- Feb 25, 2018
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So, I bought a prebuilt desktop from Cybertron PC several months ago (my first computer) and I've been making upgrades to it over time with a SSD, new CPU, and PSU. I was gaming proudly with the 3.3ghz FX8300 that was originally installed. I decided to get a 4.0 ghz FX8350 just a couple weeks ago for $130 and installed it. It's been running fine, zero issues with my system since changing the CPU.
However, I'm using this build as a Windows 10 gaming computer (cringe inflicting, I know) and I'm unsatisfied with the performance of this system (which I understand is my fault). My mobo is the MSI 760-GMA P34FX motherboard which is so old and outdated that I think it may be one of the first AM3+ boards ever built lol.
I know now after finally researching the CPU and discovering how quickly outdated the AM3+ era is, that I should probably not have bought the 8350 as I'm pairing it with a GTX 1060. The CPU bottleneck this causes is quite unbearable and I get massive FPS drops trying to run anything on Ultra 1080p graphics especially in massive games like Ghost Recon Wildlands with 30-45 fps average which a 1060 should be able to handle fine, maybe not 144fps but still.
I really don't want to have to go through reinstalling my 8300 and seeing if it has less of a bottleneck because I bought the 8350 anyway, but that's an option. Or I could upgrade my mobo to one that supports a 8350 better and can overclock and has more VRM heatsinks in hopes of raising performance. Or finally just sell the mobo and both of my CPUs and start over again by eating the cost of my mistakes and buying an Intel board/processor since they work better with the 1060.
What would be the most efficient solution? I want to get the most FPS out of my 1060 as possible since I'm strictly using this for gaming while saving as much money as I can.
Mobo: MSI 760 GMA P34FX
Cpu: FX8350 @4.0ghz not overclocked
Cpu cooler: Rosewill ROCC 92mm
Gpu: MSI GTX 1060 6GB OCV1 (single fan)
Psu: EVGA SuperNova G2 750W Gold
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
HDD: Toshiba 7200rpm 1TB
However, I'm using this build as a Windows 10 gaming computer (cringe inflicting, I know) and I'm unsatisfied with the performance of this system (which I understand is my fault). My mobo is the MSI 760-GMA P34FX motherboard which is so old and outdated that I think it may be one of the first AM3+ boards ever built lol.
I know now after finally researching the CPU and discovering how quickly outdated the AM3+ era is, that I should probably not have bought the 8350 as I'm pairing it with a GTX 1060. The CPU bottleneck this causes is quite unbearable and I get massive FPS drops trying to run anything on Ultra 1080p graphics especially in massive games like Ghost Recon Wildlands with 30-45 fps average which a 1060 should be able to handle fine, maybe not 144fps but still.
I really don't want to have to go through reinstalling my 8300 and seeing if it has less of a bottleneck because I bought the 8350 anyway, but that's an option. Or I could upgrade my mobo to one that supports a 8350 better and can overclock and has more VRM heatsinks in hopes of raising performance. Or finally just sell the mobo and both of my CPUs and start over again by eating the cost of my mistakes and buying an Intel board/processor since they work better with the 1060.
What would be the most efficient solution? I want to get the most FPS out of my 1060 as possible since I'm strictly using this for gaming while saving as much money as I can.
Mobo: MSI 760 GMA P34FX
Cpu: FX8350 @4.0ghz not overclocked
Cpu cooler: Rosewill ROCC 92mm
Gpu: MSI GTX 1060 6GB OCV1 (single fan)
Psu: EVGA SuperNova G2 750W Gold
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
HDD: Toshiba 7200rpm 1TB
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