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Hello, I have a computer that I built that is not performing as well as it should, on paper at least, the specs are as follows

-AMD FX-4350, 4.4ghz quad-core

-HYPERX 16gb DDR3 RAM

-NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB (I know that this graphics card is ancient but it's all I have at the moment)

-ASRock 970m Pro3 motherboard

-Windows 10 Home

I do a lot of Photoshop and based on the minimum requirements this build should be able to at least usable.

 Any ideas how to speed it up or what my next upgrade should be.

 

The worst part is that my 3-year-old laptop performs better, specs are as follows

-Intel 15-4200m 2.5GHZ Dual-core

-8GB of ram

-NVIDIA GT 750m 1GB

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I think your CPU is the problem right there.

 

I'm no professional, but that CPU is pretty trashy I thought.

Correct me if I'm wrong, I do not have very much experience with the FX-4xxx series, although many people have told me they're quite dissapointing.

 

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Ok thanks, i as originally going to go with an octa-core on but I didn't have the money, ill look into a new one, thanks

16 minutes ago, deWaardt said:

I think your CPU is the problem right there.

 

I'm no professional, but that CPU is pretty trashy I thought.

Correct me if I'm wrong, I do not have very much experience with the FX-4xxx series, although many people have told me they're quite dissapointing.

 

 

 

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22 minutes ago, 10degnorth said:

Hello, I have a computer that I built that is not performing as well as it should, on paper at least, the specs are as follows

-AMD FX-4350, 4.4ghz quad-core

-HYPERX 16gb DDR3 RAM

-NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB (I know that this graphics card is ancient but it's all I have at the moment)

-ASRock 970m Pro3 motherboard

-Windows 10 Home

I do a lot of Photoshop and based on the minimum requirements this build should be able to at least usable.

 Any ideas how to speed it up or what my next upgrade should be.

 

The worst part is that my 3-year-old laptop performs better, specs are as follows

-Intel 15-4200m 2.5GHZ Dual-core

-8GB of ram

-NVIDIA GT 750m 1GB

Before I clicked on this I knew you had an Nvidia graphics chip cos almost nobody ever complains with an AMD graphics chip about performance.

 

the GPU is the main problem although the CPU isn't ideal either.

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1 minute ago, 10degnorth said:

Could you recommend a CPU that i could use in the same motherboard?, i am planning to get the RX 480 when it comes out as well.

FX 6350 or FX 8350

 

I would recommend the latter.

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The board is not exactly designed to handle 125W rated CPUs.

If you look at AsRock's website for the 970M Pro3:

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* For cooling the CPU and its surrounding components, please install a CPU cooler with a top-down blowing design.

M3+* FX FD8370FRW8KHK 125W Vishera 4000MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 All
AM3+* FX FD8350FRW8KHK 125W Vishera 4000MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 All
AM3+ FX FD837EWMW8KHK 95W Vishera 3300MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 All
AM3+* FX FD8320FRW8KHK 125W Vishera 3500MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 All
AM3+ FX FD832EWMW8KHK 95W Vishera 3200MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 All
AM3+ FX FD8310WMW8KHK 95W Vishera 3400MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 All
AM3+ FX FD8300WMW8KHK 95W Vishera 3300MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB C0 All
AM3+* FX FD8150FRW8KGU(BE) 125W Zambezi 3600MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 All
AM3+ FX FD8140WMW8KGU 95W Zambezi 3200MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 All
AM3+* FX FD8120FRW8KGU(BE) 125W Zambezi 3100MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 All
AM3+ FX FD8120WMW8KGU(BE) 95W Zambezi 3100MHz 2200MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 All
AM3+ FX FD8100WMW8KGU(BE) 95W Zambezi 2800MHz 2000MHz 2MBx4 8MB B2 All
AM3+* FX FD6350FRW6KHK 125W Vishera 3900MHz 2200MHz 2MBx3 8MB C0 All
AM3+ FX FD6330WMW6KHK 95W Vishera 3600MHz 2000MHz 2MBx3 8MB C0 P1.50
AM3+ FX FD6300WMW6KHK 95W Vishera 3500MHz 2000MHz 2MBx3 8MB C0 All
AM3+* FX FD6200FRW6KGU 125W Zambezi 3800MHz 2200MHz 2MBx3 8MB B2 All
AM3+* FX FD6130FRW6KGU 125W Zambezi 3600MHz 2200MHz 2MBx3 8MB B2 All
AM3+ FX FD6120WMW6KGU 95W Zambezi 3500MHz 2000MHz 2MBx3 8MB B2 All
AM3+ FX FD6100WMW6KGU(BE) 95W Zambezi 3300MHz 2000MHz 2MBx3 8MB B2 All
AM3+* FX FD4350FRW4KHK 125W Vishera 4200MHz 2200MHz 2MBx2 8MB C0 All
AM3+ FX FD4320WMW4MHK 95W Vishera 4000MHz 2000MHz 2MBx2 4MB C0 All
AM3+ FX FD4300WMW4MHK 95W Vishera 3800MHz 2000MHz 2MBx2 4MB C0 All
AM3+* FX FD4200FRW4KGU 125W Zambezi 3300MHz 2200MHz 2MBx2 8MB B2 All
AM3+* FX FD4170FRW4KGU(BE) 125W Zambezi 4200MHz 2200MHz 2MBx2 8MB B2 All
AM3+ FX FD4150WMW4KGU 95W Zambezi 3900MHz 2000MHz 2MBx2 8MB B2 All
AM3+* FX FD4130FRW4MGU 125W Zambezi 3800MHz 2000MHz 2MBx2 4MB B2 All

The weaker 4+1 VRM Power Phase system cannot handle 125W Processors without any form of active cooling assistance.

 

In this case, I strongly recommend that you NOT get a 125W chip (e.g. FX-8350 or 8320), and get one of these instead:

  • FX-6300
  • FX-6350
  • FX-8320E

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1 minute ago, -rascal- said:

The board is not exactly designed to handle 125W rated CPUs.

If you look at AsRock's website for the 970M Pro3:

The weaker 3+1 VRM Power Phase system cannot handle 125W Processors without any form of active cooling.

 

In this case, I recommend that you NOT get the 125W FX-8350 / 8320, and get one of these instead:

  • FX-6300
  • FX-8320E
 

Thanks for the tip, I wouldn't want to ruin my motherboard. That would be bad

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28 minutes ago, 10degnorth said:

Thank you, ill look into it.

My bad. You should look at the 8370E. Your board can't handle 125 watts so you should pick a CPU which is 95w (the 8370E or 8320E)

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