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Lars_18

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Hi,

I'm using a MacBook Pro as my 'main pc', however, it's not very suitable for gaming. As such, I would like to upgrade me current pc (intel e8400, 4gb ram, gtx560).

My cabinet is antes 900 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
My PSU is http://www.corsair.com/en-us/tx750w

I would like to keep my cabinet and psu if possible, but I would like some new components as cheap as possible. I will almost exclusively use the pc for gaming. I'm mostly playing CS:GO and other 'e-sport' games.

As such, is anyone able to recommend the best mother-board, cpu, ram (and possible gpu) for as little money as possible? preferable around 350-400$

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Lars
 
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If he was running a better GPU then yes it is significant enough for the $100.
Since the 1050 will limit OP to medium-high settings the difference is not nearly as big.

I fully agree the Ryzen is better, but if cost is primary concern then the G4560 is the better bang for buck.
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Hellfire13

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This should be good if you can stretch a bit. Else replace the 1050ti with a 1050 and you should be withing $400.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($158.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $420.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 14:04 EDT-0400
 
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boosted1g

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For cost this will perform fairly close as the previous build. The ryzen cpu is certainly better but it wont make a very large difference when only being paired with a 1050ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $305.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-03 15:03 EDT-0400
 
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boosted1g

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Jun 12, 2013
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If he was running a better GPU then yes it is significant enough for the $100.
Since the 1050 will limit OP to medium-high settings the difference is not nearly as big.

I fully agree the Ryzen is better, but if cost is primary concern then the G4560 is the better bang for buck.
 
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