FM2+ Cpu / LG1151 Cpu

[b6p]

as christmas is coming up i am going to be purchasing a new cpu for my system, but i do not know which one to get as i am not very tech savvy. i have got a fm2+ board but I could purchase a cheaper motherboard to get a more popular brand such as intel with their i5s and i7s. so is it worth branching out and purchasing a new motherboard and cpu? help much appreciated

 

[vapour]

What is your current rig specs? budget? Living in US? Major usage?

 

[CountMike]

From FM2, any i5 or i7 is better but also any AMD of newest generation.

 

[b6p]

What is your current rig specs? budget? Living in US? Major usage?

AMD A8-7600
1*8GB DDR3
Radeon rx 570

Living in UK

roughly £300/395$

 

[vapour]

Get this combo, much better performance and last at least 3-4 years, can handle any GPU upgrades:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£178.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M BAZOOKA Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£71.61 @ Box Limited)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£135.51 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £385.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-17 19:36 BST+0100