Hi there, I am pretty new to pc gaming so I need some help please. I currently have an A6 6400k cpu and aquired a msi gtx 660ti for free that i fitted. It seems to work fine for what I use, but I am after upgrading the CPU. My only problem is I can only put in an fm2 or fm2+ one. So what am I best getting?? The games I play at the min are Arma 3, floght sim steam edition and fm2016. I recently gave the Doom demo a go and it ran great on high settings but my CPU was reading nearly 90 degrees after about 2hrs playing it so I havent put it on again as I am unsure of the heat threshold for CPUs. Thanks in advance for any help.
New processor required
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The AMD A10-7850K is the best CPU you can get for that socket. I wouldn't recomed upgrading, wait or the zen CPUs. Wait for . I would also get a hyper 212 evo or (preferably)cryorig h7. Link to 212:
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-212-evo/
to h7:
http://www.cryorig.com/h7.php
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-212-evo/
to h7:
http://www.cryorig.com/h7.php
I usually compare processors on passmark.com to figure out the best one.
Your A6 6400K scored 2278
Probably the best FM2 processor is the A10-6800K which gets a score of 4897.
90 degrees Celsius is higher than the 70 degrees Celsius that the A6 6400K is supposed to take so I would be concerned too. From what I am reading though, some measuring tools are not as accurate with these processors, have you checked the temp in the BIOS after playing games for a while?
Edit: sorry did not consider FM2+ so other poster is correct that the A10-7850K is the best for your platform and scored 5546
on passmark.
Your A6 6400K scored 2278
Probably the best FM2 processor is the A10-6800K which gets a score of 4897.
90 degrees Celsius is higher than the 70 degrees Celsius that the A6 6400K is supposed to take so I would be concerned too. From what I am reading though, some measuring tools are not as accurate with these processors, have you checked the temp in the BIOS after playing games for a while?
Edit: sorry did not consider FM2+ so other poster is correct that the A10-7850K is the best for your platform and scored 5546
on passmark.
So is my gfx card ok then? As I got it for free wasnt sure. As I said I am really a newbie in all this stuff. My temp is usually around 70 degrees so i thought it was due to maybe only having a dual core as opposed to a quad or more. I am assuming a better quality heat sink would maybe negate a better CPU as I guess the ones that come with CPU are not very good??
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