Is it time to upgrade my CPU?

[scooterboi]

Hello,
my PC have athlon fx60 running at 2.6 ghz. it was a very very expensive one that time ... but time goes by and it is already 4 years old. First coupled by nvidia 6800 and then upgraded to radeon 5850. and it still able to run latest game like cod mw2 and bfbc2 at a good framerate with some stuttering...

question. is my cpu is too weak to handle my graphic card? if so what will be the best cpu choice for hd5850?

 

[tobensg]

Hi there. The athlon fx60 is the very old socket 939. To upgrade the CPU to anything worthwile you will need a new mobo (AM3 if your sticking with AMD) , DDR3 memory and the CPU. Depends on your budget.

 

[dream2005]

Hello,
my PC have athlon fx60 running at 2.6 ghz. it was a very very expensive one that time ... but time goes by and it is already 4 years old. First coupled by nvidia 6800 and then upgraded to radeon 5850. and it still able to run latest game like cod mw2 and bfbc2 at a good framerate with some stuttering...

question. is my cpu is too weak to handle my graphic card? if so what will be the best cpu choice for hd5850?

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[ares1214]

Nothing worthwhile remains on that socket. Therefore you would need a new CPU/MOBO/RAM. A really good deal right now is the AMD Triple Cores:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103648&cm_re=AMD_X3-_-19-103-648-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872&cm_re=AMD_X3-_-19-103-872-_-Product

Or the X4 955, which is usually $139.99, but just got its price raised, so it will go back down after a while. Intel would offer higher performance at higher cost though.

 

[extreme30]

just OC it upto 3GHZ, since you can still play those game with good FPS, i guess there's no reason to change cpu.

 

[gidgiddonihah]

Agreed, he needs to upgrade. Get a new mobo, CPU, and RAM. Overclocking won't help that sort of bottleneck. The AMD Triple cores (Phenom and Athlon) are good choices for a single 5850.

 

[scooterboi]

okay i will upgrade it then...

im not a hardcore gamer but i also use this pc for my daily tasks and also home theater.. i want the cpu to stay high-end for at least 4-5 years, i saw six core phneom for 200$ but my friend tells me that for gaming the phenom x4 is better. is it true??

he also said that i should wait untill the intel's sandy bridge or amd bulldozer, which will be released in the near future... now this is tough decision

 

[amdfangirl]

I'd say wait.

It'll be about 3 months in coming. Things will be cheaper.

 

[scooterboi]

I'd say wait.

It'll be about 3 months in coming. Things will be cheaper.

will do

im gonna have extra budget on mobo and ram by then

 

[scooterboi]

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[Mousemonkey]

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