Best AMD CPU for gtx 970. Upgrade from FX-8350.

[porterjonny53]

I am getting frame drops in games with a decent set up and I have come to the conclusion that it is the CPU not being well optimized for he GPU. I have just recently bought A new motherboard for AMD chipset and can not buy another processor and motherboard. I have around $200 to spend. What CPU would work best with this GPU and setup?? It needs to be an upgrade from the 8350.

My rig:

Mobo - MSI 970 gaming

CPU - AMD FX-8350

CPU cooler - Hyper evo 212

case - Fractal design R4 Blackout

PSU - rosewill stallion series 700w modular

GPU - EVGA GTX 970 SSC

HDD - Western Digital Blue WD5000

RAM - 8GB (4 x 2gb) Corsair Vengance Red 1333 mhz

 

[Wazero]

If you are in the mood, you could download and run OCCT. This should show if your cpu runs at max frequency and if your oc is stable. If it does run at max though, and you want to have no bottleneck, you sould buy intel. Preferably i5 4690 or better

Could you send me a link to A CPU and Mother board for intel under $300, please? I am on a budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9t6YmG their you go this a good mobo and a decent i5

thanks!

your welcome

 

[g1abhi]

I am not sure but it may also be a case of irregular power being delivered by the PSU. You should test it with another PSU if you can. Rosewill sometimes explode too.

 

[g1abhi]

If you are in the mood, you could download and run OCCT. This should show if your cpu runs at max frequency and if your oc is stable. If it does run at max though, and you want to have no bottleneck, you sould buy intel. Preferably i5 4690 or better

Could you send me a link to A CPU and Mother board for intel under $300, please? I am on a budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9t6YmG their you go this a good mobo and a decent i5

Sorry to interrupt here , but not the best pairing at all. You do not need a z97 based board , that is for overclocking and for that you need k series processors , ie 4690K . Also going for the 4690 is a marginal upgrade from a 4460 . Even a 4460 will do fine. Read this also http://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/41049-4460-vs-4590is-it-worth-the-extra-15
Personally i would go for a 4460 . since CPU upgrades hardly affect fps (5-10 fps more for 4460 vs 4690 OCed whether the base fps is 30 or 200 ).
8350 can easily handle your games and the issue is something else or you are overhyping your frame drops.
Please Specify exact FpS you recieve in your games and what are the lowest frames you receive and how frequently . use fraps software.

 

[g1abhi]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nzHRnQ) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nzHRnQ/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $166.95 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary) | $51.98 @ Newegg
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $228.93
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| **Total** | **$218.93**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-08-10 05:27 EDT-0400 |

 

[cCheeseCake]

I am getting frame drops in games with a decent set up and I have come to the conclusion that it is the CPU not being well optimized for he GPU. I have just recently bought A new motherboard for AMD chipset and can not buy another processor and motherboard. I have around $200 to spend. What CPU would work best with this GPU and setup?? It needs to be an upgrade from the 8350.

My rig:

Mobo - MSI 970 gaming

CPU - AMD FX-8350

CPU cooler - Hyper evo 212

case - Fractal design R4 Blackout

PSU - rosewill stallion series 700w modular

GPU - EVGA GTX 970 SSC

HDD - Western Digital Blue WD5000

RAM - 8GB (4 x 2gb) Corsair Vengance Red 1333 mhz

i have two r9 290s both would be more powerful than a 970 on their own and my 8350 is doing fine.