How good will an AMD FX 6300 processor work with a GT 1030?

[hdgro11]

I've been thinking of upgrading my Athlon II X3 455 to a better processor, and the X6 6300 seems like the best option right now. I'm on a tight budget, and I have an AM3+ motherboard (760GM-P21(fx) MS-7641) and really don't want to change it nor have the means to do it, so for all of you that are going to recommend an Intel processor instead of AMD, please understand that I can't afford to buy a new motherboard.

 

[simpsons721]

8350 used on ebay is 60$, I would go with that. What is the rest of your build?

 

[hdgro11]

8350 used on ebay is 60$, I would go with that. What is the rest of your build?

I live in Romania, so ebay isnt an option for me, and I don't trust used. I have 8GB of DDR3 1333 MHz RAM, a 500GB seagate HDD, a GT 1030, and a 500W PSU

 

[DSzymborski]

8350 used on ebay is 60$, I would go with that. What is the rest of your build?

I live in Romania, so ebay isnt an option for me, and I don't trust used. I have 8GB of DDR3 1333 MHz RAM, a GT 1030, and a 500W PSU

You can't use an 8350 on this motherboard anyway. This particular motherboard doesn't support any chips above 95W and when you run into an entry-level AM3+ motherboard that *does* officially support 125W CPUs, they tend to rather poorly and can lead motherboards to early graves.

A 6300 will be well-matched with a 1030. A GT1030 is suprisingly robust for a basic GPU, but it still remains a very basic GPU.

 

[hdgro11]

8350 used on ebay is 60$, I would go with that. What is the rest of your build?

I live in Romania, so ebay isnt an option for me, and I don't trust used. I have 8GB of DDR3 1333 MHz RAM, a GT 1030, and a 500W PSU

You can't use an 8350 on this motherboard anyway. This particular motherboard doesn't support any chips above 95W and when you run into an entry-level AM3+ motherboard that *does* officially support 125W CPUs, they tend to rather poorly and can lead motherboards to early graves.

A 6300 will be well-matched with a 1030. A GT1030 is suprisingly robust for a basic GPU, but it still remains a very basic GPU.

Like I said in my post, I am on a really small budget, so I use a monitor that I found somewhere in my attic. It's an old piece of junk that has only 1024x768 resolution, but it gets the job done. In fullscreen, this card runs Dying Light at max settings on a constant 45 fps outdoors, and up to 110 fps while in the sewers, and when it dips below that, it's because of a cpu bottleneck. So I really wouldn't underestimate the GT 1030, as you can do some quite serious gaming on it. Also, thanks for the tips.

 

[DSzymborski]

8350 used on ebay is 60$, I would go with that. What is the rest of your build?

I live in Romania, so ebay isnt an option for me, and I don't trust used. I have 8GB of DDR3 1333 MHz RAM, a GT 1030, and a 500W PSU

You can't use an 8350 on this motherboard anyway. This particular motherboard doesn't support any chips above 95W and when you run into an entry-level AM3+ motherboard that *does* officially support 125W CPUs, they tend to rather poorly and can lead motherboards to early graves.

A 6300 will be well-matched with a 1030. A GT1030 is suprisingly robust for a basic GPU, but it still remains a very basic GPU.

Like I said in my post, I am on a really small budget, so I use a monitor that I found somewhere in my attic. It's an old piece of junk that has only 1024x768 resolution, but it gets the job done. In fullscreen, this card runs Dying Light at max settings on a constant 45 fps outdoors, and up to 110 fps while in the sewers, and when it dips below that, it's because of a cpu bottleneck. So I really wouldn't underestimate the GT 1030, as you can do some quite serious gaming on it. Also, thanks for the tips.

The key is the resolution! You can nearly run 1024x768 resolution on a grilled cheese sandwich these days! At these resolutions, the GT 1030 can do quite a lot and the 6300 is probably your best improvement anyway; you don't need a powerful GPU to run this resolution. 1920x1080 is the most common resolution right now and that's more than 2.6 times as many pixels to push as 1024x768.

 

[mgallo848]

If this is your motherboard it does not support an FX 8350 https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/760GM-P21-FX#support-cpu

An 8350 may work, but it most likely will not run at the correct CPU speeds.

Look for an FX 8320e or FX 6300. They should both be fairly close in prices in the used market.

 

[hdgro11]

If this is your motherboard it does not support an FX 8350 https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/760GM-P21-FX#support-cpu

An 8350 may work, but it most likely will not run at the correct CPU speeds.

Look for an FX 8320e or FX 6300. They should both be fairly close in prices in the used market.

I have settled on the FX 6300. I just wanted to validate that it would work with my motherboard, thanks for the answer though