Upgrading my CPU.

Wayfall · Jul 30, 2014

Hello

I have a:
-AMD Athlon II X4 750K CPU - (Black) (Quad Core, 3.40GHz, 4MB, 100W, Socket FM2)
-Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Motherboard (DDR3, Socket FM2+, PCI Express 3.0)
-Asus GTX 650 2GB
I would like to know what is the best AMD CPU that isn't an apu that i can upgrade to. I don't even know how to remove the CPU for a starter which i could use some advice on (mostly the how to get the heat sink off the cpu so to reuse it if i can) even though i'm the one that installed it. Also if i have to get an APU, how do i switch an APU's Integrated graphics off so i can carry on using my Asus GTX 650 2GB.

It's just that my CPU is now starting to be the weak link in my build in a small amount of high demanding games.

avenseth12 · Jul 30, 2014

Change out your mobo and cpu and go with the fx 8320 or 8350

Wayfall · Jul 30, 2014

Can you recommend a good motherboard that has this socket and a PCI-Express 3.0 with 4 ram slots that i can put 2 pairs of 2x4gb kits in. That is under £100.

Francisco Costa · Jul 30, 2014

In my opinion, you should buy a new GPU and not a CPU. Your CPU is still very capable and you'd have to buy a new motherboard to upgrade the CPU. The weak link is that GTX 650. How much are you willing to spend?

Wayfall · Jul 30, 2014

This Much

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FL8H49Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Francisco Costa · Jul 30, 2014

Well, that's an excellent choice! Couldn't find a better one. I seriously think you should leave your CPU untouched and just upgrade the GPU, it will be a big difference!

Wayfall · Jul 30, 2014

No Bottleneck then. The thing is that my Dad bought the GTX 650 for my 20th birthday so i don't really want to tell him it isn't powerfully enough.

Also how do i completely remove my graphics cards drivers so i can remove it in the future.
Also there is a wire from the front panel of my tower which i think is the power cable. It goes below the motherboards power cable which is on the right side of my board, which slightly get in the way so much that i can only fit up to a 25cm long card. The case can fit a 30cm but the cable is in the way, so i would like to get a cable to make the cable longer by 5cm so i get more room for my graphics card. I can fit that card i have pick i just have to shove the wire out of the way, but if i want a big 30cm card i will need to find a solution to the wire problem.

Thanks

Also amazon says from them it will take 2-4weeks to dispatch. The next seller is like £20 more in price.
So wtf Amazon.

Francisco Costa · Jul 31, 2014

Sorry for the late repply.

To eliminate the drivers use the uninstaller of the driver itself and then use something like Drive Sweeper to remove driver leftovers.
I wouldn't worry about the lenght of the card because it measures only 22,8cm

Wayfall · Aug 1, 2014

My Asus GTX650 is 19cm and i've messaged the new cards 22cm length in my case and its' fine. I will just have to push one of my front case wires out of the way though which is fine it'll fit. i have already made a new thread to see if everyone says it will fit snuggly which they said it would so now i just worry about driver sweeper because one of the options in driver sweeper is to remove Nvidia and AMD folders but i have an AMD chipset so i don't want it to remove that.

Francisco Costa · Aug 2, 2014

Wayfall :

Well, don't remove the AMD folders, only the Nvidia ones.

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