what should i go for now? psu or processor?

biozcalhoun · Jun 4, 2017

Well, this is my actually PC:

A4 4000 3.0ghz
8gb ram DDR3
Gigabyte RX 460 WindForce 2GB
A58 motherboard chipset (FM2+)
720p monitor
600w generic PSU Specs: http://andespc.com/biblioteca/Fuente_CX_DX-ATX600-2S.jpg

I'm gonna upgrade to an A8 7600 (its decided due it's a birthday gift from my brother, he cant go for any other thing). He said to me "its your processor or psu, you decide"

What should i upgrade first? Processor or psu?

If i upgrade processor now, i will have to wait around december to get a decent psu. Will gpu resist?

Thanks.

Chugalug_ · Jun 4, 2017

Processor for sure, go to a Ryzen 5 next, your PSU won't need upgrading till you get a new GPU.

Trafalgar747 · Jun 4, 2017

I'd say upgrade the power supply now, and get an actual processor upgrade later. The A8 7800 isn't a worth it upgrade.

jaslion · Jun 4, 2017

biozcalhoun :

Psu definitely. Also the a8 is qutie bad and you'd be better of getting a Athlon x4 as those are cheaper and perform better and you have a gpu anyways. I recommend a seasonic s12II 520w psu as these are cheap and good.

Trafalgar747 · Jun 4, 2017

Whats your budget for the upgrade?

biozcalhoun · Jun 4, 2017

jaslion :

biozcalhoun :

Psu definitely. Also the a8 is qutie bad and you'd be better of getting a Athlon x4 as those are cheaper and perform better and you have a gpu anyways. I recommend a seasonic s12II 520w psu as these are cheap and good.

In my country, seasonic 520w is around 135$, a8 7600 is around 100$ and athlon x4 is not in sell here.

biozcalhoun · Jun 4, 2017

Trafalgar747 :

around 1500$ ARS, equal to 100$ USD

Chugalug_ · Jun 4, 2017

Nooo, ignore the guy above, your system will only draw something like 200w peak, a 600w generic unit is HEAPS.

Trafalgar747 · Jun 4, 2017

Chugalug_ :

Although the PC may only draw 200 watts, won't the quality of the generic PSU still be a problem?

Chugalug_ · Jun 4, 2017

Not generally, at 33% load MAX?
It'll be perfectly fine, quality generally only becomes an issue as power draw increases to reach near the rated wattage which is generally somewhat unstable in generic or low quality units.

lakimens · Jun 4, 2017

Not likely, I have a Huntkey something 400W PSU and it's been going for a long time on a similar power draw.
But, upgrading to A8 7600 is not gonna bring much more juice. Point being, that architecture is very old and has very low IPC compared to new technology.
That A8 7600 would probably perform as good as a G4400 in games that can fully utilize all four cores, not all games can.

Chugalug_ · Jun 4, 2017

No it wouldn't, nowhere near that, the CPU in the APUs is extremely poor performance.
It would still be better than what he has currently though.

lakimens · Jun 4, 2017

It's a quad core chip, I'm comparing it to a dual core of similar clock speeds. It's not even a HT dual core. Why do you think it won't perform like that?
Counting it with a 50% better IPC. We'll give 100 points of IPC to the G4400 and 50 points to the AMD.
100 x 2 = 200
50 x 4 = 200

biozcalhoun · Jun 4, 2017

Chugalug_ :

That's the best processor for my motherboard.. anyways, i dont expect so much, maybe 720p medium in games like gta v or nfs rivals, i think it's ok.

And i am a e-sport player, it will be ok?

lakimens · Jun 4, 2017

For e-sports it's definitely okay, I know you're gonna be able to play DOTA 2 and LOL for a fact. GTA V will run, but it might have some stutters.

biozcalhoun · Jun 4, 2017

lakimens :

g4400 doesn't have ht technology. G4560 does.

Anyways, i would choose it, but i lack of $$$ to change motherboard and ram.

And no, i can't sell my actual parts due to personal reasons.

lakimens · Jun 4, 2017

I know, that's why I compared it to this. The G4560 would probably destroy the A8.
If you can't sell then it's either this or an Athlon 860k, 870k or 880k. These three are the best on that socket.

biozcalhoun · Jun 4, 2017

lakimens :

As i said, new athlons are not being selled on my country.

Yes, i live in a 3rd world shitty country.

Chugalug_ · Jun 4, 2017

An A8 is a perfectly fine upgrade then, a new CPU mobo/RAM combo would also require a new copy of Windows guys, out of the question.

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