FX 8300 retiring

davidalecsandru

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I want to upgrade my FX 8300 . My rig specs are rx 480 8gb , 8gb ram 1866mhz and i can t even get 40 fps average on medium details (1080p) in gta v . what cpu should i buy in order to have solid 75 fps in every game at ultra .
my budget is 500/600 $.
 
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None. The FX line is OLD and your GFX card isn't exactly weak.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.55 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $460.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and...


None. The FX line is OLD and your GFX card isn't exactly weak.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.55 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $460.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-21 17:37 EDT-0400

is my recommendation.

If you make this move from AMD to Intel it would be best if you started with a clean OS. Wipe the drive and start fresh.
 
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Alternativly you can go for a ryzen 1600 (with an oc to 4 ghz) + b350 board and the fastes ram you can afford since intels 8000 series is constantly out of stock everywhere and production will only be ramped up in early 2018.