AMD FX 4300

[rain in july]

What's a good upgrade from the FX 4300? I have around £100 budget. Looking for AMD CPU's only. 

is the 4350 worth getting 

or maybe something from the 6000 series? like the 6350, that is what i'm currently thinking about getting. I'm not going to get RYZEN as of now, I just need this cpu for a few months until i do a complete new build. Thanks.

[ivan134]

5 minutes ago, AshesoftheWake1 said:

What's a good upgrade from the FX 4300? I have around £100 budget. Looking for AMD CPU's only. 

is the 4350 worth getting 

or maybe something from the 6000 series? like the 6350, that is what i'm currently thinking about getting. I'm not going to get RYZEN as of now, I just need this cpu for a few months until i do a complete new build. Thanks.

Only upgrade you should be looking at is a platform switch. Save money until you can do a Ryzen build.

[rain in july]

1 minute ago, ivan134 said:

Only upgrade you should be looking at is a platform switch. Save money until you can do a Ryzen build.

nah man i'm getting a new cpu, for now I will have more than enough money soon for a new build, I REALLY need a new cpu now.

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, ivan134 said:

Only upgrade you should be looking at is a platform switch. Save money until you can do a Ryzen build.

@AshesoftheWake1Waiting for Ryzen R5 or R3 might be a good idea...

[rain in july]

2 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

Only upgrade you should be looking at is a platform switch. Save money until you can do a Ryzen build.

I will be doing a ryzen build as soon as possible tho

[ivan134]

3 minutes ago, AshesoftheWake1 said:

nah man i'm getting a new cpu, for now I will have more than enough money soon for a new build, I REALLY need a new cpu now.

What's wrong with your 4300?

[Festive]

You wont notice a performance jump from the 4300 to the 4350 at all. You also wont really see one from the 6350, if you dont go Ryzen, youre wasting your own money. 

[rain in july]

1 minute ago, Festive said:

You wont notice a performance jump from the 4300 to the 4350 at all. You also wont really see one from the 6350, if you dont go Ryzen, youre wasting your own money. 

As long as there's a ryzen cpu for around 100 ish, i REALLY need a new cpu my current one is, lack of a better word fucked, keeps freezing etc 

[asand1]

How about an FX-8320E? $118USD free shipping. Would it cook the board at stock clocks? Another option would be a used Skylake mobo and CPU and reuse your RAM. Honestly I would try the 8320 and then start saving for Ryzen.

 

 

[rain in july]

3 minutes ago, asand1 said:

How about an FX-8320E? $118USD free shipping. would it clock the board at stock clocks? another option would be a used Skylake mobo and CPU and reuse your RAM. Honestly I would try the 8320 and then start saving for Ryzen.

 

 

Thank you finally a comment that answers my question, I was asking for suggestions and specifically said im not going to get ryzen. The  FX-8320E  seems like a great choice, looks like i'm getting that! Thank you.

[asand1]

Do More research. The VRM on your board will likely be maxed out feeding it. DO NOT OVERCLOCK. It should work fine at stock speeds though.

[rain in july]

6 minutes ago, asand1 said:

Do More research. The VRM on your board will likely be maxed out feeding it. DO NOT OVERCLOCK. It should work fine at stock speeds though.

that's my current specs.

[asand1]

I can't tell you what power phase arrangement you have on the VRM (Voltage Regulation Mosfets), I can tell you you have no heatsinks on them. Proceed with caution, and do not OC. I know 8350s on cheap boards have resulted in sparks, smoke, and fire. You should be alright with an 8320E though. Any FX should work.

[asand1]

This guy is able to play DOTA with your mobo and FX-8320E

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2826261/asrock-n68c-gs4-amd-fx8320e.html

[rain in july]

23 minutes ago, asand1 said:

I can't tell you what power phase arrangement you have on the VRM (Voltage Regulation Mosfets), I can tell you you have no heatsinks on them. Proceed with caution, and do not OC. I know 8350s on cheap boards have resulted in sparks, smoke, and fire. You should be alright with an 8320E though. Any FX should work, a higher clocked six core may be a better idea for safety sake.

would you recommend to be on the safe side, to just get a 6350 instead?

[asand1]

1 minute ago, AshesoftheWake1 said:

would you recommend to be on the safe side, to just get a 6350 instead?

Nope, 6350 actually uses more power. 8350 will draw less and keep VRMs cooler.

[NytroN32D]

6 minutes ago, AshesoftheWake1 said:

would you recommend to be on the safe side, to just get a 6350 instead?

how abaut fx 6300 using it right now got  for 75$ @ ebay  testing and owerclocking now  basicly having fun with it

here is my cinebench score with oc using this right now 

[rain in july]

3 minutes ago, NytroN32D said:

how abaut fx 6300 using it right now got  for 75$ @ ebay  testing and owerclocking now  basicly having fun with it

here is my cinebench score with oc using this right now 

Great! I'll have a look at the 6300 too thanks.

[NytroN32D]

Just now, AshesoftheWake1 said:

Great! I'll have a look at the 6300 too thanks.

np   

[rain in july]

1 minute ago, NytroN32D said:

np   

The 6300 fits amazingly into my budget, looks like i'll get it, thanks  

[NytroN32D]

Just now, AshesoftheWake1 said:

The 6300 fits amazingly into my budget, looks like i'll get it, thanks  

budget is only reason i got itr and owerclocks with water colling can be incredible  

colling mine with cheap heatpipe cooler from china lol works good sounds terrible

[rain in july]

18 minutes ago, NytroN32D said:

budget is only reason i got itr and owerclocks with water colling can be incredible  

colling mine with cheap heatpipe cooler from china lol works good sounds terrible

LOL, that was another question i was going to ask you  How do you cool it? Do you think stock cooler should be ok? Or should I get an aftermarket cooler, most likely the noctua cpu cooler  

[NytroN32D]

i am using cheap ebay cooler sounds  does strange stuff but cools well  heatpipe cooler...

[rain in july]

7 minutes ago, NytroN32D said:

i am using cheap ebay cooler sounds  does strange stuff but cools well  heatpipe cooler...

thanks for your help looks like im gonna get the 6300  

[asand1]

The reason I didn't recommend a 6300 is because I have read it's not a significant improvement over a 4300. Ymmv