AMD A8-3870K with a Evga gtx 660ti 2 gig superclocked

KeepThoseEyesOpen · Apr 28, 2013

So right now I have a AMD A6 3620 APU which is a quad core 2.2 GHz processor. I just recently bought a new video card, the evga gtx 660 ti 2 gig super clocked. I want to know, will upgrading to the AMD A8-3870K 3.0ghz significantly improve fps with games like battlefield 3 or crysis 3? And if you can tell me how many more frames I would be gaining that would appreciated too.

ur6beersaway · Apr 28, 2013

Yes @ $90 why not
as to how good depends on too many things
fm1 socket best cpu

mclovits · Apr 28, 2013

You would probably get slightly better frame rates, but that's an APU, not a dedicated CPU. I would not recommend buying a 3870k and instead save up for something from Intel's i5 series (3570k for example) unless you don't want to overclock, get something like a 3550 and boost your FPS by ~20. Or you could purchase an FX series CPU form AMD. It's your call, but an APU upgrade would be pointless and you'll be bottlenecking your 660ti.

KeepThoseEyesOpen · Apr 28, 2013

Okay thank you mclovits and ur6beersaway. I have read that it would bottleneck my 660ti so I been hunting for days for the right AMD mobo so I can go ahead and buy AMD's FX 8350. This is the first time I will be installing a new mobo and I been doing research on this and found out I would have to reinstall my windows 7. Problem is my windows 7 was pre-installed and is a oem. So now I have to buy a OS as well which completely throws off my plans on getting a new mobo and processor this week.

ur6beersaway · Apr 28, 2013

May I recommend Win-8 while your at it. Too many advantages to list
FM-1 sOcket has been made obsolete by amd & I got screwed too. Good move

KeepThoseEyesOpen · Apr 29, 2013

ur6beersaway :

Really? Im sorry but Im curious about the advantiges. Lol

ur6beersaway · Apr 29, 2013

http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8-vs-windows-7-benchmarked_p2-7000002671/

whyso · Apr 29, 2013

Crysis 3 is going to be borderline unplayable with any llano apu. You will need an i5 or 6300 OC to remove any cpu bottleneck.

mclovits · Apr 29, 2013

Check ebay or craigslist for a copy of Windows if you need one. Companies also have enterprise editions of Windows that all use tehe same code, I;d poke around and see if you can't talk to someone who might be able to get a cheaper copy, if not, you might just have to save up. bear in mind you could get a little $ by selling your current parts to help pay for it.

KeepThoseEyesOpen · Apr 30, 2013

Yea I have thought about selling my motherboard and processor to help pay, thank you all for your answers.

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