upgrade Which upgrade?

[Megah3rtz]

I currently have this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Megah3rtz/saved/ZGBmGX .

 

tldr;  fx6300 and GTX 660. 

 

My current motherboard does not support 125w processors, only 95w. getting an fx8320/fx8350 would need a new motherboard, if I get a new motherboard I might as well just get a skylake combo.

 

So I have narrowed it down to this. my budget is 600$, but I will be doing this on black friday so going a bit over is alright. 

 

I plan to play 1080p high-ultra 40-60+fps on things like BF1, doom, tomb raider, rainbow six siege, overwatch. 

 

My prices are in CAD (Canadian dollar.)

 

I was looking at either i3-6100/i5-6400 + rx470 ($530-600$ on newegg)  

or

keep fx6300 and go for a rx480/gtx1060 for 330-350$ I know there is a bottleneck.

 

I plan to play on dx12 for the games that support it, I don't know if that makes a difference or not. 

 

[Xreldo]

As soon as I saw that FX-6300 I was like nope.

[iRileyx]

i5 6400 + msi gaming rx480 comes to $434, that still leaves you $160 memory and motherboard

edit - I was looking at USD prices, nevermind.

 

remember that upgrading to the i3 6100 or i5 6400 you'll have to get ddr4 or ddr3l ram, so factor that into your budget.

[steamrick]

If you're willing to buy used, look at a sandy bridge (or newer, if you find it cheap) i5 with mobo and ram, then get a RX480/GTX1060 new.

[Megah3rtz]

6 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

i5 6400 + msi gaming rx480 comes to $434, that still leaves you $160 memory and motherboard

 

13 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

My prices are in CAD (Canadian dollar.)

rx470 + h110m-a + i3 6100 + 8gb ddr4 is 600$.

[Starelementpoke]

13 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

I currently have this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Megah3rtz/saved/ZGBmGX .

 

tldr;  fx6300 and GTX 660. 

 

My current motherboard does not support 125w processors, only 95w. getting an fx8320/fx8350 would need a new motherboard, if I get a new motherboard I might as well just get a skylake combo.

 

So I have narrowed it down to this. my budget is 600$, but I will be doing this on black friday so going a bit over is alright. 

 

I plan to play 1080p high-ultra 40-60+fps on things like BF1, doom, tomb raider, rainbow six siege, overwatch. 

 

My prices are in CAD (Canadian dollar.)

 

I was looking at either i3-6100/i5-6400 + rx470 ($530-600$ on newegg)  

or

keep fx6300 and go for a rx480/gtx1060 for 330-350$ I know there is a bottleneck.

 

I plan to play on dx12, I don't know if that makes a difference or not. 

 

i5 plus 470 ez.

[iRileyx]

Just now, Megah3rtz said:

 

 

ive already corrected my post

[Starelementpoke]

14 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

I currently have this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Megah3rtz/saved/ZGBmGX .

 

tldr;  fx6300 and GTX 660. 

 

My current motherboard does not support 125w processors, only 95w. getting an fx8320/fx8350 would need a new motherboard, if I get a new motherboard I might as well just get a skylake combo.

 

So I have narrowed it down to this. my budget is 600$, but I will be doing this on black friday so going a bit over is alright. 

 

I plan to play 1080p high-ultra 40-60+fps on things like BF1, doom, tomb raider, rainbow six siege, overwatch. 

 

My prices are in CAD (Canadian dollar.)

 

I was looking at either i3-6100/i5-6400 + rx470 ($530-600$ on newegg)  

or

keep fx6300 and go for a rx480/gtx1060 for 330-350$ I know there is a bottleneck.

 

I plan to play on dx12, I don't know if that makes a difference or not. 

 

What will you do with the 6300?

[Megah3rtz]

2 minutes ago, steamrick said:

If you're willing to buy used, look at a sandy bridge (or newer, if you find it cheap) i5 with mobo and ram, then get a RX480/GTX1060 new.

not particularly. I live in a slightly rural area and have had bad experiences with used transactions that aren't in person.  

[Megah3rtz]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

What will you do with the 6300?

if I get the i3-i5 I will see if I can sell it,(see other reply). I will not be selling the graphics card either way, I'm keeping it to upgrade something else.