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Hello, ive had my PC for a while now but never really used it much for gaming. I just recently purchased a Nvidia GTX 1060 gaming x 6gb graphics card. I also have 16gb ram and a amd fx 6300 cpu. My motherboard is MSI Ms-7641 micro. This was all in my pc when i got it except for the new grahpics card and i added 8gb of ram. Is this ok for modern games or is there something i should upgrade more. Ive tried playing games like GTA V it worked fine but it would drop to 10fps for a few seconds when i walked into a new area. (at maxed settings). Also i hear my cpu should be able to be overclocked but i cannot find anywhere if my motherboard can work with that. Can anyone help me with this.
 
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If you are fine with how games are handling for you right now, then you can wait(you could always lower graphical settings). You will need a new motherboard for the Ryzen processors as they are AM4 based, whereas your current CPU is AM3+ based(not compatible). It would also mean you would have to get DDR4 memory as DDR3 memory is not compatible either.
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AM3/AM3+ processors in general are considered "out dated" by today's standards. Your video card is fine, but I'd probably recommend upgrading the Cpu/motherboard/memory when you get a chance to.

AM4 & 1151 based systems are the standard now. With the Ryzen 2 CPU's around the corner, the prices have dropped on current Ryzen CPU's. A Ryzen 7 1700 for instance is an excellent CPU and handles new games just fine.
 
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So You're saying i should upgrade the cpu and motherboard? Is it a pretty big deal that i should work on. or is it something that can wait for a while. Also if i decide to get a Ryzen will i have to upgrade my motherboard first?
 
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If you are fine with how games are handling for you right now, then you can wait(you could always lower graphical settings). You will need a new motherboard for the Ryzen processors as they are AM4 based, whereas your current CPU is AM3+ based(not compatible). It would also mean you would have to get DDR4 memory as DDR3 memory is not compatible either.
 
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