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- Every now and then for you guys we do a top list of CPUs or GPUs for the money, however, today we're gonna be combining those and making top five combos for your money that you can pick up, get straight into gaming, before Christmas 2018. Let's take a look. (upbeat music) welcome back to Tech YES City, and today's list, have no fear, we're gonna be taking care of people who want new parts, also people who want used parts, and we're gonna be taking care of people all around the world, as well, but let's start off with deal number one which is a brand-new combo with a Ryzen 3 22000G. This is four cores, four threads, and it's coming in at under $90. Now the good news is you can overclock this as well. It comes with an included CPU cooler, so it just screams value for money. Now if you wanna couple this with an RX 580, which can be had for around $200, then you're gonna be getting some great value for money as well as a great combination for gaming at 1080p, even ultra settings with some of the latest titles. For instance, if you wanna play Call of Duty:Black Ops 4, you can do that with this combination, and also for the motherboards. If you wanna have no problems out of the box, I'd suggest maybe going with the B450, but if you know how to update your BIOS, then you can get B350s going for very cheap, and the good news is as well, DDR4 memory has also come down in price, so this combo is really good value for money. Now for the next combination, coming in at number two, is a used price performance deal that can be shipped international since it's bought from AliExpress, and this here is the Xeon X3440, four cores, eight threads, $16. The good news is, too, you can overclock it. It's just phenomenal value for money, and we couple this well with a GTX 750 Ti, which can be had for $55 posted to your door. Now for motherboards in DDR3, they're pretty cheap as well. We can get a H55 motherboard for around $50 posted, and some DDR3 memory for around about $38. As for the gaming performance on combo number two, you can definitely expect to play some competitive multiplayer titles at 1080p, either low, medium settings with good fps. We're talking games like CS:GO, Dota 2, and even Fortnite as well, with a smooth, playable experience. As for combo number three, we're going back to Amazon.com and looking at brand-new parts here, Ryzen 5 2600, six cores, 12 threads, can be overclocked, comes with an included CPU cooler, which does a good job of keeping the CPU under control, and the best thing is it's around $190 U.S. If you're in Australia, you can pick these things up for around about $208 Aussie dollars, making them phenomenal value for money, just like the previous combo. Now for a graphics card, you can either couple this with a GTX 1070 Ti or a GTX 1070. Both are going out pretty damn cheap at the moment. This will give you a great experience for either 1440p gaming or 1080p ultra settings. Latest titles in 2018, absolutely no problems, and as for a motherboard, you can go with a B450 and have no problems. You'll be able to overclock. Get some really good performance if you overclock as well, even better than that of out-of-the-box settings, and also, with DDR4 memory, this has come down in price. You can get a 16 gigabyte kit for around about $120, sometimes closer to $100 if it's on sale, and now going back to the international deals, we're going back to AliExpress, and we've got a little bit of an upgrade over combo number two. This is if you want a little bit more performance and maybe you don't want to overclock. So here we've got the Xeon 1230. This is going for $61 shipped, and you can also get a H61 motherboard for a little over $40, as well as some DDR3 memory. Again, around about $38 for an 8-gigabyte stick, and the best news is is when we go for a graphics card, we can look at a GTX 950, and these are going for around $80 posted to your door. So, this combination here will give you better performance figures than combo number two. Sure, it'll cost a little bit more, but you will get better performance at 1080p, at least with some competitive multiplayer titles. You'll even be able to play some of the latest and greatest titles at medium settings. For instance, Call of Duty:Black Ops 4, and now last on the list here at number five, we're going back to the new parts, and looking at Amazon, and even in Australia as well, Intel don't have a lot of value options at the moment. I can't find the i5-8400 for anywhere for a good price. This was one of my favorite CPUs from Intel, and there's no 9000 series out at the moment, at least from what I can find, and so I feel like the best CPU to go for at the moment from Intel is the 8600K going for around $240 U.S. dollars. This is overclockable, however, you will have to get a CPU cooler, so I do recommend something like the $35 M410 from Cooler Master. This will do a great job of taking this to five gigahertz, and for a Z370 motherboard, MSI have one going for around $90. So this will give you king-of-the-hill performance in terms of games that demand single-threaded performance like World of Warcraft, for example, but you'll still be able to play games like Battlefield V that use more cores and more threads absolutely fine since this thing at five gigahertz on six cores, six threads is an absolute beast. Now for the graphics card, I'd recommend going with something like a GIGABYTE RTX 270. It gives you great performance for $500. Now if you can pick up a used 1080 Ti, they do perform a bit better than a 2070, however, they're becoming more scarce now, they're becoming more rarer to find, and also, they are used compared to new, so that's something you have to weigh up. Me personally, I love buying used hardware. If you follow the channel, you'll know this, but in terms of getting used stuff, RTX 2070 at $500 is definitely not a bad pickup, and of course, when it comes to this last combo and gaming performance, pretty much play any title at either 1080p or 1440p ultra settings. Anyway, guys, that about wraps up today's list. If you enjoyed this one, be sure to hit that Like button. Also, let us know in the comment section below what was your favorite combo and why, or would you add any different parts to the list. Love reading your thoughts and opinions as always. The one thing I'll also mention before I get on outta here, if you're looking for something to double down with gaming and do some productivity, for instance video editing, then the Ryzen 5 2600 definitely wins an award here for pretty much being able to do it all at a great price. Anyway, guys, I'll catch you in another tech video very soon. Peace out for now. Bye.