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alan.shimano

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I have a gigabyte 990fxa -ud3 mobo with a amd fx 8350 cpu with 16 gb ddr3,what could I upgrade to without spending too much money please,i am running windows 10 64bit,and I like playing online gaming ,any suggestions would be appreciated thanks
 
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logainofhades
Yea, that platform is dead, with 0 viable upgrade path. Your cheapest option maybe be trying to score a used 4790k, and Z97 board. Otherwise you have to step up to DDR4. Something like this, for the latest Ryzen setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $453.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-24 09:36 EDT-0400




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What GPU and PSU?



What is the exact budget?



Which games specifically, at what resolution, at what details and what framerates do you expect?

 
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You don't have much of an upgrade path for CPU on AM3+. The 8350 is pretty much the best CPU on that platform, there is the FX 9590 but that is basically just an extremely hot and unstable overclocked fx 8350. I would never recommend an FX 9590 to anyone.

So the only meaningful upgrade path you have is a switch to ryzen or a modern intel platform. Either would require a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM.
 
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logainofhades

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Yea, that platform is dead, with 0 viable upgrade path. Your cheapest option maybe be trying to score a used 4790k, and Z97 board. Otherwise you have to step up to DDR4. Something like this, for the latest Ryzen setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $453.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-24 09:36 EDT-0400




 
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