Athlon x4 950 or a8-7650k

[kiansecuremail]

Hi guys! Im new to the PC scene and just want to ask your opinion on what CPU to buy (Athlon x4 950 or or a8-7650k), My currents specs are the following :

CPU: AMD A6-6400k
GPU: GT 1030 (Happy with this already)
Motherboard: MSI a58m-E33 (MS-7721)
PSU: 650w
Ram: 8gb ddr3
Games played (esports titles)

I already have a dedicated gpu and the a8 have an integrated one so I guess that will be wasted on me. Budget is 80usd and Im from the PH so buying used or swapping for parts is out of the option 🙁

Thanks in advance for your advice guys!

 

[kanewolf]

An X4 950 is not supported by that motherboard -- https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/A58M-E33#support-cpu You could get an 860 (and maybe that is what you intended to type). Since you have a GPU, that would be the fastest CPU you could get.

 

[photonboy]

https://ca.msi.com/Motherboard/support/A58M-E33#support-cpu

CPU support list.. I'll check what's available.

 

[photonboy]

https://www.ebay.com/p/AMD-Athlon-X4-860k/1639784946

Just a quick look but you can get an X4-860K on EBay for about $50USD.

It's a bit faster than an FX-4300 and AFAIK the best CPU that motherboard supports.

It's slightly faster per core and has 2x the cores as your current CPU so that should make a big difference in some games or applications.

I'm not sure if that motherboard supports much overclock (or your CPU cooler) so you can investigate that. You may just want to stick with default settings. Use your CPU Fan software if available to setup an optimal profile.