Posted July 24, 2016 Hey guys. I'm a huge gamer and designer, so that's what I use this rig for. I built the following rig 6 years ago and have been incrementally upgrading things as things have become outdated. I recently ran into the opportunity to acquire a XFX r9 390X for $270, but before I jump on it, will this configuration be able to utilize it well? In all my testing my CPU never seems to get maxed out (tested on Battlefield 4, ARK: Survival Evolved, and Heroes of the Storm)...but I've been out of the market for awhile so I'm rusty.My build as it currently stands is attached/linked...is upgrading to r9 390X a stupid idea?: Bonus Question: can I upgrade the CPU on this motherboard? or would that be a lost cause? Link to my build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2016 It's an ancient CPU that is slower than a stock 8350. it WILL bottleneck badly Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 24, 2016 19 minutes ago, Plompy said: Bonus Question: can I upgrade the CPU on this motherboard? or would that be a lost cause? Max recommended is either the Xeon X3480 or i7 875K. Either way the single thread performance is lackluster compared to a 4770K a few years ago. Our Grace. The Feathered One. He shows us the way. His bob is majestic and shows us the path. Follow unto his guidance and His example. He knows the one true path. Our Saviour. Our Grace. Our Father Birb has taught us with His humble heart and gentle wing the way of the bob. Let us show Him our reverence and follow in His example. The True Path of the Feathered One. ~ Dimboble-dubabob III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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