upgrade from A8-7600 ?

[dietz_jay]

Im looking to upgrade from the A8-7600, My mobo is a MSi A68HM-E33 v2 (Socket FM2+), My GPU is a NVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB, My RAM is Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 Mhz and A 400w RAIDMAX XT.

I was looking at the Athlon X4 880 for a upgrade but im not sure what to upgrade to.

 

[anshulgamer]

Upgrade to A10 7800, you can find them cheap for used ones and is a significant improve from the A8 7600
Please try to buy it used as buying new will be not good for its price
Buy it from eBay https://goo.gl/QUfsKZ
You can get it as low as $77
But if you live in India, its the same case

If you are looking for GPU upgrade then go for GTX 1050 Ti, try to buy it used to
And you will be good to go for 1080P gaming

 

[The Paladin]

since there is no Athlon x4 880 I will assume you meant Athlon X4 880K

1) looking at the CPU scores PassMark scores ref: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/CPU_mega_page.html

The A10-7800 is not an improvement over the A8-7600, leaving the Athlon X4 series clearly a better CPU.

2) Looking at the CPU compatibility list on the MSi manufacturer web site: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/A68HM-E33-V2#support-cpu :
we see in the Athlon series all the following compatible cpus: Athlon X4 Trinity model : 730, 740, 750K, 760K, 835, 845, 850, 860K, 870K, 880K

I checked with Game Debate web site and found identical info: http://www.game-debate.com/motherboard/index.php?mot_id=3518&cpuList=MSI%20A68HM-E33%20V2
I checked with CPU-Upgrades : http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/A68HM-E33_V2.html and still found the confirming information from the Manufacturer. all lists are identical.

My suggestion, look in the PassMark rating system and find a cpu 880K or 870K perhaps that would solve your issue.
Below is the Athlon Listed from strongest to less.

 

[anshulgamer]

I am really sorry
Actually I confused the A10 7890K with the A10 7800
The Paladin, thank you soo much for correcting
I will try to be careful next time
Really sorry for the inconvenience

 

[The Paladin]

Ashulgamer: no worries, The A10-7890K is compatible with that Motherboard indeed, and your correct the A10-7890K is better than the Athlon X4 880K

I include other A10 that could be found and be better than the Athlon x4 880K in power, sometimes a touch slower than a A10-7890K often means less popular and costs less as well in many countries... ( please check on the posted above MSi web site for all compatibilities against this listing,

 

[madmatt30]

Paying any extra for an a8 or a10 when you own a dedicated gpu makes no sense.

They all have essentially the same cpu ipc at relative clockspeeds , you're just paying for integrated graphics which you won't use.
Look at the 860,870,880k.

Virtually all the same , the deficit on the 860k can be easily remedied by a small overclock essentially making it an 880k.

 

[dietz_jay]

since there is no Athlon x4 880 I will assume you meant Athlon X4 880K

1) looking at the CPU scores PassMark scores ref: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/CPU_mega_page.html

The A10-7800 is not an improvement over the A8-7600, leaving the Athlon X4 series clearly a better CPU.

2) Looking at the CPU compatibility list on the MSi manufacturer web site: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/A68HM-E33-V2#support-cpu :
we see in the Athlon series all the following compatible cpus: Athlon X4 Trinity model : 730, 740, 750K, 760K, 835, 845, 850, 860K, 870K, 880K

I checked with Game Debate web site and found identical info: http://www.game-debate.com/motherboard/index.php?mot_id=3518&cpuList=MSI%20A68HM-E33%20V2
I checked with CPU-Upgrades : http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/A68HM-E33_V2.html and still found the confirming information from the Manufacturer. all lists are identical.

My suggestion, look in the PassMark rating system and find a cpu 880K or 870K perhaps that would solve your issue.
Below is the Athlon Listed from strongest to less.

Yes I meant the Athlon X4 880K, I can buy one for $97 with the cooler.

 

[dietz_jay]

Paying any extra for an a8 or a10 when you own a dedicated gpu makes no sense.

They all have essentially the same cpu ipc at relative clockspeeds , you're just paying for integrated graphics which you won't use.
Look at the 860,870,880k.

Virtually all the same , the deficit on the 860k can be easily remedied by a small overclock essentially making it an 880k.

Only reason I have the A8-7600 is because the pc was given to me without a grafx card, I bought the EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti myself for $80

 

[madmatt30]

Im not sure I'd spend close to $100 mate in all honesty.
Paired with a 750ti the gains you'll get arent worth that.

The price of these cpu's hasn't dropped in the us at all for some reason.

In the uk

X4 845 - £37
X4 860k - £47
X4 880k - £56

at those prices yeah ,worth it.
At $100 definitely not.

 

[dietz_jay]

Im not sure I'd spend close to $100 mate in all honesty.
Paired with a 750ti the gains you'll get arent worth that.

The price of these cpu's hasn't dropped in the us at all for some reason.

In the uk

X4 845 - £37
X4 860k - £47
X4 880k - £56

at those prices yeah ,worth it.
At $100 definitely not.

Well the Athlon x4 880k is the latest cpu released for the fm2+ socket, i dont wanna have to upgrade the psu or mobo yet, i dont mind pay $95 when the A10 series cost more money for an apu when i already have a graphics card so its kinda pointless because i wont be using the apu