What next?
- Thread starter Dynamix
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As above, it's impossible to suggest anything without knowing what you're using currently.
CPU-Z will give you a lot of information as mentioned, and can be found here:
http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/cpu-z_1.73-en.exe
agboudreau48
New Member
I would do the processor personally. For the budget you have, I would look at the intel i5 4690k. if you dont care about overclocking, you can save a few bucks on the i5 4690. I absolutely love mine. After you do your processor, I would look at an SSD as well.
Okedokey
Well-Known Member
Probably good suggestions however without knowledge of the motherboard and other components, recommendations are not useful yet.
Geoff
VIP Member
How can you make this suggestion without knowing what he has? If he has an i7 already then that would be a downgrade, and if he has an AMD CPU it would mean replacing the motherboard as well.
Okedokey
Well-Known Member
@agboudreau48 PS, your signature says intel 4960 (an i7), do you mean 4690?
lincsman
Member
Without knowing what kind of processor your motherboard can take, it's almost impossible to really recommend a processor. I can say that my AMd fx-6300 is probably the best bang for your buck, in fact on a website it was rated just that, the best processor you can get for the least amount of money. But if you don't have an fx processor currently, or especially if you have an intel one, than you can't use the fx-6300 without buying the right motherboard. All I can say is make sure you have at least 8GB of DDR3 RAM, or 8GB at least, of whatever RAM your motherboard supports.