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What CPU to pair with a gtx1080?

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Hello all, 

                 I have a gtx 1080 paired with an FX 8370 and its time to stop this bottleneck, I was wondering what CPU to buy for the best value with good performance. My max budget is 240$ USD for a CPU (motherboard and ram will be supplied by my mom), I've been wondering if I should buy an I5 9600k (I've just been going off UserBenchmarks). I wanna save some money for my mom but I don't wanna sacrifice lots of performance. I just want to play games with decent frames, I don't really want to overclock, (maybe that will damage the processor) I wanna keep this computer good for the next few years. Any help to send me in the right direction will be appreciated.

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1 minute ago, PouryaNeedsHelp said:

My max budget is 240$ USD for a CPU

ryzen 3600x then

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I mean, that processor will definitely be way better than the FX CPU you already have. Overclocking won't inherently damage your CPU unless you don't really know what your doing. Also, I think if you buy that CPU you will also have to buy a CPU fan as that CPU doesn't come with a stock fan. Just keep that in mind.

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The whole point of an Intel K-series unlocked chip is for overclocking, just don't go crazy with the voltages and you'll be fine (keep it below 1.4V)

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14 minutes ago, PouryaNeedsHelp said:

yea I have a fan

Keep in mind you will also have to probably buy a new  motherboard.

 RE read your post - I would say yes - go with the 3600x

 

heres the pricing of the new zen 2 CPU’s (not full product stack, just what we know so far)

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the right pick is probably one of the new Ryzen chips, wait for benchmarks for now

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Thank you I probably wouldn't have known about the new cpu's, ya gotta wait for em bench's

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