Hi there. I've been recently looking for a method to upgrade my performance in games such as the new BF1 Beta. I am almost certain my CPU is bottlenecking my system as it reaches 100% usage when running games such as GTA V and other intensive games. I originally considered the FX 6300 hexacore but the performance benefits would be fairly minimal so now I am looking at the 8 core FX 8370 as well as a new mother board.
Attached below is a picture of my current setup (right) and the new CPU/Mobo (left)
http://i.imgur.com/Vnz3OTd.png (Had to use direct link as anything else wouldn't work for some reason)
Current APU: AMD A8-6600k
GPU: MSI R9 380
RAM: 16GB Hyper X Fury
Basically at around Christmas I should have enough money to afford the upgrade but I am wondering which would be the best CPU to upgrade to and if changing CPU and Motherboard would cause any issues with my current build? At the moment I am looking at the 8 core with the MSI 970 mobo as the best upgrade as Userbenchmark says there would be a 10%~ increase in gaming performance in theory. I'm not that familiar with Intel's naming system so if anyone could suggest the best Intel CPU to upgrade to or an AMD one I would be grateful. I can't go too expensive so around £200 - £300 in total would be my budget in theory.
Thanks in advance!
Attached below is a picture of my current setup (right) and the new CPU/Mobo (left)
http://i.imgur.com/Vnz3OTd.png (Had to use direct link as anything else wouldn't work for some reason)
Current APU: AMD A8-6600k
GPU: MSI R9 380
RAM: 16GB Hyper X Fury
Basically at around Christmas I should have enough money to afford the upgrade but I am wondering which would be the best CPU to upgrade to and if changing CPU and Motherboard would cause any issues with my current build? At the moment I am looking at the 8 core with the MSI 970 mobo as the best upgrade as Userbenchmark says there would be a 10%~ increase in gaming performance in theory. I'm not that familiar with Intel's naming system so if anyone could suggest the best Intel CPU to upgrade to or an AMD one I would be grateful. I can't go too expensive so around £200 - £300 in total would be my budget in theory.
Thanks in advance!
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