Looking for a the best replacement for my CPU

mrfr1day

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I'm pretty new to upgrading in general. I currently have an AMD Athlon II X4 640. My MB has an AM3 socket. I realize it's not the best for upgrading but can anyone give me a few suggestions if any?
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Look at the amd section of this link.
If you are contemplating a FX 6 or FX8 upgrade, you will want a better than average motherboard.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2383150/motherboard-tier-list.html

If a 6 or 8 core upgrade is intended, that will be good for multithreaded production apps.

If your upgrade is for gaming, then plan on using a skylake cpu of some capacity for the faster individual core speeds.
 
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