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[ Register or Signin to view external links. ] would this be a good pc for a $400 budget? Also, would adding more fans be necessary? OH YEAH, and are there any recommendations on upgrading any of those parts, i'm willing to spend $420 MAX.
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That will work fine but a couple recommendations I have for you is to not get an aftermarket cooler because you can use the stock cooler and be fine for that CPU, I also recommend getting 4x 2GB sticks so you can use the dual channel memory which enhances speed greatly. Another thing, I don't recommend Radeon graphics cards, I would get a GTX 660TI or a GTX 750 if possible, if not the radeon will work just fine but you will see better performance in graphics. You NEED to get a 120GB SSD as well for your OS, look for the cheapest 120GB SSD on Newegg and you will be fine. If you want to discuss this more, add me on Skype: theeightbitprodigy and also, idk if you need a monitor, mouse, keyboard or a disk drive.

Hope I helped!
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4x2 GB Sticks? wut? Dual channel is better by getting 2x4gb but at this budget getting 1 8gb stick is cheaper. There is nothing wrong with radeon graphics cards, they don't perform worse because they are radeon?

After promos and rebates its $421

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add an SSD when you have available cash
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TheEightBitProdigy wrote That will work fine but a couple recommendations I have for you is to not get an aftermarket cooler because you can use the stock cooler and be fine for that CPU, I also recommend getting 4x 2GB sticks so you can use the dual channel memory which enhances speed greatly. Another thing, I don't recommend Radeon graphics cards, I would get a GTX 660TI or a GTX 750 if possible, if not the radeon will work just fine but you will see better performance in graphics. You NEED to get a 120GB SSD as well for your OS, look for the cheapest 120GB SSD on Newegg and you will be fine. If you want to discuss this more, add me on Skype: theeightbitprodigy and also, idk if you need a monitor, mouse, keyboard or a disk drive.

Hope I helped!


You dont "NEED" an SSD. It is optional, but reccommmended as it speeds up boot times. Radeon graphics cards CAN be better than NVIDIA in some cases. Also "4x 2GB" would be quad channel (i think) not dual.
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Radeon GPU are worse? Funny how the r9 290 is performing way better than most gtx cards around that budget.
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This would be a much better option [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Add a second 4gb stick when you can.

if you can save up a little more try get a r9 270.
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This website helped my amigos out a ton
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