Upgrading to run Battlegrounds!

arebour · 2 Apr 2017 at 01:53

My current spec -

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P
AMD FX-4100 (3.6GHz)
Noctua NH-D15 cooler
2 x Corsair Vengeance LP 4GB DDR3-1600
Just upgraded GPU to Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8GB NITRO+
650w opz PSU

I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to get an FX-8350 as it's only £119.99, is that a good idea to try and be able to play games like battlegrounds at better fps? and if so what is the best RAM for the CPU/MOBO that I already have? Is the RAM I already have ok?

The new GPU helped a lot and there hasn't been any issues with it but its still not great, I want to spend as little money as possible.

Thanks for any advice.

arebour · 2 Apr 2017 at 02:20

Would it be worth the £100 investing in this - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...annel-kit-tlyed316g2133hc11adc-my-042-tg.html
and this - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...hz-socket-am3-processor-retail-cp-336-am.html

Hopefully it was a good choice to upgrade my GPU, the CPU and RAM I can't make up my mind on... Do I bother or save the money for a new system...

LewisRaz · 2 Apr 2017 at 15:54

That still seems like a massive amount to pay for a cpu that is very old now.

Kyrne · 2 Apr 2017 at 22:24

Hard to say what to upgrade to for the game, since its early access and highly unoptimised atm. Next 5 weeks I believe are been spent on making it all tick better.

RSR · 2 Apr 2017 at 22:30

I'd also wait a few weeks for Ryzen 5 as well as the game updates.

Plec · 3 Apr 2017 at 19:18

This may help you decide - it's the CPU benchmark comparison at Andtech - comparing the FX-4130 (they didin't have the 4100) to the FX-8350. Link below:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1280?vs=697

Pay particular attention to the game benchmarks near the bottom...