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[Rex7769]

I have a PC with a ASUS M5A97 R2.0 motherboard http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/pc-specialist-vortex-minerva-ii-gaming-pc-10150726-pdt.html (link to pc, mines has 16 gb of ram though.)

Im looking to upgrade my processor from the Fx-4300 to one that is alot better but am not sure what is compatible with it.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Trafalgar747]

Kind of odd for a FX 4300 to be paired with a GTX 1060 since it'll badly bottleneck it...

Best processor that motherboard can support is an FX 8350 which will still slightly bottleneck it..

An FX 8350 would cost about £120. I would recommend switching over to Intel as soon as possible, or waited for Ryzen 3 to come out and switch to that.

This is what i would recommend getting, the G4560 handle the GTX 1060 quite well with fast ram, and you have very good upgrade options down the road when you want more power. The AM3+ is a dead socket now, buying an FX 8350 is a waste of money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£55.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.90 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£58.80 @ Alza)
Total: £176.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 15:10 BST+0100

 

[Rex7769]

Kind of odd for a FX 4300 to be paired with a GTX 1060 since it'll badly bottleneck it...

Best processor that motherboard can support is an FX 8350 which will still slightly bottleneck it..

An FX 8350 would cost about £120. I would recommend switching over to Intel as soon as possible, or waited for Ryzen 3 to come out and switch to that.

This is what i would recommend getting, the G4560 handle the GTX 1060 quite well with fast ram, and you have very good upgrade options down the road when you want more power. The AM3+ is a dead socket now, buying an FX 8350 is a waste of money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£55.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.90 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£58.80 @ Alza)
Total: £176.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 15:10 BST+0100

Im looking for preferably an i5 cpu, is there one that you would suggest?

 

[Trafalgar747]

An i5 would be more powerful, but also more expensive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Jet)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $380.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 12:40 EDT-0400

 

[Rex7769]

An i5 would be more powerful, but also more expensive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Jet)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($111.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $380.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 12:40 EDT-0400

Thanks so much, just checking this will all work with my current power supply?

 

[Trafalgar747]

Your current power supply is a very poor quality one, it seems this PC you bought only has a good graphics card and everything else is junk. You have to replace the power supply if you want your GTX 1060 and other components to last. This power supply is a good quality semi modular, and is very affordable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£62.53 @ BT Shop)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£102.60 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.97 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £389.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-12 14:08 BST+0100