Question Please can I have some advice? I am stuck with what I have and the most I can do is change the CPU

[adwb]

my pc has the following and seems very slow to respond, I am not gaming but using it for video editing and given that the gpu is supposed to be good for 4k and the memory is quite adequate I am wondering if the cpu is causing some kind of slowdown, bottle neck?

mother board ASRock 970 pro3 R2.0
cpu AMD FX-400
gpu NVIDIA Gforce GTX1060 6GB
memory DDR3 dual channel 24 gBytes

thank you

 

[COLGeek]

Yes, there are stronger AM3+ CPUs that can be installed in your motherboard. See here for your many options:

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970 Pro3 R2.0/#CPU

Don't expect miracles, though. The FX series is getting very long in the tooth and performance is going to lag more modern systems, often by a great deal.

What is your upgrade budget?

 

[adwb]

Lot less than a new mb and more modern cpu I fear, I understand it is important to match the components, would you be so kind to either either advise me on that or point me to a source of that info?

 

[mdd1963]

any new CPU and MB will also require new DDR4 RAM, as well....

 

[Wolfshadw]

I would check Task Manager to see what your CPU load is when trying to work on a video. Just to make sure it's the CPU holding you back.

-Wolf sends

 

[adwb]

CPU load is mostly 100% consisting of lots of small amounts but the Davinci Resolve software is the biggest at around 90 or more when at its worst.
I am concerned that the gpu and motherboard and cpu don’t match?

 

[COLGeek]

Your best options are FX-8370E, FX-8320E, or FX-8300.

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-8-Core-F...ords=fx-8370e&qid=1561929868&s=gateway&sr=8-7

I would not go with a 125w CPU, rather sticking to a 95w offering.

 

[adwb]

Your best options are FX-8370E, FX-8320E, or FX-8300.

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-8-Core-F...ords=fx-8370e&qid=1561929868&s=gateway&sr=8-7

I would not go with a 125w CPU, rather sticking to a 95w offering.

Thank

 

[adwb]

Please can you clarify your reason over the 125 and the 95? The 125 seems to do better than the E versions?

 

[Dealer of Aces]

What storage options are you using? If you're running off of older hard drives upgrading your boot drive to a Solid State could yield very good results. Also, what kind of CPU cooler are you using? If you're willing to upgrade I would go for the FX 8350 which can be found here. If you're using the stock cooler you may need to invest in something like a hyper 212 evo from coolermaster.

 

[xravenxdota]

Not sure about how other countries work but a new fx cpu are hell of expensive here.The FX8350 here are 3k that's more than a ryzen 5 2600.

 

[adwb]

What storage options are you using? If you're running off of older hard drives upgrading your boot drive to a Solid State could yield very good results. Also, what kind of CPU cooler are you using? If you're willing to upgrade I would go for the FX 8350 which can be found here. If you're using the stock cooler you may need to invest in something like a hyper 212 evo from coolermaster.

My boot drive and second drive are both SSD.I have the stock cooler, would you be so kind as to explain what difference a different cooler will make?
I never see any temperature for the CPU exceeding 40-50c?

 

[adwb]

Not sure about how other countries work but a new fx cpu are hell of expensive here.The FX8350 here are 3k that's more than a ryzen 5 2600.

And 8370 with wraith cooler 3 year warranty for £90 from Amazon in U.K.

 

[Dealer of Aces]

My boot drive and second drive are both SSD.I have the stock cooler, would you be so kind as to explain what difference a different cooler will make?
I never see any temperature for the CPU exceeding 40-50c?

The cooler that was included with the quad-core processor is made to cool a lower TPD. With that said, I thought I remembered that AMD stopped selling stock coolers with their octo-core processors but double checking the link I sent it actually includes one so that would also cut costs a little further.

You might want to download a piece of software such as MSI afterburner that gives you a chart over time of CPU usage and temperature. If you keep an eye on the chart and you notice slowdowns when your CPU is of relatively low usage you might have errors elsewhere in the system.

Regardless, with something like davinci resolve, you'll see major improvements in performance by moving to an 8 core processor.

 

[Dealer of Aces]

And 8370 with wraith cooler 3 year warranty for £90 from Amazon in U.K.

That's not a bad price. The wraith coolers are surprisingly good stock coolers.

 

[adwb]

That's not a bad price. The wraith coolers are surprisingly good stock coolers.

Yes I have ordered one, seemed like a good price compared to 8370E / 8320/ 8320E / 8300

 

[COLGeek]

Heat is the major issue with the 125w FX CPUs. Make sure to keep an eye on temps. Otherwise they are fine. With the 95w versions, it is of less concern (heat).