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udayi

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Hi Guys,

My current system configuration is as below

CPU:- AMD athlon ii X3 450

MOBO:-GIGABYTE M68MT-S2

GPU:- XFX HD 7770 1 GB DDR 5 CORE EDITION

8 GB DDR 3 RAM


I am trying to upgrade my PC...........and i am highly in to single player gaming only........Initially i want to upgrade my CPU so can you please suggest me a good CPU which was supported by existing motherboard or else suggeSt me new CPU+MOBO.......My BUDGET is 350$......Thanks in advance for your Suggestions.
 
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udayi said:
Hi Guys,

My current system configuration is as below

CPU:- AMD athlon ii X3 450

MOBO:-GIGABYTE M68MT-S2

GPU:- XFX HD 7770 1 GB DDR 5 CORE EDITION

8 GB DDR 3 RAM


I am trying to upgrade my PC...........and i am highly in to single player gaming only........Initially i want to upgrade my CPU so can you please suggest me a good CPU which was supported by existing motherboard or else suggeSt me new CPU+MOBO.......My BUDGET is 350$......Thanks in advance for your Suggestions.
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What lehtv said :)

CPU-wise, that is a AM3+ MoBo, so you should be able to drop in an FX series CPU. I'll assume since you gave a USD budget that you're buying in the US. NCIX-US has the FX-8320 for $135. Should be a dramatic step-up in performance. It's an especially good choice if you're willing to OC it. It's got a decent chance of performing as well or better than a stock FX-8350. Also, it has nice things, like an L3 cache :p
 
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Hi,

1) I mainly use my PC for gaming and watching movies

2) My price range is $ 350 ( approximately 21,000 indian rupees)

3) As am staying in india am planning to buy parts in india itself

4) I am not a fanboy of Intel or AMD.......I just need performace

5) I just want to upgrade my CPU and Motherboard so that i can be able to play latest games

6) i dont do overclocking.........becaus am not good at it

7) i mainly use 1366/768 resolution

8) i am planning t upgrade in next 2 weeks.

Thanks in advance for your reply
 
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udayi

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Hi Essence_of_War,

Will my motherboard support AMD FX 8320.....? and this processor is good enough to play games like watch dogs and other few up comings games with in next year atleast with medium graphics settings.
 
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and this processor is good enough to play games like watch dogs and other few up comings games with in next year atleast with medium graphics settings.
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It is certainly a head-and-shoulders above the CPU you have now. I'm not very familiar with the computer parts market in India, so I have trouble giving suggestions about target prices, and such. If you're willing to overclock, the FX-6300 and FX-8320 are great CPU's that shouldn't require a motherboard upgrade as well. If you're not willing to OC, the FX-6350 and FX-8350 are a bit more expensive, but perform a bit better out of the box. None of those CPUs will bottleneck the HD-7770 GPU.
 
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Essence_of_War said:
If you're willing to overclock, the FX-6300 and FX-8320 are great CPU's that shouldn't require a motherboard upgrade as well. If you're not willing to OC, the FX-6350 and FX-8350 are a bit more expensive, but perform a bit better out of the box. None of those CPUs will bottleneck the HD-7770 GPU.
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And since that is the case, the cheapest one - FX-6300 - is the most sensible choice
 
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I don't know what the parts/price market is like in India. If the OP is really averse to OC'ing I think there is a reasonable argument to spend a few bucks more on the 6350 vs. the 6300, but that depends on what local prices are like. If the OP is not averse to OC'ing, I would 100% agree with lehtv.
 
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Oh, and even the newer revision lacks support for 2nd generation FX such as FX-6300 and FX-8320. Only the original Bulldozer CPUs up to 95W are supported.

I'd go Intel.

i5-4440 12.3k
MSI B85M-G43 5.7k
 
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