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Kylefisher98

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I have a new gaming pc coming in the mail and I'm wanting to upgrade the CPU. I'm wanting to upgrade to a Amd fx 8350, or an fx 9590 (if possible) or should I not even upgrade at all? specs are:

Processor: AMD FX-8300 Vishera 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor
Motherboard: AMD 760G Chipset
Video Card: Nvidia GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 Video Card
Memory: 16GB DDR3 Gaming Memory
Power Supply: 500 Watt High Performance PSU
HDD: 120GB SSD
Secondary HDD: 1 TB 7200RPM HDD
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-bit
 
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If you upgrade the motherboard and CPU then why buy the PC in the first place? You're spending more money when you don't have to.

Gaming PCs from Amazon, eBay, etc. are usually a joke. The OEM exaggerates performance through numbers because a lot of people believe that more is better. Descriptions like 8-core processor, gaming memory and high performance PSU are nothing more than buzzwords designed to attract buyers.

Another discrepancy is that that build comes with Windows 10 Professional. Unless you're planning to use this PC in a corporate environment, Windows 10 Home is all you're likely to need. Instead of the OEM spending money there, they should have used that cash to offer a better CPU or GPU, which is far more beneficial for...
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CTurbo

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Your motherboard is not going to handle a 125w cpu like the FX8350 and certainly not a 220w cpu like the FX9590.

Stick with your current cpu until you can afford to upgrade the motherboard too.

Your psu is probably the first thing you're going to need to upgrade anyway.
 
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bicycle_repair_man

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Assuming that's $750 USD, then you could have this, which is better in just about every way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.39 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $774.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-14 04:35 EDT-0400

Personally, I'd cancel the order and look elsewhere.
 
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bicycle_repair_man

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If you upgrade the motherboard and CPU then why buy the PC in the first place? You're spending more money when you don't have to.

Gaming PCs from Amazon, eBay, etc. are usually a joke. The OEM exaggerates performance through numbers because a lot of people believe that more is better. Descriptions like 8-core processor, gaming memory and high performance PSU are nothing more than buzzwords designed to attract buyers.

Another discrepancy is that that build comes with Windows 10 Professional. Unless you're planning to use this PC in a corporate environment, Windows 10 Home is all you're likely to need. Instead of the OEM spending money there, they should have used that cash to offer a better CPU or GPU, which is far more beneficial for a gaming PC.
 
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Kylefisher98

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I feel like an idiot.. Lol. The only reason I got the pc was becuase of the 12 month financing on Amazon. I really don't have 770$ that I can spend all at once. If I did I would definitely build my own. It's more or less going to be used for online schooling anyways. I just had bought the gaming pc to play some games on the side. Maybe later on I can sell this pc to help build my own. Thank you for your time and effort though. It was greatly appreciated.
 
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madmatt30

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To be fair that rig is going to perform OK for most stuff you want.

Dayz & arma don't expect much more than 30fps though.

The issue you get with these prebuild is generally low end motherboards & poor quality PSU 's .
It is what it is though & if buying on credit was a necessity you could probably have done worse.
 
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CTurbo

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Yeah it's definitely a pretty terrible build. I don't know if returning it is an option, but if not, there's no need to beat yourself up about it. Consider it a learning experience. You're not going to be be completely unhappy with it's performance unless you compare it directly to somebody else's home built PC.

Hopefully it at least has a warranty if the psu goes out early.
 
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