Best AMD processor for 120 pounds and less with rx 480 graphics card

[Phantomized]

On a budget and I'm getting the rx 480 with it, what can I get for < 120 pounds AMD processor? thank you

 

[USAFRet]

On a budget and I'm getting the rx 480 with it, what can I get for < 120 pounds AMD processor? thank you

At this date, none of them.
The current AMD line is 4+ years old.
The new RyZen is not out yet.

Wait for a few months for the AMD Ryzen to fully flesh out, or go to Intel.

 

[maddogfargo]

FX 8320E is the only current option in this price range.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/kfrcCJ/amd-cpu-fd832ewmhkbox

USAFRET is right. Ideally, if you could wait a few months and go for a ZEN build (Ryzen) that would be much better in the long run.

 

[Phantomized]

On a budget and I'm getting the rx 480 with it, what can I get for < 120 pounds AMD processor? thank you

At this date, none of them.
The current AMD line is 4+ years old.
The new RyZen is not out yet.

Wait for a few months for the AMD Ryzen to fully flesh out, or go to Intel.

Ok thank you very much for your response. What intel cpu could you suggest??

 

[USAFRet]

On a budget and I'm getting the rx 480 with it, what can I get for < 120 pounds AMD processor? thank you

At this date, none of them.
The current AMD line is 4+ years old.
The new RyZen is not out yet.

Wait for a few months for the AMD Ryzen to fully flesh out, or go to Intel.

Ok thank you very much for your response. What intel cpu could you suggest??

That depends on use, budget, timeframe, location....
Start here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

 

[Phantomized]

On a budget and I'm getting the rx 480 with it, what can I get for < 120 pounds AMD processor? thank you

At this date, none of them.
The current AMD line is 4+ years old.
The new RyZen is not out yet.

Wait for a few months for the AMD Ryzen to fully flesh out, or go to Intel.

Ok thank you very much for your response. What intel cpu could you suggest??

That depends on use, budget, timeframe, location....
Start here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

Approximate Purchase Date: Following days

Budget Range: < =120

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming most important

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: Graphics card to rx 480 (could do rx 470 for a better cpu depends what will lead to better performance)

Do you need to buy OS: No
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon UK (not vital)

Location: City, State/Region, Country -UK

Parts Preferences: by brand or type : Intel

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Additional Comments: Something around my budget and will pair with my graphics card well

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Parts are becoming old, obsolete, cant handle new games etc

Update: If you could help me out with an ATX motherboard, good brand and as budgety as possible for intel cpus

 

[USAFRet]

1. Moving this to the Systems forum
2. Your budget of 120 pounds isn't going to cut it.
Is that for the whole system? What actual parts do you need?

 

[Phantomized]

1. Moving this to the Systems forum
2. Your budget of 120 pounds isn't going to cut it.
You'd need a new motherboard as well as the CPU. And possibly RAM.

Why wouldn't an i3 cut it lets say?

Update: Sorry half asleep, I have a AMD PC build but upgrading cpu and graphics card, if switching to intel would need to get a motherboard

 

[USAFRet]

1. Moving this to the Systems forum
2. Your budget of 120 pounds isn't going to cut it.
You'd need a new motherboard as well as the CPU. And possibly RAM.

Why wouldn't an i3 cut it lets say?

Update: Sorry half asleep, I have a AMD PC build but upgrading cpu and graphics card, if switching to intel would need to get a motherboard

Yes, an i3 might work.
But that means a new motherboard, and probably new RAM.
Which won't fit inside 120 quid.

 

[Duesenberg]

Get yourself an RX470 8GB (better fps in new games with huge texture libraries and better resell value in a couple of years if compared to the 4GB version) and an FX 8370 including a new big CPU cooler (e.g. SilentiumPC Fera3) and two 12cm fans, one pulling air into the case and one blowing it out. Then overclock to 4.5+GHz. Alternatives: Buy 4-core Athlon 860K or 880K which are based on Kaveri and deliver more IPC than Piledrivers and Bulldozers, but you will need a different mobo (FM2+) if you are on AM3+ now (but u can use the DDR3 RAM at least). Or wait for Bristol Ridge which again has a slightly improved IPC compared to Kaveri and Carrizo, but this one requires an AM4 mobo and DDR4 RAMs. The good thing is you can theoretically upgrade to Ryzen later on which is based on AM4 too. The FXs are old and the Athlons including Bristol Ridge are considered low end. That said, all of these CPUs still deliver enough performance if paired to a good GPU and over clock headroom well used to play the latest games on high and sometimes even ultra at Full HD. The eight core FX CPUs may eventually even deliver a better performance on DX12 and Vulkan in near/mid-term as new games tend to use more cores and get better optimized for multi threading. Better multithreading support and CPU over clocking will partially compensate for the IPC weakness compared to the much better and much more expensive Intel CPUs. Also keep in mind that game studios do not necessarily develop their games for the high end market - simply to keep the addressable customer range as large as possible. So even with and eight core FX and a 4.8 TFLOPS GPU like the RX470 you are way above average (yet still low to mid end if compared to the best hardware currently available). You may also choose to buy an ssd boot drive and enhance your memory to 16gb. All that combined will ensure a very good performance experience (also outside gaming, like I.e. productivity, design and office work). Whether a game does 70 (AMD) or 110 FPS (Intel) makes as good as no difference in terms of gaming experience. A few CPU heavy games will remain unplayable in ultra at 1080p on any of the AMD CPUs though, especially if multi threading is not well implemented. However in GPU heavy games you will not experience much difference to an Intel i5 or i7 based system (comparing to over clocked 8 core FX). Given you're on a budget, this is a small compromise. P.S. I would not invest in a two core CPU like the i3. In single core mode these chips have a much higher IPC than any present AMD CPU, but in multicore apps like rendering, transcoding and similar the AMDs tend to be significantly faster than the i3. Older games usually make use of one or two threads only, but newer games tend to use 4, 6 or even more threads. A virtual core based on Intel's HT technology can't compare to a physical core.

 

[Vic 40]

What are your current motherboard and cpu?