My friend is looking to update his processor and graphics card for 250 dollars.
Currently he has the A8-5500 @ 3.7Ghz and the integrated graphics.
Suggestions? He said 250 is his max.
Maybe, though he'd have to make sure he has a good enough psu.
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3220]Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33]MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($43.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9270x2gbd5tdheoc]PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB TurboDuo Video Card[/url] ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Total:[/b] $255.96
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Honestly that's just not worth it. If I were him, I'd grab that 270x for now, and upgrade to an i3 later down the road
Performance is pretty similar in most games [url]http://pclab.pl/art54829-4.html[/url]
Though I agree I would wait till he has at least $50 more for an i3
His graphics card interface is a v2.x is that okay since the 270X is v3.x?
Yeah, it is similar, which is why it would be a waste to sidegrade to it.
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Yeah. The r9 270x comes nowhere close to oversaturating the PCIe 2.0 bus.
I meant between the i3 and Pentium. Idk about the a8
Can he overclock?
If only intel didn't fix the overclocking thing with some MSI boards, I'd suggest a b85 and the unlocked pentium. Seems 4.5ghz is obtainable on the stock cooler
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