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Hey guys I currently have an AMD x6 1055t at 3.4ghz OC, my video card is a Sapphire Radeon 6950 2gb

 

I was thinking of maybe upgrading the CPU, I would want to know some of your opinions on which CPU I should actually go for. (Willing to switch MOBO's)

 

I'll mostly be doing gaming.

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`Budget?

 

 

 

no budget you could get a rampage 4 black and 4960x

 

but a fx6300 may do..

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Hey guys I currently have an AMD x6 1055t at 3.4ghz OC, my video card is a Sapphire Radeon 6950 2gb

 

I was thinking of maybe upgrading the CPU, I would want to know some of your opinions on which CPU I should actually go for. (Willing to switch MOBO's)

 

I'll mostly be doing gaming.

what mobo do you have currently/

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Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

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If you are just gaming there is really not much point upgrading unlike graphics cards cpu performance for gaming really have not improved that much for a upgrade to be relevant. But you can upgrade if you really want to.  

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For mostly gaming if you really want a upgrade maybe a 4670k? That is a 6 core so maybe a 4930k but thats not really needed for gaming.

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My budget is about 450 (Not including tax), my current mobo is a ASUS M4A88T-USB3/0.

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My budget is about 450 (Not including tax), my current mobo is a ASUS M4A88T-USB3/0.

450 what? :D This is an international website, please specify your currency! Though because of the fact that you didn't I assume it's USD.

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My budget is about 450 (Not including tax), my current mobo is a ASUS M4A88T-USB3/0.

ok so it's an am3 board so you can't upgrade your cpu any further on that board. depending on what your 450 is then a 4670k would probably be best if your gaming

 

450 what? :D This is an international website, please specify your currency! Though because of the fact that you didn't I assume it's USD.

this would help too

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

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4570k and find some a cheap gigabyte motherboard for it boom done if your not going to overclock get the 4570 instead

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4570k and find some a cheap gigabyte motherboard for it boom done if your not going to overclock get the 4570 instead

what is this 4570k you speak of?  :P  do you mean a 4670k or a 3570k? ethier of those with a  decent asus/gigabyte/msi board will be fine

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard:  Asus Z87M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.84 @ DirectCanada)
Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $435.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 16:17 EST-0500)

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this has some faster ram as well that haswell can take advantage of and an atx motherboard


 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ Newegg Canada) 


Total: $450.76

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 16:24 EST-0500)

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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what is this 4570k you speak of?  :P  do you mean a 4670k or a 3570k? ethier of those with a  decent asus/gigabyte/msi board will be fine

Haha you're right. I ment 4670k and if he was not going to oc then 4570

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Should I wait through for AMD's Mantle to see how it will affect my 6 cores performance?

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You could always get an FX-8350 which is fairly inexpensive and is just about as good as anything for gaming. It also has 8 cores which would work well with Mantle.

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I think your fine with what you have. Try OC'ng it a bit more to get a bit more performance.

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Should I wait through for AMD's Mantle to see how it will affect my 6 cores performance?

If you're not in a hurry, sure.

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