[SOLVED] How much will a new motherboard increase my performance?

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

Hello All!

I recently upgraded a lot on my computer, I went from Eight gigs of ram to sixteen. A 400 Watt Power supply to 850, and from a ge force 750 to a geforce 960. I bought a full size case, yet I still have my micro atx motherboard. It seems like I'm wasting a lot of space and it doesn't have enough space on it for all of my case's fans. Also my fps is a little bit low, I mainly play world of Warcraft and I can run almost everything at ultra but a few things I can't. I was wondering if a new motherboard would and processor would increase my fps and overall performance? Listed below is the motherboard and processor I am thinking of buying.

Processor: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor

Motherboard: ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura ATX DDR3 AM3 Motherboard

also: will I need anything else with this? besides a new operating software.

elbert · Nov 16, 2016

Motherboards dont generally up your performance. That motherboard only supports the 125w FX-8000's and not the FX-9000 225W so its not going to overclock well.

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

elbert :

What can I do to increase my fps then?

R_1 · Nov 16, 2016

Just changing the motherboard will not do much, FPS wise. Unless the new motherboard will have a newer specced RAM (DDR4). it doesn't.
Changing the CPU will FPS wise.
if you need more fan headers you can get molex to fan header adapters like this: (example only not an endorsement for any product)
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fecx.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F41XRRy3aZsL.jpg&f=1
I doubt you are using the molex plugs your power supply provide, and one can power several fans.

elbert · Nov 16, 2016

You should get either a 4000 or 6000 intel and motherboard.

R_1 · Nov 16, 2016

Chaboyjustice :

what is your budget?
what is the rest of the system?

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

R_1 :

so by buying this new processor and upgrading it my fps could pick up? I'm more or less looking to run the game at the maximum graphic settings more or less.

R_1 · Nov 16, 2016

IDK. you never told us the system you have, only what you want so a comparison can be difficult.

elbert · Nov 16, 2016

Use this with your RAM should give you good boost.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $224.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-16 14:43 EST-0500

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

R_1 :

I've got a full size case

850 watt Corsair powersupply
AMD A-10-5800 APU with radeon graphics (tm) 3.80ghz
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB FTW GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card 04G-P4-3969-KR
I have a micro atx mother board
16 gigs of ddr3 ram.
1tb hard drive.

R_1 · Nov 16, 2016

yes the upgrade from the A10 will be a noticeable one.

if your budget is small I would upgrade as follows
first the 8350, enjoy the performance.
Later get a SSD for main storage. Not really for FPS but less time waiting for the drive on your end.
somewhat later replace the motherboard with one that will let you unleash the CPU. (Overclocking)

if you can afford both the CPU and a motherboard I would suggest a 240GB or better SSD and a CPU for the first upgrade.

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

R_1 :

what would be a better motherboard that would help me unlock the overclocking?

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

elbert :

awesome! will this new motherboard support my graphics card and will all of my fans ect from my case be compatiable with it? this is my case Rosewill SECC Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case Throne-Window Black

R_1 · Nov 16, 2016

Pretty much any 990FX board will do you.
I'm an ASUS/ASROCK/MSI user.

elbert · Nov 16, 2016

Yes as it has a PCIE X16 3.0 slot to support the 960. It has 2 CPU fan headers, 2 Case fan headers, and one general fan header for a total of 5 fans.
This not including the case can control upto 8 fans.

Top mounted dual fan speed controllers support up to 8 fans

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

R_1 :

Sorry to bother you, but is there any chance you could refer me one?

R_1 · Nov 16, 2016

I am partial to this Killer here.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157479&cm_re=990FX-_-13-157-479-_-Product

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

R_1 :

awesome and sorry last question, but will I need to rebuy windows 10?

elbert · Nov 16, 2016

Depends on if was a free upgrade.

Chaboyjustice · Nov 16, 2016

elbert :

I bought my computer prebuilt and have just been upgrading it :/

elbert · Nov 16, 2016

I mean the OS. Was your windows a free upgrade from windows 7 or other. Free upgrades will not transfer.

R_1 · Nov 16, 2016

when you bought the PC did it come with windows or did you purchase windows and install it yourself?
if you bought winfows and installed it chances are high that it is a retail copy and can be migrated from one system to another.
If the OS came with the system as a prebuilt all in one unit. the OS is OEM and will need a new key. OEM OS's are tied to the motherboard they are first installed to and cannot be migrated.

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