Upgrading My CPU

[Mattheiw]

I'm looking to upgrade from my AMD FX 4300 to something that is better but won't break the bank, my budget is somewhere around $150- 200, my mobo chipset is an AMD 780G. If someone could help me in picking out a new CPU that would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Herc08]

You may want to consider a new motherboard. You're stuck with a dead end. Even for AMD, that's not very efficient. But if you can not change out the MOBO, then go with the AMD Anthlon II X4 640. It's offers quad-core at 3Ghz - http://pcpartpicker.com/product/WhXfrH/amd-cpu-adx640wfgmbox

Honestly, I would save up some more, get a new motherboard, DDR3 RAM, and a new CPU.

 

[MasterCodem]

hello mate! my reccomendation would be a FX 8350. A powerful 8-Core processor at 4GHz.
The only down i see with it is the heat it produces. Good luck further

 

[spat55]

The best option is to wait and save some money, the best you can get on that motherboard is a FX 8xxx series which are rather slow now. What you want to be looking at is around i5 money and with a motherboard will cost you around $300, try selling the old parts maybe? I know that isn't what you wanted to hear but nothing else can really be done.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $304.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-30 17:33 EST-0500

You may want to consider a new motherboard. You're stuck with a dead end. Even for AMD, that's not very efficient. But if you can not change out the MOBO, then go with the AMD Anthlon II X4 640. It's offers quad-core at 3Ghz - http://pcpartpicker.com/product/WhXfrH/amd-cpu-adx640wfgmbox

Honestly, I would save up some more, get a new motherboard, DDR3 RAM, and a new CPU.

That would be slower than his FX 4300 surely? 45nm vs 32nm means the 4300 is faster and has the better architecture with a die shrink included.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Nothing AMD has that will slot into an AM3+ motherboard is worth the money to upgrade to at this time. Since all of the cores on any higher part you could upgrade to are identical in design to the cores you have now, all you can do is add more cores and possibly higher clock speeds.

Your best value will be in spending your budget toward a change to Intel or waiting for AMD to release Ryzen, which is expected within the next three months.

In the mean time, there should be little preventing you from playing around with overclocking your current 4300 and seeing what you can get from it.

 

[Herc08]

What is causing you to upgrade? How much RAM do you have?

 

[panathas]

What's your motherboard? You have to google your motherboard's full model name, not just your chipset. Then after you find your motherboard's page you have to check its specifications and find out which CPUs is able to properly support. You write down the highest model numbers and then check them at an online store. In your case it should be something like FX 8300+. All FX 83xx CPUs are a good upgrade from what you currently have and most of them are within your budget. You just have to make sure that the specific model you choose is supported by your motherboard. Also make sure that you have the motherboard's BIOS updated to its latest version before you do the upgrade. Good luck.

 

[Mattheiw]

What is causing you to upgrade? How much RAM do you have?

Currently I have 8 gigs of ram

 

[Mattheiw]

What's your motherboard? You have to google your motherboard's full model name, not just your chipset. Then after you find your motherboard's page you have to check its specifications and find out which CPUs is able to properly support. You write down the highest model numbers and then check them at an online store. In your case it should be something like FX 8300+. All FX 83xx CPUs are a good upgrade from what you currently have and most of them are within your budget. You just have to make sure that the specific model you choose is supported by your motherboard. Also make sure that you have the motherboard's BIOS updated to its latest version before you do the upgrade. Good luck.

My motherboard is a gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2

 

[Herc08]

Still why are you wanting to upgrade? Is it becoming to slow? Again, you really should think about saving some more money, and getting a new CPU and motherboard from Intel. If you go Skylake you will need new RAM as well. If you want to keep your RAM, and you have DDR3 you can go Haswell.

 

[Mattheiw]

Still why are you wanting to upgrade? Is it becoming to slow? Again, you really should think about saving some more money, and getting a new CPU and motherboard from Intel. If you go Skylake you will need new RAM as well. If you want to keep your RAM, and you have DDR3 you can go Haswell.

I was recommended to do so because of some stuttering issues I've been having on some newer games, if i were to just get a new mobo, what is one that you would recommend? I am using DDR3 ram so i would like to be able to keep it to save some money.

 

[panathas]

What's your motherboard? You have to google your motherboard's full model name, not just your chipset. Then after you find your motherboard's page you have to check its specifications and find out which CPUs is able to properly support. You write down the highest model numbers and then check them at an online store. In your case it should be something like FX 8300+. All FX 83xx CPUs are a good upgrade from what you currently have and most of them are within your budget. You just have to make sure that the specific model you choose is supported by your motherboard. Also make sure that you have the motherboard's BIOS updated to its latest version before you do the upgrade. Good luck.

My motherboard is a gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2

At this page http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4311# , click CPU support list and you'll find all the CPUs, that your board supports. From what I can tell your best option is an FX8300 CPU. Its should be within your budget and won't break the bank. Just make sure that you update the BIOS before your proceed with the upgrade. This new CPU requires a different BIOS version than your previous one and your board might not have it and if you proceed with the upgrade, then the CPU won't work on your motherboard. That said your motherboard may already have the latest BIOS version.

Also in the above page you'll be able to find and download the latest BIOS version. Just make sure sure that you'll read your board's manual first and use google for more info. Updating the BIOS is a dangerous procedure that might permanently damage your motherboard if you don't know what you are doing or something happens during the update process like a system crash or power outage. Good luck.

 

[Herc08]

Still why are you wanting to upgrade? Is it becoming to slow? Again, you really should think about saving some more money, and getting a new CPU and motherboard from Intel. If you go Skylake you will need new RAM as well. If you want to keep your RAM, and you have DDR3 you can go Haswell.

I was recommended to do so because of some stuttering issues I've been having on some newer games, if i were to just get a new mobo, what is one that you would recommend? I am using DDR3 ram so i would like to be able to keep it to save some money.

I would recommend something like this. Beaware, you may need to re-install Windows.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $217.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-30 18:08 EST-0500

 

[Mattheiw]

Still why are you wanting to upgrade? Is it becoming to slow? Again, you really should think about saving some more money, and getting a new CPU and motherboard from Intel. If you go Skylake you will need new RAM as well. If you want to keep your RAM, and you have DDR3 you can go Haswell.

I was recommended to do so because of some stuttering issues I've been having on some newer games, if i were to just get a new mobo, what is one that you would recommend? I am using DDR3 ram so i would like to be able to keep it to save some money.

I would recommend something like this. Beaware, you may need to re-install Windows.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $217.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-30 18:08 EST-0500

Okay, this is probably what i will do, thank you for your help.

 

[panathas]

Good choice but be careful with the DDR3 RAM you currently have. If it is too old and the voltage it supports is above 1.60+ you risk damaging your new haswell CPU. AMD processors can use higher voltage RAM, but Intel CPUs won't or get damaged in the process. Be careful, you don't want to fry your new CPU. You may save some money now but it may cost you a lot more later.

 

[Herc08]

Good choice but be careful with the DDR3 RAM you currently have. If it is too old and the voltage it supports is above 1.60+ you risk damaging your new haswell CPU. AMD processors can use higher voltage RAM, but Intel CPU won't or get damaged in the process. Be careful, you don't want to fry your new CPU. You may save some money now but it may cost you a lot more later.

I agree with this. What type of DDR3 RAM do you have? CPU-z should be able to tell you.

 

[Mattheiw]

Good choice but be careful with the DDR3 RAM you currently have. If it is too old and the voltage it supports is above 1.60+ you risk damaging your new haswell CPU. AMD processors can use higher voltage RAM, but Intel CPU won't or get damaged in the process. Be careful, you don't want to fry your new CPU. You may save some money now but it may cost you a lot more later.

I agree with this. What type of DDR3 RAM do you have? CPU-z should be able to tell you.

If you mean what channel it says I have dual channel