I'm currently running a home-built desktop rig with an AMD FX 4100 4 core, ASUS M5 A97 MB, 8 gig of RAM, and an ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card. Runs great, but I'm sure I'm way behind in potential performance. I'm looking to do a reasonably priced CPU and MB upgrade using the existing Radeon card.. It seems the number if AMD CPUs and corresponding motherboards is making my head spin! I have my eye on an AMD FX-6350 and ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0 motherboard with 4 gig (for now) of DDR 3 ram. I'm a moderate but not hard core gamer and based on benchmark ratings, it seems this combo would be a reasonable upgrade for about $270 (tigerdirect) What do you folks think??? Thanks!
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Motherboard and CPU upgrade
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Dark Lord of Tech
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Better combo same price.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $265.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 22:05 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $265.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 22:05 EDT-0400)
Lucas Iemini
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I would do it! These parts should increase your performance, but seriously consider getting a new GPU too, a 7790 will pair just fine with that 6350
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