Having issues with FPS

[zilla19]

Okay guys I'm having some serious FPS issues in RaiderZ after upgrading my GPU from and Nvidia GeForce GT 430 to an AMD Radeon HD 7770 and I have also upgraded from a standard 300W PSU to a new Corsair 500W PSU. Now i was averaging around 8-16 FPS in very populated areas with the GeForce GT 430 and I'm experiencing about the same FPS with my new Radeon HD 7770. Please help me ASAP because I have tried everything i can possibly think of and get the same results. Thx in advance for your help

Comp setup:
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core processor
Corsair 500W PSU
AMD Radeon HD 7770 GPU
Windows 7 64 bit
Chipset AMD 780G
Southbridge S700
With DDR2 and 6GB of RAM

and if you guys need more spec info i can provide

 

[zilla19]

That's because the Phenom 9600 is a super, super slow CPU for modern gaming and you are CPU bottlenecked.

You need to upgrade your CPU... I don't know off hand if that motherboard supports socket AM2+/AM3 CPUs but you could upgrade to a Phenom II x4 or x6.

It says AM2+ when i look it up online so im not possitive. What would you suggest to upgrade to at a low end price that will support the speed of the Radeon HD 7770?

 

[zilla19]

If you can find something like a Phenom II x4 960t or 980... basically any black edition Phenom II x4 or x6 should work, and would pair just fine with an HD 7770.

I haven't looked around in a while but I'm sure you can find one for ~$80-120

Thanks a lot Big mack. I'll look around for prices and hopefully I can get a decent price on one.

 

[zilla19]

Best answer selected by zilla19.

 

[zilla19]

Big Mack i have been looking at some phenom 2 x4 and x6 could you please let me know if this one will work with my AM2+

AMD Phenom II X4 965 AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ and also is this any good?

 

[The Indomitable]

The Phenom II X4 is quite good for the price. My 945 runs very well on 64-player BF3 servers, so the 965 should easily outpace it, given its 1ghz advantage.

 

[zilla19]

Ok thanks a lot Big Mack I went ahead and purchased it for $98 which was a good price compared to all the other places i found it.