gpu cpu motherboard problem

[ben dover kid]

alright so i have amd a10-6800k apu(integrated gpu disabled) and nvidia 970 gtx gpu. seems like i cant get all the "juice" out of my gpu because of my bad cpu. cpu's socket is fm2. i cant find any better fm2 socket cpu so the only way i can get better is to buy new motherboard? i also have 8gigs of ram and all that stuff so only bottleneck is cpu, and all fm2 cpus seems to suck. i really dont want to change my motherboard, im not so good at doing that stuff and scared ill break something

[Wander Away]

AMD's FM2 socket is really aging and its really hard to not bottleneck the GTX 970 with any of the compatible CPU/APU's. You are already running the flagship processor for that socket type. 

 

Upgrading is really not that hard. As long as you remember to ground yourself against the casing for PSU as you are handling electronics every once in a while, you would be fine. 

[Colt_0pz]

you need a new mobo. and go for intel since amd sucks mainly and is for lower end pc's. a 4460 will be enough to feed that 970 if you aren't gonna overclock

Edited June 25, 2015 by Colt_0pz

[Tedster]

AMD's FM2 socket is really aging and its really hard to not bottleneck the GTX 970 with any of the compatible CPU/APU's. You are already running the flagship processor for that socket type. 

Meaning that it'd take some pretty awesome overclocking to not bottleneck.

@"Ben Dover Kid" , (yes I get the pun in your username), firstly

Welcome to the Forum

Secondly, please follow your own topics (press 'follow this topic' at the top-right);

Thirdly, please upgrade to some intel Processor (preferably a core i3 or better) and depending on your budget, you can get a cheap motherboard and it should be fine.

[Elapo]

yea, the only way would be to change mobo. Get one with an 1150 socket and see what CPU fits in your budget

 

As for changing out the hardware:

It's really not that hard, and hardware isn't THAT fragile. You really can't do anything wrong if you follow the instructions carefully. It's like lego for adults.

 

the hardest part is probably cable management (or the stupid ass front panel connector, if you have big hands), but you probably won't have to redo that anyway.

[Colt_0pz]

Meaning that it'd take some pretty awesome overclocking to not bottleneck.

@"Ben Dover Kid" , (yes I get the pun in your username), firstly

Welcome to the Forum

Secondly, please follow your own topics (press 'follow this topic' at the top-right);

Thirdly, please upgrade to some intel Processor (preferably a core i3 or better) and depending on your budget, you can get a cheap motherboard and it should be fine.

the i3 isn't enough. an i5 is tho.

[mroz10]

alright so i have amd a10-6800k apu(integrated gpu disabled) and nvidia 970 gtx gpu. seems like i cant get all the "juice" out of my gpu because of my bad cpu. cpu's socket is fm2. i cant find any better fm2 socket cpu so the only way i can get better is to buy new motherboard? i also have 8gigs of ram and all that stuff so only bottleneck is cpu, and all fm2 cpus seems to suck. i really dont want to change my motherboard, im not so good at doing that stuff and scared ill break something

Buy an Intel i5 processor. Watch some videos on how to put together a computer and it'll tell you how to install a motherboard.

[Wander Away]

Meaning that it'd take some pretty awesome overclocking to not bottleneck.

@"Ben Dover Kid" , (yes I get the pun in your username), firstly

Welcome to the Forum

Secondly, please follow your own topics (press 'follow this topic' at the top-right);

Thirdly, please upgrade to some intel Processor (preferably a core i3 or better) and depending on your budget, you can get a cheap motherboard and it should be fine.

Or the Pentium anniversary edition

[Elapo]

Disregard this, I'm bad at foruming.

[Colt_0pz]

Or the Pentium anniversary edition

a dual core chip is not enough to feed that 970. you need a core i5 or better to avoid bottlenecks. 4460 is a great cpu for the 970 or go all out with the 4690k and overclock it

[ben dover kid]

well 4460 costs 200 euros in my country, thats fine i can buy that, but how about motherboard? are all motherboards basically the same, except the cpu socket and other fancy stuff? i mean my hard drive and psu and wifi thing can go on another motherboard aswell no problem?

 

edit: wow i found this http://processormatch.intel.com/MotherBoards/CompatibleBoards?componentName=i5-4460   damn i can see all motherboards there thats awesome. 

[ApolloX75]

well 4460 costs 200 euros in my country, thats fine i can buy that, but how about motherboard? are all motherboards basically the same, except the cpu socket and other fancy stuff? i mean my hard drive and psu and wifi thing can go on another motherboard aswell no problem?

 

edit: wow i found this http://processormatch.intel.com/MotherBoards/CompatibleBoards?componentName=i5-4460   damn i can see all motherboards there thats awesome. 

For a locked i5 stick to the cheaper B85, H97 or even H81 boards since you won't need overclocking options. Unless you want to run SLI, then you'll need a Z87/Z97 board in most cases.