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I currently have a RX 480 4GB and a Phenom II X4 850 with 12GB of RAM. I'm getting really bad performace because of the CPU. I have money for a FX 6300 or FX 8350. Is it worth upgrading over my existing CPU?
 
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madmatt30
Steady 60fps with a stock 6300 is a big ask mate.
45fps & upwards yes - doable & absolutely playable.

Your board is low end & supports 95w max chips.

Absolutely go for the 6300 , its the beat you'll do without spending large sums of money on a full upgrade.
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LOLonPC

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I don't have money for new RAM. Also what CPU + Motherboard do you recommend. I'm really tight with money right now, but want better performance, since most of the games are unplayable with my current CPU.
 
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I'd say upgrade to FX6300 or 8320 is worth it if the motherboard supports them. It will give much better, playable FPS, and FX processors are very cheap, compared to a cost of changing half the system. If you go for it- check how good your motherboard is- is it build for overclocking and 125W processors, or for less powerful ones. If limited by power- it might be better to get fx6300 and overclock it a bit.
Here is some benchmark of same clocked FX8320 vs X4 955- which is better than x4 850. FX processor offers playable performance in all games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D8Bn56D0V0
 
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LOLonPC

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That is a little too expensive here where I live (like 280$) and I just saw a deal for a FX 6300 for 80$ and I don't need to change my Motherboard because it supports AM3+ Socket. Would it be a worthy upgrade until I get a better CPU?
 
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That is true- but upgrade cost here is very different. $80-$120, vs $250 for i3 with DDR4 and MB. When buying new- i3 6100 is better, but for upgrade- FX makes sense.
 
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LOLonPC

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Thank you for the answer! I will probably upgrade to FX 6300, I mainly want to play Battlefield 1 on Medium (or High) and Overwatch with steady 60 FPS.

 
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madmatt30

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Steady 60fps with a stock 6300 is a big ask mate.
45fps & upwards yes - doable & absolutely playable.

Your board is low end & supports 95w max chips.

Absolutely go for the 6300 , its the beat you'll do without spending large sums of money on a full upgrade.
 
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LOLonPC

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Thanks, I'm asking because I'm getting lags with browsing with this CPU.
 
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