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Hackan Slash
May 31, 2007
Hit it until it's not a problem anymore

Krazyface posted:

I'm midway through upgrading my PC; I've picked a new graphics card, and I'm looking for a new CPU that won't bottleneck it too badly. This is for gaming; while I'm not going past 1080p and 60fps for the moment, I really want to be able to turn things up. I'm in Australia, so everything sucks and is expensive; I'm willing to spend up to $500ish. What's my best option? I'd prefer not to replace the motherboard, but that's negotiable. Full details here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YGVNq3

For this and the other person who asked, if you're not chasing frames I think a 6600k is still fine?

I had a 6600k and only upgraded it because I couldn't hit a steady 144hz with all the setting turned down, but even then I was well north of 60. Once you start getting gpu bound it matters even less.

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Hackan Slash
May 31, 2007
Hit it until it's not a problem anymore

Captain Yossarian posted:

I am limited to jedec speed only on my motherboard and I'm having a hell of a time finding jedec speed rated 2666 ddr4 on Amazon or newegg. Is there a magic search term I'm missing?

That's the speed they all run at without xmp on. Just but whatever the cheapest ddr4 you can find is.

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