Advice for a new Motherboard and CPU

[Gandhiswingman]

Hello

I am looking for a new MB and CPU to go perfectly with a Black Edition HD 7850. My current CPU (FX 4170) is bottlenecking I think, so if the price is cheap enough could you guy suggest some CPUs and MBs please? Preferably Intel because as much as I like AMD it simply isn't powerful enough.

Thanks

 

[montosaurous]

That FX 4170 won't bottleneck the Radeon 7850, though an i5 would increase frame rate some.

 

[o1die]

Check microcenter if you live near one for the 3570k, priced at only $170 last time I checked. They also discount certain boards when purchased with cpus by about $50 as a combo package. Available in stores only.

 

[Gandhiswingman]

That FX 4170 won't bottleneck the Radeon 7850, though an i5 would increase frame rate some.

That's what I thought when I bought it, it's not the best but it it's a decent entry/mid level. What sort of settings do you recommend I play on? I can get 60 out of it on ultra 1080p with some severe spikes in places on fallout 3. What is a good place to start with settings?