CPU to go with a GTX 680?

[Daniel Eyre]

So my current setup is...

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB
CPU: Intel Core i5-2320 3.0GHz Socket 1155 LGA
Mainboard: Foxconn H1MXL-K
Memory: 8GB DDR3

And I want to upgrade my CPU but I don't know which is the best CPU to get which doesn't bottleneck with the GTX 680 and my budget is around £200 ($245).

 

[Lutfij]

I think you were referring to the H61MXL-K motherboard by Foxconn. Sadly you're only stuck with dealing with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors. At this point of time the only sources of getting a processor for the platform you own is through Ebay/Gumtree/second hand sources/used if you want something within a decent price. You can look at the Intel i5-2600K/i7-2700K/i7-3770k for that motherboard but it will yet be with a CPU bottleneck since you can't overclock on the H61 chipset.

If you thought you could jump ship to Skylake/Kabylake then you're going to have to change your motherboard, CPU and ram(DDR4) which isn't going to be cheap. If you're yet open to that idea, we can make more progress with the rest of the community.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Anything from a Sandy Bridge on up will be fine ... but not so new as that it requires DDR4

 

[geofelt]

Double check the processors supported on your motherboard.
A good lga1155 processor might be the I5-3570
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BAER14W/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Daniel Eyre]

I think you were referring to the H61MXL-K motherboard by Foxconn. Sadly you're only stuck with dealing with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors. At this point of time the only sources of getting a processor for the platform you own is through Ebay/Gumtree/second hand sources/used if you want something within a decent price. You can look at the Intel i5-2600K/i7-2700K/i7-3770k for that motherboard but it will yet be with a CPU bottleneck since you can't overclock on the H61 chipset.

If you thought you could jump ship to Skylake/Kabylake then you're going to have to change your motherboard, CPU and ram(DDR4) which isn't going to be cheap. If you're yet open to that idea, we can make more progress with the rest of the community.

Yes I was referring to that board and do you think this bundle would be worth investing in if I was going to jump ship?

https://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/overclocked-custom-gaming-hardware-bundle-z270oc10?utm_source=google%20shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKEAiAi-_FBRCZyPm_14CjoyASJAClUigOoK3ry3GyCf3T3JF3hVlqtDNrtdYDUAD9ht_ZFYin_hoCfNLw_wcB

 

[Soumyadeep28]

Buy an i5 4th generation processor, the h81 mobo is also cheap and support ddr3.

 

[maxalge]

I think you were referring to the H61MXL-K motherboard by Foxconn. Sadly you're only stuck with dealing with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors. At this point of time the only sources of getting a processor for the platform you own is through Ebay/Gumtree/second hand sources/used if you want something within a decent price. You can look at the Intel i5-2600K/i7-2700K/i7-3770k for that motherboard but it will yet be with a CPU bottleneck since you can't overclock on the H61 chipset.

If you thought you could jump ship to Skylake/Kabylake then you're going to have to change your motherboard, CPU and ram(DDR4) which isn't going to be cheap. If you're yet open to that idea, we can make more progress with the rest of the community.

Yes I was referring to that board and do you think this bundle would be worth investing in if I was going to jump ship?

https://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/overclocked-custom-gaming-hardware-bundle-z270oc10?utm_source=google%20shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKEAiAi-_FBRCZyPm_14CjoyASJAClUigOoK3ry3GyCf3T3JF3hVlqtDNrtdYDUAD9ht_ZFYin_hoCfNLw_wcB

a i5 2320 should match up well with a gtx 680

what problems are you having exactly

 

[Daniel Eyre]

I think you were referring to the H61MXL-K motherboard by Foxconn. Sadly you're only stuck with dealing with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors. At this point of time the only sources of getting a processor for the platform you own is through Ebay/Gumtree/second hand sources/used if you want something within a decent price. You can look at the Intel i5-2600K/i7-2700K/i7-3770k for that motherboard but it will yet be with a CPU bottleneck since you can't overclock on the H61 chipset.

If you thought you could jump ship to Skylake/Kabylake then you're going to have to change your motherboard, CPU and ram(DDR4) which isn't going to be cheap. If you're yet open to that idea, we can make more progress with the rest of the community.

Yes I was referring to that board and do you think this bundle would be worth investing in if I was going to jump ship?

https://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/overclocked-custom-gaming-hardware-bundle-z270oc10?utm_source=google%20shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CjwKEAiAi-_FBRCZyPm_14CjoyASJAClUigOoK3ry3GyCf3T3JF3hVlqtDNrtdYDUAD9ht_ZFYin_hoCfNLw_wcB

a i5 2320 should match up well with a gtx 680

what problems are you having exactly

I want to be able to run newer games such as BF1 because I'm only getting between 20-50 on medium settings.