Keep or change CPU

[Brennan Price]

My friends has an AMD FX-4300 Quad core CPU. He wants to upgrade his CPU so that it has a higher clock frequency for games such as ARMA 3. It is currently at 3.8GHz and he cannot overclock so he gets low FPS in game. He has about £180 to spend on a new CPU and I have said that an FX-9370 would be the CPU for him. I know he needs a different cooler and I think the Arctic Freezer A32 will be in the price point to get the CPU stated earlier and the cooler too.

 

If you have any other ideas as to what CPU or cooler (Possibly) he should get then please let me know. 

 

Kind regards, Brennan Price.

[WhiteWolf117]

1 minute ago, Brennan_Price said:

My friends has an AMD FX-4300 Quad core CPU. He wants to upgrade his CPU so that it has a higher clock frequency for games such as ARMA 3. It is currently at 3.8GHz and he cannot overclock so he gets low FPS in game. He has about £180 to spend on a new CPU and I have said that an FX-9370 would be the CPU for him. I know he needs a different cooler and I think the Arctic Freezer A32 will be in the price point to get the CPU stated earlier and the cooler too.

 

If you have any other ideas as to what CPU or cooler (Possibly) he should get then please let me know. 

 

Kind regards, Brennan Price.

what is his graphics card?????

[Brennan Price]

Just now, mechknight3 said:

what is his graphics card?????

Sorry, his GPU is a 750Ti. He may upgrade to a GTX 970 at a later date once he has a new CPU

[GreezyJeezy]

I will say this the fx 9xxxx CPU's are not good at all. The fx 8xxxx are better 

[IanDrexP]

1 minute ago, GreezyJeezy said:

I will say this the fx 9xxxx CPU's are not good at all. The fx 8xxxx are better 

Still NO.

 

I would recommend this instead after selling his current CPU and mobo:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£150.00 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£47.32 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £197.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-14 16:13 BST+0100

[Brennan Price]

BTW, He is not Tech savvy enough to install a new OS if he does get a new Mobo so his CPU will have to be AMD FX @DEcobra11 

@IanDrexP

@GreezyJeezy

[GreezyJeezy]

Just now, IanDrexP said:

Still NO.

 

I would recommend this instead after selling his current CPU and mobo:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£150.00 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£47.32 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £197.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-14 16:13 BST+0100

That's too much money buddy.

[GreezyJeezy]

2 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

BTW, He is not Tech savvy enough to install a new OS if he does get a new Mobo so his CPU will have to be AMD FX @DEcobra11 @GreezyJeezy

Why you quoting me  I told you to get a FX 8000 series so still FX 

[Brennan Price]

Just now, GreezyJeezy said:

Why you quoting me  I told you to get a FX 8000 series so still FX 

brain fart. Sorry wrong person.

[GreezyJeezy]

Just now, Brennan_Price said:

brain fart. Sorry wrong person.

All Gucci and Im an AMD fanboy to a point so I'd say get a FX, I just had to get Intel to render but my GPU is still team red 

[IanDrexP]

6 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

That's too much money buddy.

LOL? He has £180 to spend plus he can sell his current CPU and mobo for cheap. Why spend on a FX series CPU when it has been proven time and time again that it has a bad price to performance ratio. But I would recommend @DEcobra11 's Intel suggestion below instead because its better for the price.

9 minutes ago, DEcobra11 said:

Please... FX 9xxx series are just OCed FX-8320 with no binning involved, grab a FX 8320/8350/8370(e) (whatever is cheaper) and OC it if FX is your only route. I wouldn't expect a lot of gain in ARMA 3 though, it's a single threaded CPU eater and I wouldn't recomment just a CPU upgrade if he ONLY plays arma.

 

For games like Arma:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£154.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-D D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£47.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £202.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-14 16:09 BST+0100

MB supports DDR3 BTW, so no problem there

 

 

6 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

BTW, He is not Tech savvy enough to install a new OS if he does get a new Mobo so his CPU will have to be AMD FX

Have somebody else do it? Look at YouTube guides? Tell your friend he will be spending more for less performance gain.

[Brennan Price]

1 minute ago, IanDrexP said:

LOL? He has £180 to spend. Why spend on a FX series CPU when it has been proven time and time again that it has a bad price to performance ratio. But I would recommend @DEcobra11 's Intel suggestion below instead because its better for the price.

 

 

Have somebody else do it? Look at YouTube guides? Tell your friend he will be spending more for less performance gain.

But... If you listen then he doesnt have enough tech know how and he wont have enough money to spend on a new OS.

[Kobathor]

8 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

BTW, He is not Tech savvy enough to install a new OS if he does get a new Mobo so his CPU will have to be AMD FX @DEcobra11 

@IanDrexP

@GreezyJeezy

He won't have to reinstall. I didn't when I changed mobo.

[Brennan Price]

Just now, DEcobra11 said:

I'd like to know where people get the idea that you need to reinstall OS when changing MB... I doubt he's using XP or older

Anyway, what are the games he plays? Just want to know if it's worth only the CPU upgrade

Well he will be upgrading to a 970 in the future when he has enough moneys. 

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Brennan_Price said:

Well he will be upgrading to a 970 in the future when he has enough moneys. 

Yet the 390 is better. c: AMD = GPUs only so far, don't consider their CPUs unless you need a Pentium K replacement.

[IanDrexP]

2 hours ago, GreezyJeezy said:

-snip-

If the FX series had a good price to performance ratio then I would recommend it but THAT IS NOT THE CASE TODAY. So I stand by my opinion to sell the AMD CPU and mobo to add to  £ 180 budget to get @DEcobra11's Intel suggestion for better price to performance but if still no then by all means get the years old AMD FX "upgrade" instead. LOL

 

2 hours ago, Brennan_Price said:

But... If you listen then he doesnt have enough tech know how and he wont have enough money to spend on a new OS.

You don't need to reinstall an OS to upgrade CPU and mobo. Just google search chipset drivers for the H110 chipset then download and install that.

[GreezyJeezy]

1 minute ago, IanDrexP said:

You don't need to reinstall an OS to upgrade CPU and mobo. Just google search chipset drivers for the H110 chipset then download and install that.

Lol you do if you change the motherboard shows how much you know

[IanDrexP]

Just now, GreezyJeezy said:

Lol you do if you change the motherboard shows how much you know

WHAT? LOOOOOL I've changed numerous platforms for friends from AMD to Intel and not one needed an OS reinstall. You just need to install chipset drivers and you're done LOL.

 

Read those posts below:

10 minutes ago, DEcobra11 said:

I'd like to know where people get the idea that you need to reinstall OS when changing MB... I doubt he's using XP or older

Anyway, what are the games he plays? Just want to know if it's worth only the CPU upgrade

8 minutes ago, Kobathor said:

He won't have to reinstall. I didn't when I changed mobo.

 

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 hour ago, Brennan_Price said:

My friends has an AMD FX-4300 Quad core CPU. He wants to upgrade his CPU so that it has a higher clock frequency for games such as ARMA 3. It is currently at 3.8GHz and he cannot overclock so he gets low FPS in game. He has about £180 to spend on a new CPU and I have said that an FX-9370 would be the CPU for him. I know he needs a different cooler and I think the Arctic Freezer A32 will be in the price point to get the CPU stated earlier and the cooler too.

 

If you have any other ideas as to what CPU or cooler (Possibly) he should get then please let me know. 

 

Kind regards, Brennan Price.

which motherboard does he own?

[IanDrexP]

2 hours ago, DEcobra11 said:

Yes, you don't need to reinstall but don't be that mean @IanDrexP someone might come here and report you.

And I left ~10 mins just to change MB one handed with my shitty camera just to show the process

I act accordingly to how someone will treat me and I will give respect if someone shows me respect.  Wow that #Dedication hehe well done!