Looking to upgrade an AMD FM2+ socket CPU

[Gamboodle]

I've been running an AMD a10-7700k for a few years now and it hasn't really given me any problems, I'm just looking for an upgrade. I don't want to buy a new motherboard so I'm looking for something that uses the FM2 or FM2+ socket type. I'm mainly playing csgo with a little bit of Photoshop and auto CAD mixed in. If I'm better off just buying a new motherboard to go with something more recent like a Ryzen CPU then I'm totally fine sticking with what I have, I'm just getting kinda tired of the constant 100% CPU usage.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

There's nothing decent on that socket, buy Ryzen 3 instead 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gkPvKB
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gkPvKB/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $225.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-30 17:46 EDT-0400

[GoldenLag]

what is your budget? you really want to get off the fx plattform, they arent a great line of CPUs

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Alternatively, here's a powerful budget build that you could do to replace whatever you currently have

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PQcQyX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PQcQyX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - X370 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $663.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-30 17:49 EDT-0400

[Gamboodle]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

what is your budget? you really want to get off the fx plattform, they arent a great line of CPUs

I don't really have one, I can go with pretty much anything but the more I look into that lineup, the more I realize it's not really worth it, I'm just going to stick with my system until upgrading is a necessity.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Actually, looking at your profile there's some stuff that can be reused. 16GB of DDR3 could be reused if you're willing to buy used parts on eBay. Look for a used 2600K , 3770K, 4770K , or 4790K and the Z77 or Z97 boards that go with them

[Gamboodle]

5 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

Alternatively, here's a powerful budget build that you could do to replace whatever you currently have

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PQcQyX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PQcQyX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: *ASRock - X370 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Team - L5 LITE 3D 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 4GB Gaming 4G Video Card  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $663.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-30 17:49 EDT-0400

Thanks for the list! I'm probably going to save up for an 2600x eventually and just merge it with my system.

[Gamboodle]

2 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

Actually, looking at your profile there's some stuff that can be reused. 16GB of DDR3 could be reused if you're willing to buy used parts on eBay. Look for a used 2600K , 3770K, 4770K , or 4790K and the Z77 or Z97 boards that go with them

One of my issues with going with Ryzen was trying to save my RAM! I'll look into these, thank you!

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

 

1 minute ago, Grieferrimix said:

Thanks for the list! I'm probably going to save up for an 2600x eventually and just merge it with my system.

Honestly, I'd actually recommend the used i7 route over Ryzen because it's cheaper and provides similar or better gaming performance not to mention you get to reuse your RAM.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6HqYXP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6HqYXP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($125.00) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($100.00) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($429.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $819.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-30 17:59 EDT-0400

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Just now, Grieferrimix said:

One of my issues with going with Ryzen was trying to save my RAM! I'll look into these, thank you!

There you go, I just gave you an $800 build that'll outperform whatever you could build with Ryzen for $1200