What's the valuable FM2 CPU?

[gabmendoza23]

As said in the title of this thread what is the best or more valuable cpu for FM2 motherboard, my board is gigabyte ga-f2a68hm-ds2 rev. 1.1. I'm a newbie when it comes to this and also I want to lessen the bottleneck for GTX 1050 2gb/4gb or RX 560 4gb. Sorry for my english.

 

[Finstar]

At this point i'd recommend you just upgrade to a completely new platform. Intel g4560 with a b250 mobo if you're on a budget or any AMD Ryzen 5 with a b350 board + ddr4 memory.
If switching platform isn't an option then the best FM2 cpu is the Athlon x4 880k though you can get the Athlon x4 860k for cheaper and overclock it and it'll be basically the same in performance.

 

[LucoTF]

What is your current cpu?

 

[gabmendoza23]

At this point i'd recommend you just upgrade to a completely new platform. Intel g4560 with a b250 mobo if you're on a budget or any AMD Ryzen 5 with a b350 board + ddr4 memory.
If switching platform isn't an option then the best FM2 cpu is the Athlon x4 880k though you can get the Athlon x4 860k for cheaper and overclock it and it'll be basically the same in performance.

 

[gabmendoza23]

Yeaa I would love to upgrade to a g4560 but sadly I'm a bit of low on budget and the cpu is all I can upgrade. I was thinking of the 860k but I'm quite worried if I overclock it will it diminish it's performance or will the life span of the cpu decrease?

 

[gabmendoza23]

What is your current cpu?

My current CPU is AMD A8 7600 and I wanted to have a gpu alone without the APU.

 

[gabmendoza23]

At this point i'd recommend you just upgrade to a completely new platform. Intel g4560 with a b250 mobo if you're on a budget or any AMD Ryzen 5 with a b350 board + ddr4 memory.
If switching platform isn't an option then the best FM2 cpu is the Athlon x4 880k though you can get the Athlon x4 860k for cheaper and overclock it and it'll be basically the same in performance.

Yeaa I would love to upgrade to a g4560 but sadly I'm a bit of low on budget and the cpu is all I can upgrade. I was thinking of the 860k but I'm quite worried if I overclock it will it diminish it's performance or will the life span of the cpu decrease?

 

[LucoTF]

You will not see any real improvement going from an A8 to an 860k, they're both quad core CPUs with a similar clock speed.

 

[spdragoo]

The absolute "best" Socket FM2+ CPUs you can use on that board are the A10-7890K (4.1GHz base/4.3GHz Turbo) or the Athlon X4 880K (4.0GHz base/4.2Ghz Turbo).

As to whether they'll provide enough of a boost...I don't know if it's going to be that noticeable. The base clocks are maybe 20% higher or so, but the Turbo speeds are only 10-15% faster than your current chip. Plus, Tom's Hardware has them on the same tier as your current CPU (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html).

The primary benefit, however, from either the A10-7890K or the Athlon X4 880K is that "K". Unlike your A8-7600, it means they're "unlocked", so you could always try to OC them for better performance. You would need an aftermarket cooler, of course. If you decide to go that route, I would recommend the Athlon X4 chip; since you already have a dedicated GPU, you don't need the "full" APU with integrated graphics. That should help save you a bit of cash.

 

[A17_GaminG]

I really do recommend saving up...The FM2/FM2+ lineup has really, REALLY bad CPUs...
Its not worth your time trying to find better CPUs on your motherboard, you're as high as you can be. Your best solution: save up for an 4th gen i3 with a cheap, good motherboard, or the G4560 set.
You really cant do anything else, sorry to make you to come down to earth, but you dont have any "worth it" options...:C