Upgrades to my PC

[Sinatra]

hey there,
I'm looking to upgrade my PC.

my current specs go like this:
CPU: AMD FX-6350
MOBO: asus m5a97 le r2.0
Memory: 8gb dual channel ddr3 (i have 16gb now)
GPU: AMD R9 270X OC
PSU: 550W Super Flower 80+Gold

I'm looking to upgrade as much as i can within £400
If you require any further information, please ask me
can you guys recommend what to upgrade for me, i'm not that good with it, but i'm confident to fit new components

Thanks for reading! 😀


some more information;
Benching My CPU;
CPU SINGLE THREAD: 1130
CPU MULTI THREAD: 5068

 

[CN Shana]

well the most feasible thing i could see you doing is swapping to a FX-8350 black edition for 150$ USD and then maybe getting like an MSI R9 380 4GB card for 220$ USD ofc dont forget you can also sell the components your replacing, probably not for all that much but who knows maybe you'd get something for them.

370$ is 350 Euros

 

[Sinatra]

well the most feasible thing i could see you doing is swapping to a FX-8350 black edition for 150$ USD and then maybe getting like an MSI R9 380 4GB card for 220$ USD ofc dont forget you can also sell the components your replacing, probably not for all that much but who knows maybe you'd get something for them.

370$ is 350 Euros

if i got a AMD R9 390 8gb would my current CPU bottleneck?

 

[KNARF XD]

well the most feasible thing i could see you doing is swapping to a FX-8350 black edition for 150$ USD and then maybe getting like an MSI R9 380 4GB card for 220$ USD ofc dont forget you can also sell the components your replacing, probably not for all that much but who knows maybe you'd get something for them.

370$ is 350 Euros

if i got a AMD R9 390 8gb would my current CPU bottleneck?

not necessarily, sometimes yes, sometimes no, oc a bit and it will be less. but you will need a new psu to handle the 390, you can go for the 380x as well, just released fully unlocked tonga chip.

 

[Sinatra]

ALSO: i have a giant heatsink above my CPU so i can get away with a lot of overclocking 😀 i think...

 

[Sinatra]

well the most feasible thing i could see you doing is swapping to a FX-8350 black edition for 150$ USD and then maybe getting like an MSI R9 380 4GB card for 220$ USD ofc dont forget you can also sell the components your replacing, probably not for all that much but who knows maybe you'd get something for them.

370$ is 350 Euros

if i got a AMD R9 390 8gb would my current CPU bottleneck?

not necessarily, sometimes yes, sometimes no, oc a bit and it will be less. but you will need a new psu to handle the 390, you can go for the 380x as well, just released fully unlocked tonga chip.

My PSU can surely handle a 390?

 

[CN Shana]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vHZjdC

No compatibility issues at all

I also went and added in a corsair 550W psu, and it still found no issues with compatability

 

[Sinatra]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vHZjdC

No compatibility issues at all

I also went and added in a corsair 550W psu, and it still found no issues with compatability

Thank you, i thought my PSU could handle it

 

[Sinatra]

so could you guys recommend me a new CPU for under £200
and a new GPU under £300
Thanks <3

 

[CN Shana]

so could you guys recommend me a new CPU for under £200
and a new GPU under £300
Thanks <3

you said you have a r9 390 so you want something better?
and are you trying to stick with amd or would you want intel as well?

 

[KNARF XD]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vCLV8d

your cpu will be fine, i added a cooler so you can overclock it a bit higher, but if you plan to go higher than 4,2ghz, i suggest to get a fan and aim it at the vrm's (the black blocks and cylinders between the cpu and the io) because these will get hot.
a real cpu upgrade will be an i5 6600k or i5 4690k, but you will need a new motherboard as well(and for the 6600k you will need new ram too), and the gain will not be that much.