- Mar 18, 2016
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Hello! This is my first time posting. If this question is posted in the wrong place or if there is any other concerns with it please let me know and I will take care of it.
I am currently attempting to put together a budget P.C. to play some more modern titles like Metal Gear Solid V and The Witcher 3; and some upcoming titles like Dark Souls 3, Overwatch, and ReCore. My hope is to have them run smoothly on a 1920 x 1080 screen.
For the time being I was going to use a case, power supply, and graphics card I ready have. I have a Geforce GTX 750 Ti graphics card and plan to purchase 8 gigs of RAM.
The chips I was debating between were the i3 4170 and the i5 3570(k). I would most likely purchase from eBay and do not mind getting used hardware. The i3 would probably cost me $100-$110 and the i5 would probably cost $130. I know the i3 have less cores, but has the hyperthreading, higher mhz, and is on a newer architecture. I wasn't sure if these benefits outweighed the capabilites of the older i5. I would also be open to other CPU suggestions, but please consider that $130 is already pushing what I want to spend.
My next question is what mobo would you recommend with the CPU? If I got the i3 I was thinking I would get the MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard for $45. I would also buy a sound card as my current speakers use a digital optical audio cable and I would like to continue using it. I assume I could get the MOBO and sound card for $65 or less. I got a bit overwhelmed when trying to compare boards for the i5 3570. Ivy Bridge boards are difficult to buy new, so I was browsing used boards. I was having troubles determining what the best budget board would be with the features I would need. Again I plan to use eBay and am fine getting a used board. If I got the i5 I would optimally like to keep the cost under $70, but this is including my desire to have a digital optical audio output. If your recommended boards that have the port that's awesome, if not assume I'll have to buy the sound card. Also if you recommend a different CPU altogether I would appreciate MOBO recommendations along with it.
Thank you very much for any help you can offer!
I am currently attempting to put together a budget P.C. to play some more modern titles like Metal Gear Solid V and The Witcher 3; and some upcoming titles like Dark Souls 3, Overwatch, and ReCore. My hope is to have them run smoothly on a 1920 x 1080 screen.
For the time being I was going to use a case, power supply, and graphics card I ready have. I have a Geforce GTX 750 Ti graphics card and plan to purchase 8 gigs of RAM.
The chips I was debating between were the i3 4170 and the i5 3570(k). I would most likely purchase from eBay and do not mind getting used hardware. The i3 would probably cost me $100-$110 and the i5 would probably cost $130. I know the i3 have less cores, but has the hyperthreading, higher mhz, and is on a newer architecture. I wasn't sure if these benefits outweighed the capabilites of the older i5. I would also be open to other CPU suggestions, but please consider that $130 is already pushing what I want to spend.
My next question is what mobo would you recommend with the CPU? If I got the i3 I was thinking I would get the MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard for $45. I would also buy a sound card as my current speakers use a digital optical audio cable and I would like to continue using it. I assume I could get the MOBO and sound card for $65 or less. I got a bit overwhelmed when trying to compare boards for the i5 3570. Ivy Bridge boards are difficult to buy new, so I was browsing used boards. I was having troubles determining what the best budget board would be with the features I would need. Again I plan to use eBay and am fine getting a used board. If I got the i5 I would optimally like to keep the cost under $70, but this is including my desire to have a digital optical audio output. If your recommended boards that have the port that's awesome, if not assume I'll have to buy the sound card. Also if you recommend a different CPU altogether I would appreciate MOBO recommendations along with it.
Thank you very much for any help you can offer!
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