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[InnerGoat]

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[Bodzilla]

looking at getting a new computer

Whats a good CPU to go with these days?
looking for something thats not top of the line, but will hold up fine for the next 3 years or so.

[=sw=warlord]

I personally have an i5 3470 which runs perfectly fine for everything except rendering in C4D, but that's mostly down to core count rather than processing speed.
Got mine for £125 last year so it's not mega expensive.

[Cortexian]

+1 for Mid-High range Core i5 processor. They're still the best for general usuage / gaming. If you start adding stuff on top of gaming like live streaming or recording then that's when you move up to an i7, but a higher end i5 will still handle that stuff fairly well.

[Bodzilla]

is the 4570 a good choice?

[stunt_man]

If you have the cash, go for the Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz. AFAIK it's got the best bang for your buck.

[Tnnaas]

A friend of mine had a complaint about his PC in a Skype group I'm in.

[10:13:12 AM] tipsta: can we talk about how my computer can run dark souls 2 better than trials fusion?
[11:56:42 AM] mads.kongsbak: no
[12:19:46 PM] tipsta: dang
[12:24:04 PM] Nne ya Tano: ur PC sux m8 download more ram
[12:24:24 PM] desmondh2os: delete ur system 32 noob
[12:25:53 PM] Nne ya Tano: U need a 30hz monitro 60hz or more is too hasty 4 ur hard drive
[12:27:20 PM] onypae_ominiondae: Clearly you don't have enough of the GRU, need all five dude
[12:27:30 PM] Nne ya Tano: supercharge ur PC by walking on carpet in ur socks or by rubbing a balloon on ur hed. Touch you motherboard. If ur finger didn't get zapped, keep trying.
[12:27:40 PM] desmondh2os: You need to clean your motherboard/
[12:27:47 PM] desmondh2os: go put it in the dishwasher
[12:27:55 PM] desmondh2os: that should speed that thing up
[12:28:17 PM] onypae_ominiondae: powerwash your hard drive it might have a layer of dust blocking it up
[12:28:27 PM] Nne ya Tano: Replace thermal paste on CPU with toothpaste. Paste is paste, and thhothpaste works better
[12:29:32 PM] onypae_ominiondae: If you put four magnets on your hardrive each making a cube if you drew lines betweem it'll increase the RPM
[12:29:47 PM] onypae_ominiondae: its a neat trick but makes a bit of noise
[12:30:48 PM] Nne ya Tano: Fans work better when underwater, this is how propellers work. Put ur PC in a fish tank to improve fan performance
[12:31:36 PM] onypae_ominiondae: Paint the case of your pc red becuase, according to orks, "red is the fastest color"
[12:31:58 PM] onypae_ominiondae: thats should make your processor 10-15% faster
[12:32:06 PM] desmondh2os: then add speed lines
[12:32:09 PM] onypae_ominiondae: ya
[12:32:22 PM] desmondh2os: lol overclociking is for noobs
[12:32:28 PM] onypae_ominiondae: now if you want a low profile pc paint the front purple, its the sneakiest color
[12:33:06 PM] Nne ya Tano: Get mobile gpus for ur comp. they are mobile so that means they run faster and longer than lazy desktop gpus
[12:34:07 PM] onypae_ominiondae: put gun sillouette stencils on your pc, itll make you do more damage and have more health in FPS games
[12:34:57 PM] tipsta: thanks guys
[12:35:04 PM] tipsta: knew i could count on you

Any legitimate tips though to help him? He hasn't posted PC specs though, so let's assume with a budget of $1,000: what would be the best bang for the buck l33t g4m1n6 m4sh33n? Not including peripherals of course. I'm sure he has those already.

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit
CPU
AMD A8-5600K
Trinity 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)
Motherboard
MSI 2AE0 (P0)
Graphics
W2040 (1600x900@60Hz)
AMD Radeon HD 7560D
Hard Drives
932GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60ZF5A0 (SATA)
Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
hp CDDVDW SH-216BB
Audio
IDT High Definition Audio CODEC

[=sw=warlord]

"HD7560"



There's your problem!

[InnerGoat]

lol

e: get a new gpu right away. the cpu would be the next thing to replace down the road.
maybe trials fusion is buggy with his current gpu drivers or maybe the game is just a mess??

Anyways since you want a l33t gaymenz pc that means you want something similar to the following:

• haswell CPU like the 4670k or 4770k
• SSD like the samsung 840 evo (lots of options to pick from here)
• at least 8GB (2 x 4GB sticks) of DDR3 1600 or faster
• AMD r9 280x or nvidia gtx 770? The 280x will probably be usable longer as it has 3GB of vram compared to 2GB on the 770. There are 4GB 770s but they cost a bit more.
• a good psu

tl;dr - go to pc parts picker and look at what others built

is the 4570 a good choice?

It is if you're not planning on overclocking, since it can't be overclocked at all. If you think you will mess with overclocking some time down the road, get the 4670k.

[InnerGoat]

Put a 750ti in there and you'll be running much faster than that onboard amd gpu

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814487025