Looking to replace CPU (Socket:AM3+)

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jamli653

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I recently broke my old am3+ CPU and am now looking replacement. Im looking for something in the 75$-200$ range to replace it. Would anyone care to enlighten me on the cpu for the AM3+ socket with the most bang for my buck?
 
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To determine what processor your motherboard can handle we need to know what motherboard you have. We need to know how many watts your motherboard can support and what power phase your board has. If you only have 4+1 power phase your best bet would be the FX 8320E or at best the FX 8370E. If your board can support 125W and has 8+2 power phase or better the best upgrade possible is the FX 8370.

I would stick with the FX 8370, 8370E or 8320E as they are all part of the FX refresh, have the latest tweaks from AMD and have the best binned silicon. All these things will help the overall performance and power usage of the processor. The FX 8370 is AMD's best overclocking processor as it has performance tweaks over the FX 8350 and has...
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I would directly go for the 8370 if your motherboard/power supply can handle it. You'll have the fastest FX (not talking about the 2 9XXX of course) available and you'll be able to overclock it if you want. Mine is at stock and it's still a real beast :)
 
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To determine what processor your motherboard can handle we need to know what motherboard you have. We need to know how many watts your motherboard can support and what power phase your board has. If you only have 4+1 power phase your best bet would be the FX 8320E or at best the FX 8370E. If your board can support 125W and has 8+2 power phase or better the best upgrade possible is the FX 8370.

I would stick with the FX 8370, 8370E or 8320E as they are all part of the FX refresh, have the latest tweaks from AMD and have the best binned silicon. All these things will help the overall performance and power usage of the processor. The FX 8370 is AMD's best overclocking processor as it has performance tweaks over the FX 8350 and has AMD's best binning which results in average overclocks of 5Ghz+. Of course to get the high overclocks you need a capable motherboard (8+2 power phase minimum) and a good aftermarket cooler.

If you could let us know what motherboard you have we can let you know what the best processor you can upgrade to is.
 
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