CPU upgrade

[FazeBros265]

As a person who plans for the future, (only occasionally this happens,) I'm looking for an upgrade for my AMD FX-6300 Black Edition! Intel or AMD (or if it just is compatible with AMD, then I'm all good,) is fine with me as long as it fits under my $150 - $200 budget. My specs at the moment are

 

Motherboard: M5A78L-M AM3+ socket

PSU: EVGA 500W

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3

GPU: it's the GeForce GT 730 at the moment but I'm getting the RX 470 as an upgrade

 

Also, I use my PC as editing, recording, occasionally rendering, and gaming. So I would like to know my best options.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

 

[The Sloth]

470 and an AMD 6300 would be good if you can get it.

[FazeBros265]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

470 and an AMD 6300 would be good if you can get it.

I currently have an 6300 LMAO but thanks for reading anyways!

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, FazeBros265 said:

As a person who plans for the future, (only occasionally this happens,) I'm looking for an upgrade for my AMD FX-6300 Black Edition! Intel or AMD (or if it just is compatible with AMD, then I'm all good,) is fine with me as long as it fits under my $150 - $200 budget. My specs at the moment are

 

Motherboard: M5A78L-M AM3+ socket

PSU: EVGA 500W

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3

GPU: it's the GeForce GT 730 at the moment but I'm getting the RX 470 as an upgrade

 

Also, I use my PC as editing, recording, occasionally rendering, and gaming. So I would like to know my best options.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

 

Where do you live? Does RX 470 include in the budget? If not go intel i5/i7 or wait for Ryzen

[FazeBros265]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Where do you live? Does RX 470 include in the budget? If not go intel i5/i7 or wait for Ryzen

US. And the RX 470 isn't in the budget. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, FazeBros265 said:

US. And the RX 470 isn't in the budget. 

Something like this and reuse the RAM. If that's bit too high then go used

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $218.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-02 22:57 EST-0500

[FazeBros265]

3 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

If not go intel i5/i7 or wait for Ryzen.

My motherboard doesn't support Intel sadly. I know how AMD and opinions with others work.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, FazeBros265 said:

My motherboard doesn't support Intel sadly. I know how AMD and opinions with others work.

That's why I put this in

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 

[FazeBros265]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Something like this and reuse the RAM. If that's bit too high then go used

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $218.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-02 22:57 EST-0500

hmm. Yeah looks good. Thanks for the help! I'll note that in my "To Get For PC List" 

[TomR]

21 minutes ago, FazeBros265 said:

As a person who plans for the future, (only occasionally this happens,) I'm looking for an upgrade for my AMD FX-6300 Black Edition! Intel or AMD (or if it just is compatible with AMD, then I'm all good,) is fine with me as long as it fits under my $150 - $200 budget. My specs at the moment are

 

Motherboard: M5A78L-M AM3+ socket

PSU: EVGA 500W

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3

GPU: it's the GeForce GT 730 at the moment but I'm getting the RX 470 as an upgrade

 

Also, I use my PC as editing, recording, occasionally rendering, and gaming. So I would like to know my best options.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

 

Waiting for Ryzen would be a good option if you can wait and save some more, or sourcing a used i5+motherboard would be a good option if you don't mind switching platforms. Simply buying a FX-8300 with a good cooler and overclocking is also a reasonable option.

[TomR]

12 minutes ago, FazeBros265 said:

hmm. Yeah looks good. Thanks for the help! I'll note that in my "To Get For PC List" 

That's a very good route he listed but you should try to source the i5 4460 on the used market.