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#1 AF1

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Posted 21 December 2014 - 07:32 AM

Hi guys! I am Youtuber AadilF1, TheFSXVideosHD and (now) FourthDimensionGaming.

I am looking to improve my (oldish) rig and I'd say my budget is around £300-£400.

So this is my current rig:

Intel E5200 Dual-Core 2.5ghz @ 3.25Ghz
ASUS P5Q-E
4GB DDR2 RAM
500GB + 1TB Harddrives
Zotac GTX 560ti 1GB
(Antec 300 PC case)
600W PSU

These are the components I want (in order of priority):

8GB RAM (G.Skill ripjaw 2x4gb)
Processor + Mobo
SSD

I don't know whether to get an FX-8350 or i5 4670k. Help!

#2 Max.

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 05:50 AM

CPU, Mobo & RAM seem like priorities to me.

I have a Gigabyte Z77X with an i5 2500k which gets a high OC with an after market cooler. Which nowadays will be dirt cheap. I'm sure there are CPUs out there which will be better now though however.

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Posted 24 December 2014 - 03:01 AM

Intel, always Intel.