Solved need help with cpu upgrade..

[Monster212]

Hello i am in need of a new cpu upgrade, right now i have a AMD Athlon II X2 260 on my MSI 970 gaming motherboard, i have 6gigs of DDR3 PC3 12800 (1600) ram, the cpu i have right now does not support the speed of my ram so its running at a slow speed... what would be a good upgrade for me..i also have a MSI MS202 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 for graphics card.. i dont need a super powerful cpu, but i dont want a crappy cpu either...

thanks in advance for any help and info...

thanks

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Kind of anticlimactic being a AMD but this was a suggestion from Amazon from your board
Amazon.com: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor: Computers & Accessories

 

[AddRAM]

Get the best you can afford, this link tells you what the board supports.

MSI USA - Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more

The FX seems like the best. (Let us know how much you want to spend and some AMD people will help you choose)

Computer Hardware, CPUs / Processors, Processors - Desktops, AMD - Newegg.com

I guess I`d say this one.

AMD Processor FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W D8350FRHKBOX - Newegg.com

Then you could get at least 16 GB of 2133 MHz memory.

Dominator® Platinum Series — 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 DRAM 2133MHz C9 Memory Kit (CMD16GX3M4B2133C9)

or even 1866

Dominator® Platinum Series — 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 DRAM 1866MHz C9 Memory Kit (CMD16GX3M4A1866C9)

GSkill 16 GB 4 x 4 2133 MHz

RipjawsX - F3-17000CL11Q-16GBXL - G.SKILL DDR3 Memory

http://gskill.com/en/product/f3-2133c9q-16gxl

 

[Monster212]

thank you everyone for the input , i have decided to get and have ordered it, the AMD FX-8350 , and i should have it in a couple of days... cat wait... i will post back here for sure on how i like it...

thanks again for all the help everyone...

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
No problem did you buy it from Amazon or Newegg seems we posted the same cpu

 

[Monster212]

Hi,
No problem did you buy it from Amazon or Newegg seems we posted the same cpu

i went with newegg as they also had a 10% off code...

 

[Solarstarshines]

Hello i am in need of a new cpu upgrade, right now i have a AMD Athlon II X2 260 on my MSI 970 gaming motherboard, i have 6gigs of DDR3 PC3 12800 (1600) ram, the cpu i have right now does not support the speed of my ram so its running at a slow speed... what would be a good upgrade for me..i also have a MSI MS202 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2 for graphics card.. i dont need a super powerful cpu, but i dont want a crappy cpu either...

thanks in advance for any help and info...

thanks

If you have a waterblock get a FX8320 and overclock it

it has the same power overclocked as a 8350 actually you can get the FX8320e and overclock it to 4.5 Ghz and you would be on par with a Intel I5 3570K

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
No problem did you buy it from Amazon or Newegg seems we posted the same cpu

i went with newegg as they also had a 10% off code...

I like Newegg too they don't charge Texans tax

 

[Mellon Head]

thank you everyone for the input , i have decided to get and have ordered it, the AMD FX-8350 , and i should have it in a couple of days... cat wait... i will post back here for sure on how i like it...

thanks again for all the help everyone...

Just make sure that you don't use the stock cooler. FX 8350s run hot, and the cooler is barely adequate for the task.

 

[Monster212]

thank you everyone for the input , i have decided to get and have ordered it, the AMD FX-8350 , and i should have it in a couple of days... cat wait... i will post back here for sure on how i like it...

thanks again for all the help everyone...

Just make sure that you don't use the stock cooler. FX 8350s run hot, and the cooler is barely adequate for the task.

i have a aftermarket cool the coolermaster D92... one of the first thing i ever do with a new build is get rid of stock cooler.... and go aftermarket...