Help me choose upgrade components.

Xarinlemox

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Jul 23, 2013
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Hi

I currenly have the following configuration

AMD Athlon II X2 260
Asus M4N68T-M LE V2
GSKILL 4GB DDR III 1333MHZ
Asus HD7750-1GD5-V2
CIRCLE 500W PSU

I want to upgrade this to AMD FX 6300 with an ASUS board and 4GB more of DDR III ram. I am going to keep my graphic card and I want to be able to play CRYSIS 3 without lag at 1366x768 with high settings. Currently the frame-rate is too low.

I want to know if Windows 7 or Windows 8 are optimized for FX processors. I would also like to know if video conversion software are optimized for the FX processor. I would like to record CRYSIS 3 game play using FRAPS and compress it using handbrake for upload to youtube.

I want to know if I can do all these things if I upgrade. Will I need to upgrade my GPU too? Also currently I am using PCI-E v1.0 slot for my Graphic card (which is a PCI-E v3.0 card), will the upgrade to V2.0 boost performance significantly ?


 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $349.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 16:51 EDT-0400)

Dark Lord of Tech

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $349.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 16:51 EDT-0400)
 
Solution

Xarinlemox

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Jul 23, 2013
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10,510
SR-71 Black Bird.

The motherboard you picked doesn't seem to have onboard video and it costs $200+ in my region. Also, can you answer my other questions ?

Also will these components work with each other ? I.E are they compatible with each other.