I need advice on upgrades.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

hi,
i currently have these specs,

AMD-FX-6200 overclocked to 4.2GHz
10GB DDR3 ram
Radeon 7570 2GB card
im not sure the motherboard is
the case is a full towe sizd case so plenty of room.

harddrive is a seagate 1.5TB

my current issues are that with a lot of games my processor is getting 60-90% usage and makes games quite choppy
and my GPU is underpowered and has issues with tons of games like battlefield, planetside 2, and many more.
I feel that i need some upgrades because my computers not performing as well as it should be.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

so please share your insight.

Madn3ss795 · Jun 17, 2013

HD7579? Are you sure it's not a 7750 or something? And what PSU are you using, plus how is your budget?

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

7570
i meant, and like 300-400 at max

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-ASRock-970-Extreme-4-AMD-Socket-AM3-AM3-ATX-Motherboard-UEFI-SATA-6-USB-3-/271215760422

I just found what motherboard i beleive i have.

Madn3ss795 · Jun 17, 2013

I still need you to provide more info about your current PSU ( brand and model ). HD7570 is a pretty weak card, it's just a rebranded HD6570, which is bad to play demanding games. It's not your CPU's fault here, but that card. Best way to upgrade would be getting a new VGA card. But which one depends on your sceen's resolution ( need you to provide this info, too ) and your PSU.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

i play games on a Hd Samsung monitor at 1920x whatever is is LOL, idk its default in all games.

AND my PSU is a 460W im not sure what brand.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

i probably should upgrade my power supply, seems a bit lower than what i should have especially since im generating a lot of energy needs due to my overclock

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

http://partsourceonline.com/511777-001-hp-460w-power-supply-dl380-dl360-g6/

i did some research that is the power supply that i have, some generic HP shit.

Madn3ss795 · Jun 17, 2013

Your current CPU is still sufficient for gaming. Plus getting an i7 will require a new motherboard also, which reduces the budget for new VGA card.

For 400$ this combo would do :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $399.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-17 01:02 EDT-0400)

To reduce the cost, but still ensure high/max settings in all demanding titles at 1080p, this combo should do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($248.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $318.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-17 01:04 EDT-0400)

nokiddingboss · Jun 17, 2013

pick a good quality 500w psu and slap in a 650ti boost or hd7850 and you are good to go.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

thanks, but if i must say, im aware that this is a goood cpu, it has optimization issues with so many games taht its driving me nutz.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

most games have trouble supporting AMD and i feel that my cpu is sluggish, it has issues with skyrim on LOW

Madn3ss795 · Jun 17, 2013

It's mostly your 7570 instead of the fx6200, as said above. Or it wasn't a fx6200? As for supporting problems, it's related to VGA cards, not CPUs.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

Really, i heard that skyrims CPU bound so i figured it must be my cpu being too weak

nokiddingboss · Jun 17, 2013

Chris Kennedy :

the fx 6200 may lag behind intel's similar offerings but it sure as heck doesn't suck like that. it's your gpu more than anything else.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

thanks for the help, maybe illl get a new case and move all this shit over and get the 3Gb vid card,

and power supply.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

so, what would be Intels equivilant to my CPU?

nokiddingboss · Jun 17, 2013

Chris Kennedy :

roughly a core i3.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

gee, that makes me feel like its outdated even more....

i was expecting u to say I5

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

its official, im gonna splurge and sell my laptop and get a intel CPU fucking AMD just irks me.

Madn3ss795 · Jun 17, 2013

Yes Skyrim is CPU-intensive, but then it's your vga that caused held the performance back first before the CPU has anything to do with this.

"so, what would be Intels equivilant to my CPU?" Nothing. Your FX is better than an i3, but worse than an i5 ( 50$ cheaper than the cheapest i5 anyway ). Upgrading the CPU to a FX8320/8350 would bring better performance than i5 in some games and most other heavy computing tasks.

nokiddingboss · Jun 17, 2013

Chris Kennedy :

it wont matter even if you have an i5 or even an i7. as long as your gpu stays the same, it too will suck.

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

why im getting that 3GB card that "Madn" suggested...

Chris Kennedy · Jun 17, 2013

now if i got that what intel cpu would pair rather well with it?

I need advice on upgrades.

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