Chipsets

[fishfreak101]

I have an amd athlon x4 860k processor, currently in an asus a55bm-plus board. Would there be any gaming performance benefit if I upgraded to a board with an a88x chipset?

[Zenedge]

not really

better chipsets have better features, they don't really affect performance.

 

if you want a performance boost, you should upgrade the cpu or gpu

[techguru]

I have an amd athlon x4 860k processor, currently in an asus a55bm-plus board. Would there be any gaming performance benefit if I upgraded to a board with an a88x chipset?

no

upgrade to a intel cpu

and then you would get a boost

[Kobathor]

If you really want an upgrade for gaming, get an i5. Great for games.

And no, a newer chipset will not make your games run faster. They might let you overclock higher, but that's about it.

[Guest trucker2]

Would only be worth it if you went with an ssd. 3 gb/s vs 6 gb/s.