mothebroard, but not both.
A socket 1155 i7 (so 4-5 generations/years old) still runs around $110+ used.
For your budget best advice I can give is to look at local used computer market, you might get very lucky.
A socket 1155 i7 (so 4-5 generations/years old) still runs around $110+ used.
For your budget best advice I can give is to look at local used computer market, you might get very lucky.
k1114
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-Optiplex-790-DT-Core-i5-2500-3-30GHz-8GB-750GB-HDD-WINDOWS-10-5719A-/361948559781
You can find sb quad cores for around that price. Buying components separately costs more.
You can find sb quad cores for around that price. Buying components separately costs more.
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$80 more for an entire pc with a better cpu. http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Compaq-8200-Elite-CMT-PC-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-40GHZ-500GB-8GB-Desktop-/142338124340?hash=item2124036a34:g:g7EAAOSwuLZY5SjG Add up the cost of case, psu, ram, hdd, windows and you end up spending $100+ on worse components when buying separately.
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Question from alexsat : "budget cpu for encoding video and multitasking"
Don't recommend something just because you have it, there was no mention of an ivy bridge motherboard, and it is therefore irrelevant.
Used is very unreliable and the same argument could be said for anything else, although I admit it is a very strange and seemingly pointless question the OP has posed.
Don't recommend something just because you have it, there was no mention of an ivy bridge motherboard, and it is therefore irrelevant.
Used is very unreliable and the same argument could be said for anything else, although I admit it is a very strange and seemingly pointless question the OP has posed.
pointless why?
(the best cpu for encoding video and multitasking under $100 don't care about motherboard price, neither HOW OLD could be the cpu just a straight answer) how hard could be to say i don't know.
Question from alexsat : "budget cpu for encoding video and multitasking"
Chugalug_ :
Don't recommend something just because you have it, there was no mention of an ivy bridge motherboard, and it is therefore irrelevant.
Used is very unreliable and the same argument could be said for anything else, although I admit it is a very strange and seemingly pointless question the OP has posed.
Chugalug_ :
Don't recommend something just because you have it, there was no mention of an ivy bridge motherboard, and it is therefore irrelevant.
Used is very unreliable and the same argument could be said for anything else, although I admit it is a very strange and seemingly pointless question the OP has posed.
pointless why?
(the best cpu for encoding video and multitasking under $100 don't care about motherboard price, neither HOW OLD could be the cpu just a straight answer) how hard could be to say i don't know.
k1114
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Merged threads of the same topic. There's also these others that are the same problem but different topics means we won't merge them.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3381855/single-core-match-e5450-e8600.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3378988/amd-athlon-860k-g4560.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3384194/fm2-overclocking-motherboard.html
Instead of making all these threads about the same situation, you could provide more info and get better answers. You're just making it worse for yourself when you spread all this info in different places.
What components do you already have so don't need? Total budget seems to be $130 for both cpu+mobo but I want to make sure that's all you need.
When used parts are involved it complicates things. Deals come and go and change even within a single day. It's all about what you can find. But from usual prices, you're looking at 2nd-3rd gen i series.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3381855/single-core-match-e5450-e8600.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3378988/amd-athlon-860k-g4560.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3384194/fm2-overclocking-motherboard.html
Instead of making all these threads about the same situation, you could provide more info and get better answers. You're just making it worse for yourself when you spread all this info in different places.
What components do you already have so don't need? Total budget seems to be $130 for both cpu+mobo but I want to make sure that's all you need.
When used parts are involved it complicates things. Deals come and go and change even within a single day. It's all about what you can find. But from usual prices, you're looking at 2nd-3rd gen i series.
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My suggestion is that you just wait things out for a bit. Get more of a budget on your hands. Like Chug said earlier, grabbing used parts isn't necessarily ideal. I could work miracles for gaming rigs, but video rendering and photoshopping is another story. Even scrounging for a micro/mini ATX board, you're not going to find the new budget CPU to cover the processing power you need to crunch pixels. I stand by the earlier statement of checking out Ryzen 5. I myself have a 6700k, so don't think I'm pushing a product on you. I'm just trying to help you find something reasonable to meet your goal.
JDubstep :
My suggestion is that you just wait things out for a bit. Get more of a budget on your hands. Like Chug said earlier, grabbing used parts isn't necessarily ideal. I could work miracles for gaming rigs, but video rendering and photoshopping is another story. Even scrounging for a micro/mini ATX board, you're not going to find the new budget CPU to cover the processing power you need to crunch pixels. I stand by the earlier statement of checking out Ryzen 5. I myself have a 6700k, so don't think I'm pushing a product on you. I'm just trying to help you find something reasonable to meet your goal.
alright,thank you.
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