best 380$ cpu+mobo combo??

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#1 jpph
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hi guys,

for 380 dollars, what cpu and mobo is the best? if i want to oc and game as much as possible, what is the best value? 380 includes postage and a fan for which to cool the cpu. i would like to oc a LOT. and 380 is the absolute limit.

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#2 X360PS3AMD05
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Why not $400?..........anyway E7300 P45 UD3 Thermalright Ultra 120 or Tuniq Tower, that should be about $300
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#3 jpph
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Why not $400?..........anyway E7300 P45 UD3 Thermalright Ultra 120 or Tuniq Tower, that should be about $300X360PS3AMD05

okay, what about the p45 p5qe? apparently thats good too.

what sort of oc could you get with that cooler?

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#4 jpph
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bump

could the 7300 go up to 3.5 maybe??

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#5 Sordidus
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E8500 + Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R = 308$ on newegg.com

Do you plan on SLI or Crossfire? If yes, get a different MoBo.

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#6 mattpunk
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E8500 + Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R = 308$ on newegg.com

Do you plan on SLI or Crossfire? If yes, get a different MoBo.

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This is exactly what I was going to put.
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#7 Lazygamer01
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I'd say the XFX Nvidia 780i motherboard with the Intel core 2 duo E8400 at compusa.com
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#8 gamerloks
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EVGA 750i FTW edition and a Q6600 or an E8500 wich ever you prefer that should be around 380 bucks
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#9 Sordidus
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He never said that he plan on SLI...
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#10 marcthpro
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yeah and if he sli on it it would be weak tough 750i ftw showen in several benchmark anyway if you look into the anandtech motherboard review i trust there benchmark