Motherboard and CPU Rec's

BananaMann · 26 Jan 2014

So i'm looking to buy a new CPU and motherboard, i brought a gtx 660 OC and it was bottle-necked by my CPU( AMD athlon 651k ). I have about £200 to spend on both components together and can go a little over if really necessary but i'd really rather stay under my budget if possible. i mainly play MMO'S like WoW, Netherwinter, Diablo and Guildwars which can be CPU intensive so i'd like something that could handle these.
My Specs at the moment not including my CPU and mobo are -

GTX 660 2GB (OC)
8 GB DDD3 corsair low profile ram
Windows 7 64bit
500watt PSU ( i'll probably upgrade in the near future but hopefully i can away with 500watts for now)

Thanks

linnemeyerhere · 26 Jan 2014

What's your current mobo make and model. How much does an i5 3570k run where you are? That will give me a reference point for what's left for a mobo.

BananaMann · 26 Jan 2014

Gigabyte GA-A55M-S2V

BananaMann · 26 Jan 2014

And I think this?

Intel Core i5-3570K Quad Core 3.4GHz LGA1155 HD 4000 6MB Cache 77W CPU Processor 0675900010451 | eBay

linnemeyerhere · 26 Jan 2014

Here you go....I think Intel is out at your budget.

MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3+ Motherboard - Scan.co.uk

AMD FX 6350 Unlocked Six Core Processor Socket AM3+ - FD6350FRHKBOX - Scan.co.uk

This will pick up the pace for you !

linnemeyerhere · 26 Jan 2014

Or go 8 cores and push budget some?

AMD FX 8320 Black Edition 8 Core Processor Socket AM3+ - FD8320FRHKBOX - Scan.co.uk

BananaMann · 26 Jan 2014

How much more would I need to get the i5?

And would those suggested work well witht my 660 graphics card and other current components? And would it really give me a good speed of gaming?My fps used to drop loads when in a battle on a game but with nothing around it used to be high. So I assume the current cpu is bottlenecking me.

linnemeyerhere · 26 Jan 2014

Intel solution:

Intel CPU i5-4670K 3.4GHz Socket 1150 Quad Core Haswell Retail with Heat Sink Fan - BX80646I54670K - Scan.co.uk

MSI Z87-G43 GAMING Intel Z87 Socket 1150 Motherboard with Killer Ethernet - Scan.co.uk

linnemeyerhere · 26 Jan 2014

BananaMann said:

How much more would I need to get the i5?

And would those suggested work well witht my 660 graphics card and other current components? And would it really give me a good speed of gaming?My fps used to drop loads when in a battle on a game but with nothing around it used to be high. So I assume the current cpu is bottlenecking me.

The AMD solution would rock your world but the i5 is better but it's Haswell and if you ever get into overclocking then it's a dog vs the AMD which is a mad dog ! Better PSU needed for sure for the OC.....stage 2 of the upgrades.

BananaMann · 26 Jan 2014

So in your opinion would you go for the AMD Eight core and the MSi board? Would that really fix my fps issues?