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GoodluckJonathan
Oct 31, 2003

Quick upgrade question - I have an aging i5-2500k (hell of a chip) and a rx580 8gb video card. I want to upgrade the processor, mobo, RAM and I guess the power supply. The computer is used for gaming ( Cyberpunk 2077 plz ) and basic graphic design stuff. Just one monitor at 1980x1200. What processor should I get? Budget is 450-575 for mobo, processor, ram and psu. I live in the US and am reasonably close to a Microcenter. Thanks!

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GoodluckJonathan
Oct 31, 2003

Cool, cool, thank you.

sean10mm posted:


e: You can also get a substantially better CPU cooler than stock for like $35. Arctic Freezer 34 CO, CM Hyper 212 Evo, etc.

So this is something I should definitely do? OC is just flipping some setting in the bios?

GoodluckJonathan
Oct 31, 2003

Pretty good deal on a Creative Sound Blaster PCI card here : https://rasmus.com/auctions/yc71Ko2...--Security-Syst

GoodluckJonathan
Oct 31, 2003

Would someone mind helping me understand why we should be hunting for 3600s for budget/midrange builds when there are these floating around:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/intel-...p?skuId=6411498
https://www.microcenter.com/product/512484/intel-core-i7-9700k-coffee-lake-36ghz-eight-core-lga-1151-boxed-processor

Those are both cheaper and faster than similarly priced AMD processors right? (For gaming)

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