Cpu or motherbored

insurnaceplz · Nov 4, 2013

I want to upgrade from my per built PC. I had already bought a Radeon 7790. I'm still using the N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX (Alvorix) Motherboard amd athlon x2 3.1ghz that came with the computer.

My budget is about 180$~200$
Should I keep motherboard and buy new CPU or buy new motherboard and CPU.

And can I get some item suggestions for either options

adimeister · Nov 4, 2013

You have the budget to buy a new mobo and cpu bro, just get a new pair. There are a lot of cheap mobos out there to pair up with a brand new FX6350.

maurelie · Nov 4, 2013

Your CPU is old, and the motherboard also. Better to buy new CPU and MB
Here is something for 163$,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $163.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 12:29 EST-0500)

insurnaceplz · Nov 4, 2013

Are the fx series am3 or am3+?

maurelie · Nov 4, 2013

AM3 +

geofelt · Nov 4, 2013

I suggest you try out your 7790 first and see how you do.

If your motherboard supports a decent quad, then that would be a valid upgrade.

If you think you need to change your motherboard, I would look at Intel for cpu. A decent i3 and motherboard will fit your budget.

insurnaceplz · Nov 4, 2013

The 7790 works decently. On league i get Low- 40 avg-60 max- 80 on med-low settings. For battlefield 3 gets roughly 40 on high. My friend has same GPU as me but different CPU don't know which but he can run his games high or max and get about 55-60 fps

geofelt · Nov 4, 2013

insurnaceplz :

It would be worth finding out exactly what he runs.

insurnaceplz · Nov 4, 2013

geofelt :

He hasn't gotten back to me yet, but it seems the fx 6300 is spoken of a lot for budget builds

adimeister · Nov 5, 2013

Download the MSI Afterburner bro, then check your CPU usage when you are gaming. I bet that would be in the 100% area. Then check the GPU usage also, it might be at 70% only. That means your CPU is struggling then your GPU is just relaxing, it's a bottleneck..

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