What cpu

[TEMP3Z]

What cpu should I pair with my gtx 1060 I have a fx 8350 at the moment but it is bottlenecking it so I can’t play games at all. I have a am3+ motherboard

[KWelz]

There is really no upgrade path there.  Save up and switch to a Ryzen system.   1600AF on a B450 board would serve you well.  But you will need new Ram as well. 

 

[jctappel67]

You'll probably have to upgrade both CPU and mobo.

A Ryzen 1600 AF and an MSI B450 Tomahawk Max would not bottleneck that card and would cost less than $200 USD

 

Edit: Damn, I forgot about RAM. 

1 minute ago, KWelz said:

There is really no upgrade path there.  Save up and switch to a Ryzen system.   1600AF on a B450 board would serve you well.  But you will need new Ram as well. 

 

[TEMP3Z]

2 minutes ago, jctappel67 said:

You'll probably have to upgrade both CPU and mobo.

A Ryzen 1600 AF and an MSI B450 Tomahawk Max would not bottleneck that card and would cost less than $200 USD

Ok sounds good it will haft to wait don’t have that kind of money 

[jctappel67]

2 minutes ago, jctappel67 said:

Edit: Damn, I forgot about RAM. 

With a cheap kit of DDR4 3200: Total Price of around $250

[KWelz]

https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-1600/p/274-003V-00043?Description=1600af&cm_re=1600af-_-274-003V-00043-_-Product&quicklink=true

 

https://www.newegg.com/msi-b450m-pro-m2-max/p/N82E16813144271?&quicklink=true

 

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-8gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820231939?Item=N82E16820231939