Build upgrade compatibility.

[julius_Snaezer]

Hello everyone,

 

My current build (meant for gaming):

AMD FX-4300

XFX R7-260x 2gb

M5A78L-M LX plus motherboard

8gb DDR3 RAM

465gb Seagate hard drive

Corsair 230T case

Corsair CX 430M PSU

(Please tell me if you need more details.)

 

I have $280 to upgrade my prebuilt computer. I was thinking of getting a Pentium G4560 and an RX 470. I realize prebuilt computers are somewhat difficult to upgrade, so I was wondering if my build would work with this upgrade.

 

If they aren't compatible what should I do? Should a buy an FX 8 core (which I assume would be compatible, I have an fx-300 now), or should I wait for a sale to replace the motherboard/RAM as well?

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, julius_Snaezer said:

If they aren't compatible what should I do? Should a buy an FX 8 core (which I assume would be compatible, I have an fx-300 now), or should I wait for a sale to replace the motherboard/RAM as well?

 

 

nope bad idea, FX are garbage "upgrade". 

 

get an older 3770 or 2600 system. 

[OsuMasterz]

2 minutes ago, julius_Snaezer said:

Hello everyone,

 

My current build (meant for gaming):

AMD FX-4300

XFX R7-260x 2gb

M5A78L-M LX plus motherboard

8gb DDR3 RAM

465gb Seagate hard drive

Corsair 230T case

Corsair CX 430M PSU

(Please tell me if you need more details.)

 

I have $280 to upgrade my prebuilt computer. I was thinking of getting a Pentium G4560 and an RX 470. I realize prebuilt computers are somewhat difficult to upgrade, so I was wondering if my build would work with this upgrade.

 

If they aren't compatible what should I do? Should a buy an FX 8 core (which I assume would be compatible, I have an fx-300 now), or should I wait for a sale to replace the motherboard/RAM as well?

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

Well first of all, can you tell what power supply you have?

[The Sloth]

3 minutes ago, OsuMasterz said:

Well first of all, can you tell what power supply you have?

 

6 minutes ago, julius_Snaezer said:

Corsair CX 430M PSU

 

 

 

[OsuMasterz]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

 

 

I can't see that on night mode rip

[Shiv78]

18 minutes ago, OsuMasterz said:

I can't see that on night mode rip

Ctrl-A

[OsuMasterz]

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

Ctrl-A

True but still inconvenient

[Shiv78]

1 minute ago, OsuMasterz said:

True but still inconvenient

There's a Chrome extension to fix night theme issues (forgot where) in some official thread filled with member-made forum mods.

[Colin Donoghue]

you do know at least that a Pentium will not work in your set up

[HKZeroFive]

G4560 + H110 motherboard (may require BIOS update) + 8GB of DDR4 should add up to about $160 or so. With the $120 left, I'd look at a GTX 1050Ti if possible.