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Philip Babilonia

Philip Babilonia

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Hey all. I'm using a R9 380 and a A55BM-A/USB3 mobo and the way it seems, my cpu bottlenecks my gpu to full power that's why I would like to upgrade my existing cpu without spending too much by replacing my existing motherboard, and such. Not really looking to play triple A games at high, as long as it's playable (can always play it again once I get a new rig). Currently looking for the best fm2+/ out there so while I save up for my rig, I can somehow play latest games today as most I cannot due to low speed of my cpu. Thanks!
 
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My 2 cents: Chances are pretty good that Zen will be worse than existing Skylake CPUs in gaming, and will not affect Intel's pricing structure at all. Again, my speculation, but if you want to upgrade now, don't wait expecting miracles from a company with 1/20 the design budget.

Also, you should know that AMD's DX11 video card drivers are much more CPU heavy than nVidia's, making them perform worse with low-end CPUs by dragging them down with driver overhead when they need every cycle they have for your game. This doesn't show up in benchmarks frequently because most cards are paired with the fastest CPUs available, but nVidia GPUs are a better choice in general if you have less than a Core i5, possibly even a Core i7. The GTX 470 and...
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What do you have now? If you already have a 6xxx or 7xxx quad core, you're no going to get much more. The Athlon x4 880K is probably the fastest CPU I'd consider buying. The A10 7890K is clocked 100mhz higher but is considerably more expensive, and not worth the close to doubling of cost.
 
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Philip Babilonia

Philip Babilonia

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I currently have an A4-6300. Which makes me unable to play games I've sought for for so long (e.g. GTA V, AC Unity/Syndicate) and I wouldn't mind the less performance boost as long as I can play. And it says on the system requirements report websites (game debate) that I'll be able to play at least on Medium Settings which is quite okay for me. I'm planning to wait until AMD releases Zen and RX 470 before I look at my options and proceed on getting the rig.
 
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Ecky

Ecky

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My 2 cents: Chances are pretty good that Zen will be worse than existing Skylake CPUs in gaming, and will not affect Intel's pricing structure at all. Again, my speculation, but if you want to upgrade now, don't wait expecting miracles from a company with 1/20 the design budget.

Also, you should know that AMD's DX11 video card drivers are much more CPU heavy than nVidia's, making them perform worse with low-end CPUs by dragging them down with driver overhead when they need every cycle they have for your game. This doesn't show up in benchmarks frequently because most cards are paired with the fastest CPUs available, but nVidia GPUs are a better choice in general if you have less than a Core i5, possibly even a Core i7. The GTX 470 and it's NV equivalent, the GTX 1060 3GB are both already out.

In your case, I would suggest you either get an Athlon x4 880K which would be a huge upgrade but still relatively low-end, or do an overhaul and move to Intel's socket 1151.
 
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