Upgrades and Bottlenecking

WastedBenji · Dec 6, 2014

My specs are
Mobo- F2A88XM-HD3
CPU- A10-6800k
8gb DDR3 1300mhz(I think)
GPU- 750ti 2gb DDR5 ram
1tb hdd
500w power supply (horrible)
some terrible case.

I want to upgrade, first I'm going for a SSD and a new PSU (Mine grinds as i turn it on, i have to turn it off and tilt it to stop) I know its bad.
Then I was thinking about getting a new motherboard and CPU, would AMD FX-8320 with a budget AM3+ mobo be a good idea, so when I upgrade my graphics card my CPU won't bottleneck my system, and neither will the hard drive. It would cost me around £160 for the new motherboard and CPU, and £90 for the power supply and SSD.

I would really appreciate any help.

Zerk2012 · Dec 6, 2014

I would skip the SSD and put that towards a Intel i5 and budget motherboard.
You can add a SSD anytime the processor and motherboard is harder to replace because of the price.
People should really forget about the term bottlenecking for a mid range PC their always will be one some where it's not like your buying a 50 dollar processor and a 800 buck video card.

WastedBenji · Dec 7, 2014

Zerk2012 :

So what and motherboard would you recommend? (I have a Micro-ATX case0

Zerk2012 · Dec 7, 2014

With the price of the SSD this would set you up really good. The processor turbo clocks up to 3.7 GHz and the motherboard is high quality with good reviews.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kyqM6h

WastedBenji · Dec 7, 2014

Zerk2012 :

Is it not worth getting a really good 8-core AMD CPU?
I really appreciate the help

Zerk2012 · Dec 7, 2014

AMD don't make a good gaming CPU. The i5 will give you better all around performance for gaming it's not really even close.

RazerZ · Dec 7, 2014

Zerk2012 :

Actually, overclocked the performance can be very close.

Zerk2012 · Dec 7, 2014

RazerZ :

Actually we were not talking about overclocking you got to overclock a AMD processor up to around 4.6 just to get the stink out.

RazerZ · Dec 7, 2014

Not really, even at 4.0Ghz it is still a viable option. You said it's not even close, and that's not true. I have a 2500k myself...

Most games can't take full advantage of the eight "core" 8320, so the i5 would be a better choice for gaming.

WastedBenji · Dec 8, 2014

Zerk2012 :

So that i5 and motherboard would work well with the GTX 960 when it comes out?

WastedBenji · Dec 9, 2014

Zerk2012 :

Would this be a good combo? (I have a Micro ATX case)
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rZdQBm

Zerk2012 · Dec 9, 2014

That motherboard uses old tech not something I would consider when building a new PC the board I listed above is micro also if yu wish for a little faster processor pair it with a 4690. But the processor I listed turbos up to 3.7 and is a good processor.

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