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Whats the best way to upgrade my current system

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  • 30-12-2016 4:17pm
    #1
    wiz569
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    Hi folks,


    Thinking about upgrading,mainly because I have a few bob,not because I have found a need to yet,just not sure whether to upgrade just one of the below or do the lot,bar the motherboard, thats there just for reference,


    Any ideas?



    Motherboard = M5A97 R2.0
    CPU = AMD FX 6300
    RAM = 8G DDR3 1600MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics = AMD R9 270


    Current psu is either 500w or 550w so should be ok I think


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,706 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    graphics card -> SSD -> CPU+motherboard
    RX470/480 4Gb is a good card.

    I wouldn't spend mad money on incremental upgrades, the FX-6300 is a bottleneck.


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    wiz569
    Registered Users Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭wiz569


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    graphics card -> SSD -> CPU+motherboard
    RX470/480 4Gb is a good card.

    I wouldn't spend mad money on incremental upgrades, the FX-6300 is a bottleneck.

    So maybe the RX470/480 plus an AMD FX 9590 and another 8GB ram?

    I have an SSD already :)


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    Denny_Crane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 384 ✭✭Denny_Crane


    I wouldn't normally suggest upgrading to 16GB (assuming gaming) but keep an eye out for some cheap DDR3 on adverts, likewise a CPU although AMD tends to e harder to find. Certainly don't upgrade prior to Ryzen being released and stocks being reduced in price.


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    Digital Solitude
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    Wouldn't touch a 9590 personally, stick with the 6300 until you can pull €300 together to get an i5.


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    wiz569
    Registered Users Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭wiz569


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    Wouldn't touch a 9590 personally, stick with the 6300 until you can pull €300 together to get an i5.

    So better off switching to an intel cpu/motherboard setup?

    I have about €450 but its not enough to include a graphics card update as well


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    Denny_Crane
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    wiz569 wrote: »
    So better off switching to an intel cpu/motherboard setup?

    I have about €450 but its not enough to include a graphics card update as well

    Hold off until Ryzen hits. You can go ahead with the GPU, there is new stuff coming but at the upper end.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    wiz569 wrote: »
    So better off switching to an intel cpu/motherboard setup?

    I have about €450 but its not enough to include a graphics card update as well

    I5 will be leagues ahead of the 6300, wait till you've 500 or 550 and get an RX 470, new board, i5 6500, 8gb DDR4 and an SSD is my advice


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    TerrorFirmer
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    I agree at this point I'd just get a new card, RX480 4GB is good value and a massive upgrade, you can look at a new board, cpu and ram when the new CPU's hit. FX6300 is hit and miss at this point but broadly speaking it'll be fine for another while.

    You could get an FX8320, factoring in the cost of the FX6300 2nd hand, it shouldn't cost more than about €60-70 overall for the upgrade CPU wise, just do a bit of googling to ensure there aren't any throttling issues with 8 core CPU's in that board.

    The FX-9 series CPU's are some of the worst ever made and require a 220w motherboard, decent water cooler, and still languish behind basic Intel i5 processors while devouring triple the power and putting out enough heat to warm a small house...not to mention the serious throttling issues. They wouldn't work on your existing setup in any case.


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