gtx 1060 3gb under-performing

[o_sh_555]

so my gtx 1060 3gb is under performing and i was thinking of only upgrading my cpu
will the' 'AMD - Athlon X2 370K 4.2GHz Dual-Core Processor'' instead of upgrading also the mother board

be able to run it properly ??


specs :

cpu : amd a8 6600k APU

mother board :msi a78m e35

gpu gtx 1060 3gb

8 gb of ram
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and if it doesn't work could anyone please suggest a good cpu and mother board??

 

[IAmTheTofu]

The reason why your GTX 1060 is "under-performing" is because of the CPU. The GPU's level of power exceeds what the CPU can handle, so the GPU won't show all of its potential.

Also, both the A8 and the Athlon x2 are poor-performing CPUs in 2017. The A8 is superior to the Athlon, so just keep that in your system for now.

What's your budget for the CPU+Mobo?

 

[o_sh_555]

The reason why your GTX 1060 is "under-performing" is because of the CPU. The GPU's level of power exceeds what the CPU can handle, so the GPU won't show all of its potential.

Also, both the A8 and the Athlon x2 are poor-performing CPUs in 2017. The A8 is superior to the Athlon, so just keep that in your system for now.

What's your budget for the CPU+Mobo?

thanks for answering!

my budget is 266 dollars exactly

 

[IAmTheTofu]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $254.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-28 03:06 EDT-0400