[SOLVED] The best upgrade for my build

[Ultra_Gamer]

Hey forum

I have a pretty good gaming pc at the moment, but it has a pretty good bottle neck. I was wondering maybe I should buy a amd fx 8350? I want to keep it cheap.

• amd fx 8300 stock clock speed
• gtx 1060 3gb
• 650 Wat power supply brozen certified
• am3+ socket motherboard
• Kingston fury 8gb

Maybe I could upgrade the RAM at the same time? Or do a whole rebuild but I'm looking to keep it cheap any.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

 

[1LiquidPC]

What kind of budget are you looking at for the build? At this point, I'd recommend a platform upgrade to AM4 and Ryzen based CPUs if sticking to AMD. The AM3+ is a dead socket at this point, and going from 8300 to 8350 would be minimal impact, even OC'd. What are your goals for the upgrade? Any targeted settings or FPS?

 

[Ultra_Gamer]

Smooth 60fps for most games on the market at high nothing crazy, if I do a whole new platform upgrade who much would it be? 250-300? Range at most.

 

[1LiquidPC]

What resolution do you game at? What kinds of games do you play? There may be some Ryzen combo deals on Newegg, ect. Example, but some cheaper.

https://m.newegg.com/combo/combodetail?comboId=3468084&comboType=2

 

[Ultra_Gamer]

At like 1080p hd not 4k, GTA 5, fornite, fallout 4, steep.

 

[1LiquidPC]

Ok. What FPS currently? Have to check those games.

 

[Ultra_Gamer]

I get around 40-50fps kinda goes up in down in GTA V high setting at 1080p, fallout 4 is the same story. Steep has to be at medium to play at smooth fps above 30.

 

[1LiquidPC]

Seems likely CPU limitation based on that info. Though FO4 like high end CPU and GPU due to poor optimization.

 

[Ultra_Gamer]

So you're suggesting that I do a platform upgrade because of my CPU? Which rayzen would best suit my GPU, and any good deals on certain websites?

 

[1LiquidPC]

That could take a bit more research. Typically I find the bundle deals on Newegg, but not sure where you shop. There is however still a deficit in performance at 1080P gaming for current Ryzen CPUs. However, with 60Hz panels, likely a non-issue for folks with the better CPUs and GPUs. Your CPU is likely holding back your 1060, but to what degree I can't say. I don't have much experience from AMD in that era. I can say that Ryzen is much better overall at great price/performance ratios than FX series.

For a starting point for a gamer and longer upgrade cycle, I'd look at the Ryzen 5 series, such as 1600, 1600X, or newer 2600 or 2600X. These are 6-Core CPUs with HT. If you OC, better off with 1600 or 2600 and should get to about same clockspeed as X series counterparts.