kinda nooby here, need help :P

[Daemon Khorne]

hi guys, im looking to upgrade my pc the current spec is:

i5-2300

GTX-660

gigabyte motherboard,

8Gb of ram.

60Gb SSD just for OS

1Tb drive for other applications

the system is for light gaming (day-z and gta)

but also for video editing.

Here's the thing, i wanna upgrade the motherboard and CPU and then upgrade the GPU in a few months. BUT i don't have a huge budget probably around £200 GBP with a little scope, what would you guys recommend, i don't mine AMD or Intel. I was looking at the FX-8320/8350 because they're quite cheap, and from what i can find any intel equivalents are double the cost. thanks in advance for the help.

[Daemon Khorne]

or do you think its worth upgrading the GPU first then the CPU and MOBO later down the line. sorry for nooby questions!

[Guest]

FX 8320/8350 is not a real upgrade. Look around for used i5 or i7 4th gen/6th gen instead

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, getreckless said:

or do you think its worth upgrading the GPU first then the CPU and MOBO later down the line. sorry for nooby questions!

I'd get GPU first. i5 2nd gen is somwehat still really capable

[minibois]

Intel equivalents are probably i5 4460 or so.

If you want an upgrade, you could look into getting an i7 2600(K) tbh.

 

Otherwise you should really just wait for Zen, it's probably a month away.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Intel equivalents are probably i5 4460 or so.

If you want an upgrade, you could look into getting an i7 2600(K) tbh.

 

Otherwise you should really just wait for Zen, it's probably a month away.

Let's hope Ryzen also have budget chips.

[minibois]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Let's hope Ryzen also have budget chips.

I would assume SR3 (which would be the 4 core 8 thread one + AM4 motherboard) would be at least be similarly prices compared to an FX 8320+970 board.

Can't call them quite 'budget' like the Athlon X4 chips from the past couple years, but at least somewhere in OP's budget.

[NannerBeans]

Most motherboards should have a BIOS update do get compatibility with Ivy Bridge. I'd do that and buy a used 3770k or a 3770 if you don't have a Z series motherboard. 

[ZimFreak]

40 minutes ago, getreckless said:

I was looking at the FX-8320/8350 because they're quite cheap, and from what i can find any intel equivalents are double the cost. thanks in advance for the help.

 

They're 2x the cost because they're NOT equivalent. I recommend an i3 or i5. The FX series have very weak performance per core.

[Daemon Khorne]

so would dumping a 2600k in it be worth it? and put the extra towards a new gpu or invest in a 3770 and possibly a new board that supports ivybridge if i cant update mine?