Need a good CPU for UPGRADE!

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LewisILA

LewisILA

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I am looking to upgrade my processor as my current is not 'running its money' so I was wondering if I could get some help.
My motherboard is a GIGABYTE M68MT-S2 AM3+ socket and I have a budget of under £125
Thanks
 
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madmatt30
Because its an old old board mate - simple as.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£15.01 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Total: £129.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-13 18:24 BST+0100

£5 over your max but you should get £50-60 for your old board+CPU IMO.


The 6300 is a fair upgrade .
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bignastyid

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His board doesn't support the 8350. The fastest cpu it supports is the X6 1100T. While it does support the bulldozer(faildozer) cpus the older phenoms are actually faster since they have a better single core performance.
 
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madmatt30

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Because its an old old board mate - simple as.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£15.01 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Total: £129.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-13 18:24 BST+0100

£5 over your max but you should get £50-60 for your old board+CPU IMO.


The 6300 is a fair upgrade .
 
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eatmypie

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Your motherboard only has a 4pin power connector so are limited to 95W chips. Also if you go the 8 core route your motherboard lacks heat spreaders on the vrms which is important for AMD motherboards especially those with 8 cores. The 8120 would be the best possible upgrade but you would be limited to the 95w version. If I was in your position I would either get a new motherboard with the fx 6300, or I would get an fm2+ motherboard with a 860k.
 
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