amd fx4100, OC 4.0ghz ***********
8Gb 1333 Ram
gigabyte 78LMT-S2P mobo *********
MSI Twin Frozr 7870 2gb gddr5,
550W XFX Pro PSU
1 TB HDD
HDTV 22' 1920/1080 via hdmi
Ofcourse when i started out it was just a budget build for entry level gaming, but now im upgrading bit by bit. I started off with the GPU + PSU, replacing random brand 500w psu, and my ATI 6450.
The 7870 and 550W , have made the wolrd of difference and ofcourse there is a bottleneck present.
So too unleash the full potential on my 7870, I will be upgrading my Mobo + CPU .
I'm not made of money so i would prefer to stick too AMD, so please i dont want people saying get a i7 2600k and z77.
***Price £70 *** Phenom II X4 965 - 3.4 Ghz AM3 Black Edition CPU , IF i oC this too around 4GHZ could this eliminate the bottleneck with my 4100 and 7870? Or shall i just get the new FX8350 Piledriver ***£143 ****
Asus M5A97 R2.0 AMD 970 AM3+ Motherboard is the mobo , im looking at which seems very decent at £68
So if anyone could shed some light on whether Phenom II x4 965, would be enough for my 7870, or shall i just get the FX8350.
thanks for your time and constructive replys are greatly appreciated
8Gb 1333 Ram
gigabyte 78LMT-S2P mobo *********
MSI Twin Frozr 7870 2gb gddr5,
550W XFX Pro PSU
1 TB HDD
HDTV 22' 1920/1080 via hdmi
Ofcourse when i started out it was just a budget build for entry level gaming, but now im upgrading bit by bit. I started off with the GPU + PSU, replacing random brand 500w psu, and my ATI 6450.
The 7870 and 550W , have made the wolrd of difference and ofcourse there is a bottleneck present.
So too unleash the full potential on my 7870, I will be upgrading my Mobo + CPU .
I'm not made of money so i would prefer to stick too AMD, so please i dont want people saying get a i7 2600k and z77.
***Price £70 *** Phenom II X4 965 - 3.4 Ghz AM3 Black Edition CPU , IF i oC this too around 4GHZ could this eliminate the bottleneck with my 4100 and 7870? Or shall i just get the new FX8350 Piledriver ***£143 ****
Asus M5A97 R2.0 AMD 970 AM3+ Motherboard is the mobo , im looking at which seems very decent at £68
So if anyone could shed some light on whether Phenom II x4 965, would be enough for my 7870, or shall i just get the FX8350.
thanks for your time and constructive replys are greatly appreciated