What happened to OC? - CLOSED Carnage?!
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Wolf has the right idea.

You can get a combo 2500k and mobo for ~$300-330
Buy G.Skill Ripjaw ram
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=42745&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL&manufacture=G%2ESkill&promoid=1114

8gb will run like $50.

Also, if you do OC you will need an aftermarket cooler for good temps. I recommend anything by noctua.
 

 

Ivy Bridge really isn't that much more expensive than Sandy Bridge. If it's still a bit much, you could look into AMD's new Piledriver APUs. I've read marvelous things about how it pretty much tag teams the GPU and CPU together for things the GPU isn't normally used for. Piledriver itself is supposed to have twice the performance per watt as Bulldozer. I think it's a really clever way to try to keep up with Intel, and I hope they get even better. Variety is always nice


APUs are a cpu with a stronger gpu chipset.

Also Bulldozers suck :#

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