What's the best and more affordable mobo+cpu upgrade i can go for to guarantee a 60fps experience in 1080p

ArchangelPT · Nov 28, 2015

I currently have a 290X OC, a M4A97 R2.0 and a Fx-6300 OCed to 4.5Ghz.

I'm very disappointed with the performance thus far, i hoped it would be able to max most things at 1080p but i get constant fps drops.

Looking to upgrade within a reasonable budget

smorizio · Nov 28, 2015

4590 and asrock h97 mb. the cpu would be 160.00 and mb would be 70.00. reuse your ddr3 ram. went with skylake the h97 gigbyte mb would be 92.00 and the cost of the cpu and ddr4 ram.

Joe Gallo · Nov 28, 2015

Well he 6300 is the only real good amd cpu. so you can go any higher then that on amd, on budget. So you have to go intel. Now for motherboards only worry about bios, forget about blowing you cash on a expensive one you can achieve the same OC on both a cheap and a expensive one, with minimal performance differences. So i would recomend any z97 board you want for any price. Now we have narrowed it down to an I5 or I7 chip. ill let you do your own homework but, personally i think only going for a i5 4690k, or an i7 4790k are worth the upgrade. so your looking at about 5-600 CAD $ or 450 USD $ to upgrade to something worth the money and the time.

ArchangelPT · Nov 28, 2015

Is the skylake upgrade worth it?

Joe Gallo · Nov 28, 2015

I don't think the Skylake is worth the extra 100$ unless you got money to spend or pc tweaking is your hobby. check this website to see what you thing, i think its up to you really. i personally would go the 4790k way or wait for the AMD Zen Core.

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ArchangelPT · Nov 28, 2015

I was holding out for the Zen myself but it's just so goddamn frustrating, i bought Wolfenstein: The New Order and the only way i can maintain 60fps without drops is by setting everything to low. What's the point of having a good Steam library if i can't enjoy it properly.

Joe Gallo · Nov 28, 2015

i know i have a fx 6300 myself, but the way i see it whats the point of spending 2-300$ if your gonna have to spend it next year again. instead just spend the 500 and be good for 3-4 years. thats my thought process.

Joe Gallo · Nov 29, 2015

I forgot about an i5 6500 that's pretty close to the 4690k and about 40$ cheaper.

ArchangelPT · Jan 31, 2016

I went with the 4460, thanks guys.

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