So right now i'm looking to upgrade my cpu but I am very limited because my motherboard is (https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/FM2A68M-HD+/index.asp) and I would like to get a cpu that is able to run well in combination with the Gtx 1050 ti 3gb to run games like the new Black ops 4, I am not looking to get a new motherboard and have a budget of around $100 (about £80) please anyone get back to me with recommendations that will fit my motherboard socket asap, I really hate not having a good cpu but a good GPU.
Help With Upgrading CPU
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Hi and welcome to the forums
Firstly, what CPU do you have at the moment? You should be looking at the A10 Richland series of CPUs, if you can find one. The support list for your board is here (from the link you provided) - https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/FM2A68M-HD+/index.asp#CPU
Bear in mind even the best of these is quite old now and won't be setting the world alight. I suppose it really does depend on what you are running at the moment
Hi and welcome to the forums
Firstly, what CPU do you have at the moment? You should be looking at the A10 Richland series of CPUs, if you can find one. The support list for your board is here (from the link you provided) - https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/FM2A68M-HD+/index.asp#CPU
Bear in mind even the best of these is quite old now and won't be setting the world alight. I suppose it really does depend on what you are running at the moment
Thanks for the reply! Currently I am running a AMD A8-7600 Radeon R7, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G, 3094 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
Also to add on to that, is there any cpu's of that seires that is equivalent to or even better than the Intel Core i5-2500K or the AMD equivalent?
I've got to be honest - I don't think you're going to get much improvement without spending a lot more than £80. Check the benchmarks here - https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1270?vs=1782
How much would a good one cost?
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Well R3 2200 is $100 mobo $70-100 and RAM around 80 or so for 8 gb
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Yeah sell it and get a Ryzen 1200 + A320M + 8GB DDR4.
Even the fastest CPU on that socket type you have is barely faster than an Intel Pentium. COD is usually not very CPU intensive but with this new Battle Royale Mode, likely your CPU, or any CPU on that socket, will perform poorly.
Getting a new CPU for your current motherboard would be a waste of time, very small upgrade for not insignificant money....and still bad performance.
Even the fastest CPU on that socket type you have is barely faster than an Intel Pentium. COD is usually not very CPU intensive but with this new Battle Royale Mode, likely your CPU, or any CPU on that socket, will perform poorly.
Getting a new CPU for your current motherboard would be a waste of time, very small upgrade for not insignificant money....and still bad performance.
Really no point, sideways move at best
My mistake - I thought the OP's cpu was older.
No problem, that's what we're here for
My basket at Overclockers UK:
This would be a big improvement over what you have already. If you can afford more then obviously you'll get more performance, it all depends on how deep your pockets are.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £79.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £82.99
- 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED48= £82.99
Total: £256.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)
This would be a big improvement over what you have already. If you can afford more then obviously you'll get more performance, it all depends on how deep your pockets are.
My pockets aren't very deep at the moment, I'll add these to my Christmas list. Is there any way I could get maybe the motherboard or the ram down? Like not get the ram and find some that isn't necessarily good looking but rather just what does the job well and for a good price? Hoping to get the stuff before Christmas but. I appreciate your input greatly and for how much of a help you have been to me.No problem, that's what we're here for
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £79.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £82.99
- 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED48= £82.99
Total: £256.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)
This would be a big improvement over what you have already. If you can afford more then obviously you'll get more performance, it all depends on how deep your pockets are.
Yup, just buy the cheapest DDR4 and AM4 motherboard you can find and maybe go to 4gb RAM. I can't help but feel you'd do better saving for a bit and lowering the settings right down in game for now until you can afford a proper upgrade.