CPU for MSI Radeon R9 390X.

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hi everyone , i wanna buy an intel CPU , a motherboard and a cooler that will not bottleneck my radeon r9 390x MSI , in my pc i currently have a 750w seasonic , 2 4gb hyperx savage , Kingston 240gb SSD , the GPU , and a AMD 6300 CPU that bottlenecks my gpu , what should i buy? not to expensive if possible , thanks.
 
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rvilkman
You could also look for a FX8320 or FX8350 on the cheap now that ryzen has come out.
Added the cpu cooler to the 2nd one, but if you have a suitable one now that's not needed.
On the other hand if you don't the 212 evo is a good choice with the first set too

Going with intel and using your existing memory:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cp96dC
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cp96dC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.56 @ Amazon)
Total: $355.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-23 16:27 EDT-0400

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You could also look for a FX8320 or FX8350 on the cheap now that ryzen has come out.
Added the cpu cooler to the 2nd one, but if you have a suitable one now that's not needed.
On the other hand if you don't the 212 evo is a good choice with the first set too

Going with intel and using your existing memory:
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cp96dC
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cp96dC/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.56 @ Amazon)
Total: $355.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-23 16:27 EDT-0400

Updating to the latest generation intel.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jpCfCy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jpCfCy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($163.95 @ B&H)
Memory: GeIL EVO X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.45 @ Jet)
Total: $531.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-23 16:29 EDT-0400
 
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maddogfargo

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I agree with rvillkman above

What motherboard do you have? If it supports an FX 8300/8350/8370 I would go this route for an upgrade on the cheap.

My FX 8350 would do 4.4GHz on stock volts under a Hyper 212 evo.

Also you may be able to get a devil's canyon i5 or i7 for a good price on the used market. These are still very solid and very close to Skylake in performance.

Anything less than an i5 is going to bottleneck badly in CPU intensive games.
 
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