Asus M5A78L-M LX3, Strongest cpu for it?

SirQMorris

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I am planing to get a better cpu for my Asus M5A78L-M LX3 because the one I have is lagging while I'm playing "Total War - Rome 2"
The Cpu i have right now is "AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core Processor".

1. I've heard that TW.R2 requires alot of cpu power. (RTS game with massive armies) Is this statement true or is it my graphic card that needs to be updated? (AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series)

2. I've looked up a list over CPU my motherboard can support, but I do not know which one that is the best for TW.R2. Which one should i get?
The list i've found is: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&m=m5a78l-m%20lx
 

swilczak

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The fx 6300 would be a big improvement over what you have, it's piledriver rather than bulldozer which is better plus the two extra cores help. The fx 8300 would be better but I don't think that's something that you can just buy. I have an fx 6100 in one of my PC's and it only works well with some games because Bulldozer just isn't that great for gaming, that's why some people call it faildozer.