Best CPU for £100

Bolton_99 · Aug 11, 2014

A great budget cpu for £100 or less. Would rather it be AMD to work with my motherboard.

And also, would this bottleneck my nvidia 670?

Eduello · Aug 11, 2014

What is the model of your motherboard?

Bolton_99 · Aug 11, 2014

Eduello :

m5a 78l-m usb3 (what ever that means)

Eduello · Aug 11, 2014

Here's CPU that won't bottleneck your GTX 670: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8320frhkbox
The thermal design of your motherboard isn't great though, so don't overclock, and make sure that your case has adequate airflow to keep it cool.

Bolton_99 · Aug 11, 2014

Eduello :

Is it worth the risk or not?

baazing · Aug 11, 2014

If you'd like to overclock getting an fx-6300 instead of an fx-8320 will leave you money for a decent cooler. The gaming performance between these two cpus is fairly close with the 8320's extra cores rarely being utilized.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2

Eduello · Aug 11, 2014

Bolton_99 :

It is IMHO, but you can get the FX-6300 if you want to be sure that it's safe.

Bolton_99 · Aug 11, 2014

Eduello :

But will that bottleneck my gpu?

And also, could I just get this to stop the it overheating? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2

Eduello · Aug 11, 2014

It's not the CPU overheating that I'm worried about, it's the VRM on the motherboard. As far as gaming performance goes, the FX-6300 is equal to the 8320 in most games, since most games don't use 8 cores (ATM at least).

baazing · Aug 11, 2014

Bolton_99 :

Eduello :

But will that bottleneck my gpu?

And also, could I just get this to stop the it overheating? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2

No they should not. Both fx 6300 and the fx 8320 should work fine with that gpu.

Bolton_99 · Aug 11, 2014

Eduello :

Areet, thanks!

Eduello · Aug 11, 2014

Happy to help

Bolton_99 · Aug 12, 2014

Eduello :

I might actually go for the 8320. What should I do to stay on the safe side (e.g Cable management, better cpu cooler). And also, what is wrong with my motherboard?

Eduello · Aug 12, 2014

Your board has a 4+1 power phase, and there are no heatsinks on the VRMs, meaning that the board will get hot if you're running a 125W CPU. Cable management, a CPU cooler, and a few case fans should do.

Bolton_99 · Aug 12, 2014

Eduello :

I've already got an extra fan in my rig. So should I sort out my cable management and buy a better cpu cool (like this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2)

Eduello · Aug 12, 2014

Yeah, that should do.

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