Looking to upgrade to gtx 1060 with fx 8350

[iPrologue]

My current rig
AMD 760g motherboard
GTX 730
fx-4300
8GB RAM
cx430 psu

Do you guys think I should upgrade my PC and add a GTX 1060 and fx 8350?
Is my garbage motherboard compatible for this CPU?

 

[CTurbo]

lol no your garbage motherboard is not good enough for a 125w FX8350.

Honestly, I think you need to pretty much start over from scratch because your psu is not very good either.

 

[Ecky]

It depends on the motherboard, but chances are good a 125w CPU won't work. There are 8-core FX CPUs with a 95w TDP but their clockspeed is lower than your current FX-4300's and there will be cases where they're actually slower. However, overall I think something like an FX-8320e WOULD be an upgrade. Even if you're not fully extracting the performance from a 1060 in all scenarios, it'll be better than what you have.

 

[iPrologue]

lol no your garbage motherboard is not good enough for a 125w FX8350.

Honestly, I think you need to pretty much start over from scratch because your psu is not very good either.

I understand my pc is literal trash, but do u think maybe adding a new motherboard to my spendings?

 

[Ecky]

If you're going to buy a new motherboard, absolutely do not buy an AM3+ board. Go with 1151.

 

[iPrologue]

It depends on the motherboard, but chances are good a 125w CPU won't work. There are 8-core FX CPUs with a 95w TDP but their clockspeed is lower than your current FX-4300's and there will be cases where they're actually slower. However, overall I think something like an FX-8320e WOULD be an upgrade. Even if you're not fully extracting the performance from a 1060 in all scenarios, it'll be better than what you have.

Thank you for your reply! So you think I should just purchase the 1060 and the 8320?

 

[CTurbo]

I would personally not spend any more money on the old AM3 platform.

 

[Ecky]

Not an 8320, that's a 125w CPU. You'll need an 8320e, or one of AMD's other low-power 95w chips. It won't be as fast as an Intel Core i3 in many cases but it will allow you to limp along for another year or two before you need to replace your motherboard, RAM and probably your copy of Windows too.

 

[CTurbo]

The 8320 is 125w, the 8320e is 95w but runs at a lower clock speed. It would seriously hold back a GTX1060 almost to the point of it being wasting money. Your psu is not good enough for that combination anyway.

Is there no way for you to just start a new build and sell your old stuff?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Go with the E version of an 8300 if supported, they are only 95w and add the 1060.

That board can't handle the 125w variety.

 

[iPrologue]

Not an 8320, that's a 125w CPU. You'll need an 8320e, or one of AMD's other low-power 95w chips. It won't be as fast as an Intel Core i3 in many cases but it will allow you to limp along for another year or two before you need to replace your motherboard, RAM and probably your copy of Windows too.

Will this combo of the 8320e and 1060 actually be able to run games decent? cause what I have here right now allows me to play rainbow six siege 30FPS lowest settings? lol

 

[iPrologue]

The 8320 is 125w, the 8320e is 95w but runs at a lower clock speed. It would seriously hold back a GTX1060 almost to the point of it being wasting money. Your psu is not good enough for that combination anyway.

Is there no way for you to just start a new build and sell your old stuff?

I possibly could sell it, but do you really think people would want this trash?

 

[iPrologue]

Go with the E version of an 8300 if supported, they are only 95w and add the 1060.

That board can't handle the 125w variety.

would it hold back a 1060 alot?

 

[CTurbo]

I say if you REALLY want to upgrade what you have, get a FX6300 + GTX1050ti. It would be MUCH cheaper and performance would be about the same. The 2 extra cores of the 8320e are not going to help you in gaming, and the 1050ti would be easier on your unreliable psu.

 

[iPrologue]

I say if you REALLY want to upgrade what you have, get a FX6300 + GTX1050ti. It would be MUCH cheaper and performance would be about the same. The 2 extra cores of the 8320e are not going to help you in gaming, and the 1050ti would be easier on your unreliable psu.

would i see much of a difference from what i currently own?

 

[Ecky]

At the right price people will buy anything.

An FX-83xx is a decently capable CPU in 2016. It's a poor choice of starting from scratch but is capable of playing most games smoothly. Its biggest drawbacks are not its gaming performance in most AAA games, but rather that due to its low single-threaded performance there are a small but significant number of games it will perform poorly in, that it's on a dead-end socket with no future upgrade possibilities, and that it draws close to three times as much power as an equivalently performing and priced Intel chip. I'd still consider it an option if you have a compatible motherboard though, because a $120 FX CPU costs significantly less when all is said and done than an Intel chip, motherboard, RAM, and copy of Windows... unless you can get a fair bit from selling your current parts.

 

[CTurbo]

You could simply add a GTX1050 to your current setup and double your performance even with your FX4300.

 

[iPrologue]

At the right price people will buy anything.

An FX-83xx is a decently capable CPU in 2016. It's a poor choice of starting from scratch but is capable of playing most games smoothly. Its biggest drawbacks are not its gaming performance in most AAA games, but rather that due to its low single-threaded performance there are a small but significant number of games it will perform poorly in, that it's on a dead-end socket with no future upgrade possibilities, and that it draws close to three times as much power as an equivalently performing and priced Intel chip. I'd still consider it an option if you have a compatible motherboard though, because a $120 FX CPU costs significantly less when all is said and done than an Intel chip, motherboard, RAM, and copy of Windows... unless you can get a fair bit from selling your current parts.

that is the 8320e correct?

 

[iPrologue]

You could simply add a GTX1050 to your current setup and double your performance even with your FX4300.

any bottleneck?

 

[CTurbo]

any bottleneck?

No probably not with a 1050

 

[Ecky]

Bottlenecks are not simple. There is always a bottleneck or your framerate would be infinitely high. Either CPU or GPU is always the limiting factor.

Better to ask is, what do you want to achieve? Will the FX CPU give you what you're looking for, is it cost effective, and how does it compare with other options?

 

[iPrologue]

any bottleneck?

No probably not with a 1050

i mean shoot for $119.99 on newegg

 

[iPrologue]

Thank you everyone for your time! Im probably gonna go with the 1050

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

1060 with 8320e is what i would have done , the pairing is great.

 

[iPrologue]

1060 with 8320e is what i would have done , the pairing is great.

even with the motherboard i own?