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Hello i need help.

I currently have a fx 4300 processor with an sapphire r9 380 nitro 4gb. My friend and the seller said my processor is good enough for gaming. I dont really do much other than play games. I get about 30-40fps on crysis 3, and about 30-40 fps on witcher 3 on ultra. I was thinking about upgrading the processor to an i5-6600k or i5-4690k, the 6600k in my country costs 11,755 php (abt 230 us$) while the 4690k costs 10,750 (abt 210 us$). I told my friend i wanted to upgrade to get better fps in games like witcher 3 and dying light and crysis and watchdogs. He said it wouldnt make a difference probably 3-5 fps at most and that it would be kind of a waste of money. Is he right? Or will it make a difference? And if yes, which processor should i take? And what motherboard would be good with it?

P.s. i dont plan on overclockng anytime soon or ever

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There would be a big difference in minimums not averages mostly, so the game smooths out. I would recommend getting a i5 4460 and a H81/H97/B85 board as it's cheaper (doesn't require getting DDR4 as well) plus offers better value in your case.

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It would make a pretty huge difference. Your GPU is bottlenecked at the moment.

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If you dont want to overclock is a i5 6600 is perfect for your needs?

The i5 6500 has a bit more value per fps since it's cheaper by 50 dollars and won't bottleneck a R9 380. A i5 4460 is could be for his case since he won't need go get new RAM.

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It will make a night and day difference. You should upgrade if you have the money to the newer skylake without hesitation.

IF you dont wanna overclock a H170 mobo + i5 6600 will save you some money

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Here's a site of the parts where i can buyhttp://dynaquestpc.com/

If you can suggest a better processor or a motherboard, use this as reference :) Thank you

 

Here is what I would get:

 

CPU: http://dynaquestpc.com/product/intel-core-i5-4460-up-to-3-40ghz-quad-core-haswell-refresh-processor/

Board: http://dynaquestpc.com/product/asus-h81m-k-oem/ If you need/want more RAM slots: http://dynaquestpc.com/product/asus-b85m-g/

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Hello i need help.

I currently have a fx 4300 processor with an sapphire r9 380 nitro 4gb. My friend and the seller said my processor is good enough for gaming. I dont really do much other than play games. I get about 30-40fps on crysis 3, and about 30-40 fps on witcher 3 on ultra. I was thinking about upgrading the processor to an i5-6600k or i5-4690k, the 6600k in my country costs 11,755 php (abt 230 us$) while the 4690k costs 10,750 (abt 210 us$). I told my friend i wanted to upgrade to get better fps in games like witcher 3 and dying light and crysis and watchdogs. He said it wouldnt make a difference probably 3-5 fps at most and that it would be kind of a waste of money. Is he right? Or will it make a difference? And if yes, which processor should i take? And what motherboard would be good with it?

P.s. i dont plan on overclockng anytime soon or ever

dont get k if you arent overclocking. check and record gpu and cpu usage while playing. if your cpu is a bottleneck, you will notice that gpu usage isnt near 100%(generally saying maybe 75-100% while gaming). my gpu usage was 50% when i had bad cpu, thats how you know if you have a bottleneck

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Wouldn't it be better to upgrade only the cpu instead of everything? I'm thinking about getting a FX-8350 or better.

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Wouldn't it be better to upgrade only the cpu instead of everything? I'm thinking about getting a FX-8350 or better.

Nah, Intel is better for gaming overall.

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Wouldn't it be better to upgrade only the cpu instead of everything? I'm thinking about getting a FX-8350 or better.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/

FX-6300 cooled by Nepton 240M | EVGA GTX 970 SuperClocked | 8GB G.Skill ValueRAM | Cooler Master 690 III | Sharkoon WMP 500 Bronze | 

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http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/ My F@h stats: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=zyntaxable Intel vs. FX for gaming: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/
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Yes that's right but you'd need to spend about 100$ extra for getting a new motherboard. That's why I thought about getting ab better CPU only ^^

I think it'll be worth the wait for saving up some more and getting Intel :)

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I personally run on an i5 4690K @4.5GHz and an ASUS Z97-P.

Perfectly fine for gaming :)

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I personally run on an i5 4690K @4.5GHz and an ASUS Z97-P.

Perfectly fine for gaming :)

Heh oh woops thought you were OP xD

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Power supplies:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/ My F@h stats: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=zyntaxable Intel vs. FX for gaming: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/
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