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Best processor + graphics card + motherboard for 500 pound?
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Whats the best possible set I could buy for my budget? (500pound/774.85 USD). I'm upgrading these parts of my PC and would like to know what the best ones are right now.
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Trying to buy tonight to receive it for monday.
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We would need to know the case (for size measurements) along with your PSU make, model and wattage.
Assuming that your case is big enough and you have a decent enough power supply unit, this stuff wouldn't be a bad choice. Pretty solid CPU, GTX 970 is a brilliant card and the motherboard is good quality along with providing a good avenue for upgrading if you wanted to do again soon.
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£139.66 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£87.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£249.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £477.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Assuming that your case is big enough and you have a decent enough power supply unit, this stuff wouldn't be a bad choice. Pretty solid CPU, GTX 970 is a brilliant card and the motherboard is good quality along with providing a good avenue for upgrading if you wanted to do again soon.
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£139.66 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£87.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£249.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £477.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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-Deano wrote We would need to know the case (for size measurements) along with your PSU make, model and wattage.
Assuming that your case is big enough and you have a decent enough power supply unit, this stuff wouldn't be a bad choice. Pretty solid CPU, GTX 970 is a brilliant card and the motherboard is good quality along with providing a good avenue for upgrading if you wanted to do again soon.
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£139.66 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£87.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£249.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £477.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thanks a LOT for the response! I was thinking the 970 myself but my budget is a bit bigger than £500 now. I was thinking this;
Mod 1150 ASUS Z97 Maximus VII Hero ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K CPU (Quad Core 4GHz, Socket H3 LGA-1150)
Asus STRIX-GTX980-DC2OC-4GD5 256 Bit Nvidia Gtx 980 Graphics Card (4GB, GDDR5, Dual Link, PCI Express)
Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1866C9R Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866Mhz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit Red
Do you know whether an xfx 550w psu would be enough or shall I buy another? Thanks. Also, will this setup^ be a lot better than the one you said or shall I just save money and go for yours? I want this to last a long time. Lastly, is it worth spending more for the motherboard? I don't really notice any differences between the one I thought of and the ASRock you linked.
(on mob so linking is hard sorry xd)
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-Deano wrote We would need to know the case (for size measurements) along with your PSU make, model and wattage.
Assuming that your case is big enough and you have a decent enough power supply unit, this stuff wouldn't be a bad choice. Pretty solid CPU, GTX 970 is a brilliant card and the motherboard is good quality along with providing a good avenue for upgrading if you wanted to do again soon.
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£139.66 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£87.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£249.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £477.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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A 390 would be a better option ;)
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ear wrote-Deano wrote We would need to know the case (for size measurements) along with your PSU make, model and wattage.
Assuming that your case is big enough and you have a decent enough power supply unit, this stuff wouldn't be a bad choice. Pretty solid CPU, GTX 970 is a brilliant card and the motherboard is good quality along with providing a good avenue for upgrading if you wanted to do again soon.
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£139.66 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£87.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£249.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £477.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-07 23:34 BST+0100
Thanks a LOT for the response! I was thinking the 970 myself but my budget is a bit bigger than £500 now. I was thinking this;
Mod 1150 ASUS Z97 Maximus VII Hero ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K CPU (Quad Core 4GHz, Socket H3 LGA-1150)
Asus STRIX-GTX980-DC2OC-4GD5 256 Bit Nvidia Gtx 980 Graphics Card (4GB, GDDR5, Dual Link, PCI Express)
Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1866C9R Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866Mhz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit Red
Do you know whether an xfx 550w psu would be enough or shall I buy another? Thanks. Also, will this setup^ be a lot better than the one you said or shall I just save money and go for yours? I want this to last a long time. Lastly, is it worth spending more for the motherboard? I don't really notice any differences between the one I thought of and the ASRock you linked.
(on mob so linking is hard sorry xd)
If you can, get a 980ti. If not, get a R9 390.
Your PSU may need an upgrade. Maybe to a 650-750w unit.
16gb is not necessary for gaming. Save some money.
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thread is train wreck
OP, you say your budget has increased, what is it now?
OP, you say your budget has increased, what is it now?
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XFX 550W unit is more than enough for any single GPU set-up you might go with. I have a VII Hero, don't get one. Wasted money. The VII Hero is £40 more than the VII Ranger for no real reason, and even the VII Ranger is more than you need to be paying. GTX 980 is a bad choice, not worth the premium over a 970, and a 390 is a better choice than a 970.
Since your budget is apparently £825 now, you could do something like this;
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As long as your case supports the 280mm rad.
Since your budget is apparently £825 now, you could do something like this;
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As long as your case supports the 280mm rad.
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