Almost ready to upgrade, just a few questions.

[julius_Snaezer]

My current build (meant for gaming):

AMD FX-4300

XFX R7-260x 2gb

M5A78L-M LX plus motherboard

8gb DDR3 RAM

465gb Seagate hard drive

Corsair 230T case

Corsair CX 430M PSU

(Please tell me if you need more details.)

I mainly want to improve performance in GTA 5, The Witcher 3, and Bethesda games (Skyrim, Fallout NV). I also play a lot of MMOs which tend to be CPU intensive.

 

My budget is roughly $280. I am thinking of buying an fx-6300 and fx 470. Is this a good upgrade for the money? Some of my friends have said a 6300 isn't that much of an upgrade over my 4300. To what extent is this true? I would be willing to pay more for a better CPU like an i3-6100 if it meant I wouldn't be wasting my money on a CPU that's barely an upgrade.

 

I am also slightly worried about whether my PSU will be able to handle the upgrade. I have had no problems with it so far, but 430W is pretty low.

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Not_Sean]

Intel G4650 is perfect for you! and 470 is a great card, I just got it and super happy with it. 

 

Your Case and PSU are fine. A big one I would suggest is a 240gb SSD, adding a SSD is like day qand night man ! ! 

 

If you can go second hand I'd also heavily suggest a Dell/Lenovo i5-4460 or similar. 

[julius_Snaezer]

4 minutes ago, Not_Sean said:

Intel G4650 is perfect for you! and 470 is a great card, I just got it and super happy with it. 

 

Your Case and PSU are fine. A big one I would suggest is a 240gb SSD, adding a SSD is like day qand night man ! ! 

 

If you can go second hand I'd also heavily suggest a Dell/Lenovo i5-4460 or similar. 

 

 

G4650 looks pretty good. I just now noticed in my post I made a typo. My budget is $280 not $250. Does that change anything, or not make a difference?

[Not_Sean]

Just now, julius_Snaezer said:

G4650 looks pretty good. I just now noticed in my post I made a type. My budget is $280 not $250. Does that change anything, or not make a difference?

honestly I don't know the US Market so can't help with budget, but I know a RX 470+G4650 is a great combo, lots of reviews praise it as a very capable chip and anything would be a upgrade from pre ryzen AMD. 

[julius_Snaezer]

Just now, Not_Sean said:

honestly I don't know the US Market so can't help with budget, but I know a RX 470+G4650 is a great combo, lots of reviews praise it as a very capable chip and anything would be a upgrade from pre ryzen AMD. 

 

Cool. Thanks for the help!