Looking into getting a better CPU, preferably an I7 but I not sure what's compatible

samsouza11 · Sep 17, 2017

Hey guys, over the last year or so my PC has become much slower and I think it's my CPU. I want to replace it with an I7 but I'm not sure what's compatible with my current build. What CPU would you guys recommend?
Here's my build:
CPU- AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor

Motherboard- ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+

RAM- GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model GPB48GB2400C16DC

Storage- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB

Video Card- MSI GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX 12 GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX Video Card

Case- Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Power Supply- XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W ATX12V 2.2 & ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Active PFC Power Supply

constantine_99 · Sep 17, 2017

ur mobo slot is AM3+
it'll only fit the most FX lines, so u can't except if u change the whole part (mobo, CPU, since u said ur RAM is DDR4 u might not need to change it)
ur CPU is pretty slow to begin with, it'll bottleneck ur 1070

Suggestion:
upgrading to Ryzen is a good stuff

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $278.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 20:58 EDT-0400

R5 1600 comes with a stock cooler which is good enough for stock clock and light OC, so u'll be fine

PSU is still a tier 3 one so if u have extra money and u want to OC too, the higher tier is better + safer

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

GamingEnthusiast420 · Sep 17, 2017

It is DEFINITELY the CPU holding you back.
What is your budget? The optimal solution would be to convert to either Zen or Kaby-Lake but that would mean replacing your RAM and Motherboard. If a platform conversion isn't possible, the best option would be the FX-8370, but that might mean having to get a new power supply considering it draws 35 more watts than the 6300.

samsouza11 · Sep 17, 2017

constantine_99 :

ur mobo slot is AM3+
it'll only fit the most FX lines, so u can't except if u change the whole part (mobo, CPU, since u said ur RAM is DDR4 u might not need to change it)
ur CPU is pretty slow to begin with, it'll bottleneck ur 1070

Suggestion:
upgrading to Ryzen is a good stuff

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $278.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 20:58 EDT-0400

R5 1600 comes with a stock cooler which is good enough for stock clock and light OC, so u'll be fine

PSU is still a tier 3 one so if u have extra money and u want to OC too, the higher tier is better + safer

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Oh okay, so if I just need those two replaced and it'll be fine and they're compatible with my other stuff? I wouldnt need anything else? What power supply would you recommend?

samsouza11 · Sep 17, 2017

GamingEnthusiast420 :

Probably 400-500

GamingEnthusiast420 · Sep 17, 2017

How does this sound:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($128.09 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar - X370GT3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($113.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($125.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $445.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 21:19 EDT-0400

Quad-core Ryzen CPU on an Overclockable motherboard with a great cooler, 16GB RAM and a new and reliable power supply.

constantine_99 · Sep 17, 2017

samsouza11 :

is ur RAM really DDR4? coz from what i see, the mobo u have only supports DDR3...
something like this perhaps then (I include RAM and PSU there)
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fk4xwV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fk4xwV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($129.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $451.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 21:30 EDT-0400

unless u're doing/planning on SLI later on, i rather go with a B350 instead
the stock cooler from AMD is good enough (at least for light OC) / if u still want the aftermarket one, u can use the one that GamingEnthusiast420 mentioned
while the PSU is tier 1, the wattage might be pretty narrow should u upgrade to a 1080ti later on
the CPU are strong enough to handle 1440p and even 4k

samsouza11 · Sep 17, 2017

constantine_99 :

samsouza11 :

is ur RAM really DDR4? coz from what i see, the mobo u have only supports DDR3...
something like this perhaps then (I include RAM and PSU there)
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4QT2Ps
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4QT2Ps/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $434.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-17 21:23 EDT-0400

unless u're doing/planning on SLI later on, i rather go with a B350 instead
the stock cooler from AMD is good enough (at least for light OC) / if u still want the aftermarket one, u can use the one that GamingEnthusiast420 mentioned
the PSU will be enough even if u upgrade to 1080ti later on
the CPU are strong enough to handle 1440p and even 4k
though i'm sorry that i can't provide better ram count (8 vs 16 that GamingEnthusiast420 provide)

Okay sounds good, definitely no way of getting 16gb RAM? Even it there was a way, would it effect that much? I stream too

samsouza11 · Sep 17, 2017

GamingEnthusiast420 :

Sounds good, would that CPU handle streaming? I would be using Nvidia NVENC anyway

constantine_99 · Sep 17, 2017

samsouza11 :

constantine_99 :

Okay sounds good, definitely no way of getting 16gb RAM? Even it there was a way, would it effect that much? I stream too

changed my list a bit, taking GamingEnthusiast420's PSU there which seems to be in a good price (50$ for a tier 1 PSU gold quality? hell yeah!)

in stream, u would benefit from the extra cores that R5 1600 had (6c/12t), what GamingEnthusiast420 made is pretty good, except that he choose to go with a more expensive mobo and sacrifice the CPU instead (opting for the 4c/4t one), which i wouldn't agree, unless u really need a SLI-capable mobo...

i already upgraded the RAM to 16 GB
More ram means better ability to multitask, while depending on the game, games like GTA V and Witcher 3 [games with big maps, textures, etc] are RAM eaters, combine that with streaming and it can get to that 8gb limit quite quick which will result in big stuttering
so yes, the 16 GB will help

samsouza11 · Sep 17, 2017

constantine_99 :

samsouza11 :

constantine_99 :

Okay sounds good, definitely no way of getting 16gb RAM? Even it there was a way, would it effect that much? I stream too

changed my list a bit, taking GamingEnthusiast420's PSU there which seems to be in a good price (50$ for a tier 1 PSU gold quality? hell yeah!)

in stream, u would benefit from the extra cores that R5 1600 had (6c/12t), i already upgraded the RAM to 16 GB
More ram means better ability to multitask, while depending on the game, games like GTA V and Witcher 3 [games with big maps, textures, etc] are RAM eaters, combine that with streaming and it can get to that 8gb limit quite quick which will result in big stuttering
so yes, the 16 GB will help

Okay, awesome. Thank you so much!

samsouza11 · Sep 24, 2017

constantine_99 :

samsouza11 :

changed my list a bit, taking GamingEnthusiast420's PSU there which seems to be in a good price (50$ for a tier 1 PSU gold quality? hell yeah!)

in stream, u would benefit from the extra cores that R5 1600 had (6c/12t), what GamingEnthusiast420 made is pretty good, except that he choose to go with a more expensive mobo and sacrifice the CPU instead (opting for the 4c/4t one), which i wouldn't agree, unless u really need a SLI-capable mobo...

i already upgraded the RAM to 16 GB
More ram means better ability to multitask, while depending on the game, games like GTA V and Witcher 3 [games with big maps, textures, etc] are RAM eaters, combine that with streaming and it can get to that 8gb limit quite quick which will result in big stuttering
so yes, the 16 GB will help

Would I get a little better build with a budget of 650? I just really wanna be able to stream a game like PUBG with 60+ fps

constantine_99 · Sep 24, 2017

samsouza11 :

constantine_99 :

samsouza11 :

changed my list a bit, taking GamingEnthusiast420's PSU there which seems to be in a good price (50$ for a tier 1 PSU gold quality? hell yeah!)

in stream, u would benefit from the extra cores that R5 1600 had (6c/12t), what GamingEnthusiast420 made is pretty good, except that he choose to go with a more expensive mobo and sacrifice the CPU instead (opting for the 4c/4t one), which i wouldn't agree, unless u really need a SLI-capable mobo...

i already upgraded the RAM to 16 GB
More ram means better ability to multitask, while depending on the game, games like GTA V and Witcher 3 [games with big maps, textures, etc] are RAM eaters, combine that with streaming and it can get to that 8gb limit quite quick which will result in big stuttering
so yes, the 16 GB will help

Would I get a little better build with a budget of 650? I just really wanna be able to stream a game like PUBG with 60+ fps

actually u can, just upgrade to R7 [R5 is already enough, but getting this upgrade is a viable choice too] and u're set, the core/thread count will already be more than enough to stream smoothly, it'll all comes back to your internet speed, and the goodness of your GPU, and spec wise? it's enough

samsouza11 · Sep 24, 2017

constantine_99 :

samsouza11 :

constantine_99 :

samsouza11 :

changed my list a bit, taking GamingEnthusiast420's PSU there which seems to be in a good price (50$ for a tier 1 PSU gold quality? hell yeah!)

in stream, u would benefit from the extra cores that R5 1600 had (6c/12t), what GamingEnthusiast420 made is pretty good, except that he choose to go with a more expensive mobo and sacrifice the CPU instead (opting for the 4c/4t one), which i wouldn't agree, unless u really need a SLI-capable mobo...

i already upgraded the RAM to 16 GB
More ram means better ability to multitask, while depending on the game, games like GTA V and Witcher 3 [games with big maps, textures, etc] are RAM eaters, combine that with streaming and it can get to that 8gb limit quite quick which will result in big stuttering
so yes, the 16 GB will help

Would I get a little better build with a budget of 650? I just really wanna be able to stream a game like PUBG with 60+ fps

actually u can, just upgrade to R7 [R5 is already enough, but getting this upgrade is a viable choice too] and u're set, the core/thread count will already be more than enough to stream smoothly, it'll all comes back to your internet speed, and the goodness of your GPU, and spec wise? it's enough

Awesome!!! What's the R7?

constantine_99 · Sep 24, 2017

@OP
it's Ryzen 7
with the extra budget, u can go with the R7 1700 just fine

samsouza11 · Sep 24, 2017

constantine_99 :

Awesome thank you alot my man

mdd1963 · Sep 24, 2017

R5-1600 is a nice happy median, a few extra cores, yet not that expensive....

constantine_99 · Sep 24, 2017

mdd1963 :

yeah, already sort of giving him a hint bout that

it's all up to him, to decide whether the extra core/threads worth the money

Looking into getting a better CPU, preferably an I7 but I not sure what's compatible

Prominent

Estimable

Reputable

Prominent

Prominent

Reputable

Estimable

Prominent

Prominent

Estimable

Prominent

Prominent

Estimable

Prominent

Estimable

Prominent

Titan

Estimable

Share this page