Do I need multiple cores?

Danbuscus25 · Apr 8, 2014

ok, so i play DDO (Dungeons & Dragons online). it isnt a very demanding game, and i can play at almost max settings. my current specs are: athlon ii x2 270, radeon hd 6670, 4gb ram, 480 watt psu (it has plenty of amps on 12v rail) mobo is biostar a960D+. i have noticed that my cpu is bottlenecking my performance in the game cuz overclocking it increases my fps. my real question is when i upgrade my cpu, should i get a better dual core cpu, or quad core? i dont think DDO can use multiple cores, so shouldnt 2 cores be best, 1 for the game, 1 for windows?

aatje92 · Apr 8, 2014

If it doesn't have multicore support you should get a cpu with faster single threaded performance.

Beezy · Apr 8, 2014

If it supports FX series CPU's i would get an FX 6300 and a good cooler (ideal upgrade balanced with GPU).

Ahmadjon · Apr 8, 2014

You can get some i3 ~3.4GHz with Hyper-Threading and you'll be fine otherwise i5!

But if your motherboard is Rev. 6.X you can get FX-4350 http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=627#cpu
FX-4350 has stronger cores than FX-6300!

aatje92 · Apr 8, 2014

That isn't going to fit in his mobo though.

Ahmadjon · Apr 8, 2014

aatje92 :

I know that i3 isn't compatible with AMD motherboard! I just suggested CPU with strong single core performance!

Danbuscus25 · Apr 8, 2014

ok, so because i can almost play at max settings, i dont see a reason to buy a new intel mobo and cpu. all i know about my mobo right now is it is a a960D+ and i know it supports up to 95 watt, not too sure about 125 watt, but it says it supports fx series. ill have to look on the board tonight to find the revision number. so, it shouldnt really matter the amount of cores aslong as it has a better single core performance?

aatje92 · Apr 8, 2014

The fx-4350 as mentioned above should be a fine choice for you!

Danbuscus25 · Apr 8, 2014

also, can you guys recommend me a cheap am3/am3+ cpu that has atleast around 20% better single core performance than the athlon ii x2 270?

Danbuscus25 · Apr 8, 2014

aatje92 :

the fx 4350 is 125 watt, which may or may not be ok in my mobo. i would like something a little cheaper too, as the 4350 is about $110-$130.

aatje92 · Apr 8, 2014

uhh, phenom II 965BE? Or maybe a Athlon 750k?

Ahmadjon · Apr 8, 2014

aatje92 :

I'm sure that 955BE is 125W and 750k is FM2(+) Socket CPU

Danbuscus25 · Apr 8, 2014

well, the phenom ii 965 BE is a little faster at single core tasks, and faster at pretty much everything else, and is unlocked. however, it is 125 watt which idk if it will work. i will progly go with something similar to this. the athlon x4 750k and 760k are even faster, cheaper, but are socket fm2, meaning i would have to buy a new mobo. anyways, depending on how much money i get, i will probly upgrade my cpu, or mobo and cpu. ty for your input

Danbuscus25 · Apr 8, 2014

btw, here is the website i bought most of my parts from (yeah, i know i could have done better). all it says for my mobo is right there. http://www.computerlx.com/config.aspx?t=&product_ID=1558

Danbuscus25 · Apr 8, 2014

hmm, on biostars website i see 2 mobos, they are identical, both a960D+ rev 6.x, and both say they support cpus up to 125 watt.

Beezy · Apr 8, 2014

and the 6300 + EVO i mentioned can be easily overclocked to match the single core performance of the 4350. it will be better for most games overall. Plus a lot of motherboards allow for cores/modules to be disabled. That is to say with a limited voltage supply to the CPU, you could turn off a module, and have the 6300 act as a 4300 essentially, allowing more juice to each cores (if you were really in a situation that demands that extra single core performance).

just some food for thought.

Danbuscus25 · Apr 8, 2014

hmmm yeah, i think going with an fx 43xx or 63xx would probly be the cheapest way to go, probly with the 6300 and OC it, but not much as my mobo is a cheap microatx board.ill see what temps i get with the stock cooler i have, if it is too high ill get the evo. thanks for your input!

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