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loans87

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Hi
I'm looking to make the changeover from AMD processor to Intel and I'd like to get away with only switching the mobo and CPU. I'm trying to increase the FPS on my Total War series games. The PC really for the most part is only used for gaming.

I don't know much about "bottlenecking" but it'd be great of the parts paired nicely with my XFX Radeon RX 470 RS Black Edition True OC.

I'm currently using 4x4GB of Corsair Vengeance - DDR3 (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9)
I'd very much like to continue using it, so I think I understand that this will be a limiting factor on the new components needed.

My budget is open to good value as long as it gets me to my goal. Less money spent will keep the wife happier though.

I also just want to thank you guys in advanced. You've all been very helpful in the pass. I built my first PC from your recommendations and have continued upgrading with your help :)
 
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If you're really tied to that ram then you're looking for a haswell/haswell refresh i5 4690k/4670k and a z87/z97 motherboard. If you're not opposed to going used there should be some decent used setups for sell by now as they're a couple of years old. A 4770/4790k would also be options if they fit your budget. You'll have to stay away from the 6*** and 7*** series processors if your set on reusing your memory
 
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boosted1g

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While you can get a skylake/kabbylake supported motherboard with DDR3 on it, it is really poor support and is not quite stable.

I know it sucks to have to buy all new memory but I strongly urge you to go to ddr4 for a better, more stable, experience.

The 470 is a decent card, kind of in the middle where an i3/dual-threaded pentium will be a mild bottleneck but an i5 is overkill.

How about you give us an overall budget and yoru goals and we will see what we can do.

Also knowing what you are coming from will also help.
 
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loans87

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mobo - GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD5
cpu - AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (not OC'd)
gpu - RX 470
Storage - PNY 240GB 520MB/s SATA III SSD / Western Digital 1 TB 3.5-Inch 7200 RPM SATA III 64 MB
os - windows 7 pro
ram - 4x4GB of Corsair Vengeance - DDR3 (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9)
psu - LSP ULTRA 750w ATX (I know it's not categorized as a good one, but it's been working really well for me, and have never had an issue)
case - NZXT Lexa S mid tower

I'm not sure what other info I can provide. The big reason as to why I'm set on reusing this ram is because I just upgraded from 8gb to 16gb. Would feel like I wasted money if I stopped using it now.

My goals are really just to increase FPS on games, mainly Total War series. They seem to be lagging a bit.
 
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boosted1g

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Ok so at this point almost anything will be a step up.
You could go with i5 right out of the gate, but getting a dual core pentium would still be a good step up without spending much and then down the road you can upgrade CPU to whatever you want.

In regards to that PSU, you are sitting on a bomb there. It might not blow up today, might not blow up tomorrow but someday it is going to die, and when it does you can pretty much kiss at least your GPU and motheboard goodbye.
Power supply is not the part to go cheap on, ya know, the part that can literally destroy all the other parts!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($97.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $276.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-07 10:21 EST-0500
 
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