Good CPUS for price around $85-90
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slickman130
March 2, 2014 10:44:46 AM
does anyone recomend any good CPUs for 85-90 dollars and fit in the MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard because i heard that using the AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU will slow down the Nvidia gtx 760 so if anyone knows any that would be great and please make sure there around the same power as the AMD Athlon x4 760k but not that same CPU that would be great!
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wortwortwort
March 2, 2014 11:23:58 AM
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For an FM2+ socket, the 760K is probably the best non-APU processor you can have... I don't think there's anything out there that would be a worthwhile upgrade for $80. If you'd had an AM3+ motherboard, I'd recommend getting $20 more and buying an FX-6400, but you'd need a whole new motherboard for that to happen.
My recommendation would be to save your money. The X4-760K is an excellent processor and shouldn't cause any problems until you have enough money to get off of the FM2 platform... a decent AM3+ motherboard can be had at under $60 these days, and it would be worth the extra investment IMO.
Just my opinion, take it for what it's worth.
My recommendation would be to save your money. The X4-760K is an excellent processor and shouldn't cause any problems until you have enough money to get off of the FM2 platform... a decent AM3+ motherboard can be had at under $60 these days, and it would be worth the extra investment IMO.
Just my opinion, take it for what it's worth.
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helloguy
March 2, 2014 12:16:34 PM
someguynamedmatt said:
For an FM2+ socket, the 760K is probably the best non-APU processor you can have... I don't think there's anything out there that would be a worthwhile upgrade for $80. If you'd had an AM3+ motherboard, I'd recommend getting $20 more and buying an FX-6400, but you'd need a whole new motherboard for that to happen.My recommendation would be to save your money. The X4-760K shouldn't cause any serious problems until you have enough money to get off of the FM2 platform... a decent AM3+ motherboard can be had at under $60 these days, and it would be worth the extra investment IMO.
Just my opinion, take it for what it's worth.
I agree with you the AMD Athlon X4 760K is a great budget CPU for gaming and for standard things like web browsing!
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The_Next_Ben
April 2, 2014 3:46:15 PM
DarkAddo
April 6, 2014 6:57:01 AM
slickman130 said:
does anyone recomend any good CPUs for 85-90 dollars and fit in the MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard because i heard that using the AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU will slow down the Nvidia gtx 760 so if anyone knows any that would be great and please make sure there around the same power as the AMD Athlon x4 760k but not that same CPU that would be great!This processor will not bottleneck anything for you. The 760k is also probably the best under $100 processor. Also, what is your current computer hardware? If you are using the Athlon then you should probably just buy a new graphics card if yours is outdated.
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The_Next_Ben
April 6, 2014 7:08:47 AM
DarkAddo said:
slickman130 said:
does anyone recomend any good CPUs for 85-90 dollars and fit in the MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard because i heard that using the AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU will slow down the Nvidia gtx 760 so if anyone knows any that would be great and please make sure there around the same power as the AMD Athlon x4 760k but not that same CPU that would be great!This processor will not bottleneck anything for you. The 760k is also probably the best under $100 processor. Also, what is your current computer hardware? If you are using the Athlon then you should probably just buy a new graphics card if yours is outdated.
He said he has a GTX 760, so if anything, the CPU will be the bottleneck.
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DarkAddo
April 6, 2014 7:25:44 AM
The_Next_Ben said:
DarkAddo said:
slickman130 said:
does anyone recomend any good CPUs for 85-90 dollars and fit in the MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard because i heard that using the AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU will slow down the Nvidia gtx 760 so if anyone knows any that would be great and please make sure there around the same power as the AMD Athlon x4 760k but not that same CPU that would be great!This processor will not bottleneck anything for you. The 760k is also probably the best under $100 processor. Also, what is your current computer hardware? If you are using the Athlon then you should probably just buy a new graphics card if yours is outdated.
He said he has a GTX 760, so if anything, the CPU will be the bottleneck.
Ok, then it really depends on what games he's playing. If he is playing something incredibly CPU intensive such as DayZ or a massive Civilization game, then it will struggle a bit. If he is willing to spend a few dollars then he should upgrade to an AM3+ platform and get an FX-6300
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slickman130 said:
does anyone recomend any good CPUs for 85-90 dollars and fit in the MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard because i heard that using the AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU will slow down the Nvidia gtx 760 so if anyone knows any that would be great and please make sure there around the same power as the AMD Athlon x4 760k but not that same CPU that would be great!That is an FM2 board. The only processors that will work with that board are AMD APU's or AMD Athlon's. So that narrows things down. Now you only want to spend $85 to $90. That narrows things down more. The best processor for that money that is compatible with your board is a AMD 760K. You get what you pay for. For $85 you aren't going to get an I5 or I7. Or an 8350 even. That being said.... The 760K is a great budget cpu.
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CTOAGN
April 28, 2014 5:02:04 PM
CTOAGN
April 28, 2014 4:39:50 PM
CTOAGN
April 28, 2014 5:02:45 PM
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CTOAGN said:
The FX-4130 is just within your budget subtotal wise but if your able to slap on an extra $25 get an FX-6300 to help with performance. you will have to change your mobo from an FM2(+) to an AM3+ to have the cpu workSo if he gets a 6300 it is not an extra $25. Its $125 extra. $25 cpu, $100 AM3+ board.
yeah my bad on that it was a quick write i had to finish up something
(a decent am3+ board can go for around $45)
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CTOAGN said:
The FX-4130 is just within your budget subtotal wise but if your able to slap on an extra $25 get an FX-6300 to help with performance. you will have to change your mobo from an FM2(+) to an AM3+ to have the cpu workSo if he gets a 6300 it is not an extra $25. Its $125 extra. $25 cpu, $100 AM3+ board.
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slickman130 said:
does anyone recomend any good CPUs for 85-90 dollars and fit in the MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard because i heard that using the AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU will slow down the Nvidia gtx 760 so if anyone knows any that would be great and please make sure there around the same power as the AMD Athlon x4 760k but not that same CPU that would be great!There are no processor upgrades for your motherboard. The 760k is as good as you are going to get.
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someguynamedmatt said:
For an FM2+ socket, the 760K is probably the best non-APU processor you can have... I don't think there's anything out there that would be a worthwhile upgrade for $80. If you'd had an AM3+ motherboard, I'd recommend getting $20 more and buying an FX-6400, but you'd need a whole new motherboard for that to happen.My recommendation would be to save your money. The X4-760K is an excellent processor and shouldn't cause any problems until you have enough money to get off of the FM2 platform... a decent AM3+ motherboard can be had at under $60 these days, and it would be worth the extra investment IMO.
Just my opinion, take it for what it's worth.
I completely agree, save your money and buy an AM3+ motherboard and FX processor.
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logainofhades said:
slickman130 said:
does anyone recomend any good CPUs for 85-90 dollars and fit in the MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard because i heard that using the AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU will slow down the Nvidia gtx 760 so if anyone knows any that would be great and please make sure there around the same power as the AMD Athlon x4 760k but not that same CPU that would be great!There are no processor upgrades for your motherboard. The 760k is as good as you are going to get.
I get the idea he thinks he can throw any processor in his board.
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logainofhades said:
slickman130 said:
does anyone recomend any good CPUs for 85-90 dollars and fit in the MSI A78M-E35 Motherboard because i heard that using the AMD Athlon X4 760K CPU will slow down the Nvidia gtx 760 so if anyone knows any that would be great and please make sure there around the same power as the AMD Athlon x4 760k but not that same CPU that would be great!There are no processor upgrades for your motherboard. The 760k is as good as you are going to get.
Did he ever state what processor he Had?
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SWPalmer7
April 29, 2014 4:33:11 PM
CTOAGN
April 29, 2014 5:06:42 PM
CTOAGN said:
Eventhough the difference is $5 less the 750k is only .4ghz less clock speed and can oc by .34ghz up to 4.73 ghz if it is water cooledSWPalmer7 said:
The FX-4130 is the best CPU you can get for under 100 bucks.4130? Don't you mean a 4300? Also he has a FM2 board. The difference between a 4300 and a 760K is negligable. The L3 does very little. So it would be a total waste of money to buy and AM3+ board to pair it with a 4300. A 6300 maybe.....
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Considering how close the 4300 and 6300 are in price, I agree that a 4300 makes no sense. Clock for clock Phenom II is faster than an FX 4300. The FX just has the advantage of high clock speeds. A 3.8ghz FX 4300 cannot even hold off a Phenom II 980 that runs at 3.7ghz. Faildozer arch and its improvements afterwards are still not better than a Phenom II. If phenom II could be shrunk and designed to handle the high clock speeds, and higher core counts, that FX does, Phenom II would be far better. AMD went in the wrong direction with the Faildozer arch.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/700?vs=362
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/700?vs=362
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helloguy
April 30, 2014 9:32:32 AM
logainofhades said:
Considering how close the 4300 and 6300 are in price, I agree that a 4300 makes no sense. Clock for clock Phenom II is faster than an FX 4300. The FX just has the advantage of high clock speeds. A 3.8ghz FX 4300 cannot even hold off a Phenom II 980 that runs at 3.7ghz. Faildozer arch and its improvements afterwards are still not better than a Phenom II. If phenom II could be shrunk and designed to handle the high clock speeds, and higher core counts, that FX does, Phenom II would be far better. AMD went in the wrong direction with the Faildozer arch. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/700?vs=362
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May 9, 2014 2:56:29 AM
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May 9, 2014 3:07:08 PM
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