(Solved) Should I Upgrade Mobo or Cpu?

[thorman123456789]

Hello I am looking to either get a new cpu or get a motherboard to support overclocking... i have a prebuilt computer with these specs now:


Specs:
CPU: AMD FX 770k Quad Core Proccessor 3.5 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon R9 360 2GB
RAM: 8GB DDR3 Ram
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro

the cpu is socket fm2+ and i don't know anything about the motherboard, psu, or the hdd or ssd... so my questions are

1: should i get a new cpu with socket fm2+ or get a new mobo to support overclocking?
2: do different mobos have different power requirements?
3: do you recommend any good mobos or any good cpus for socket fm2+?

the prebuilt is this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WR28EDO/ref=twister_B00PRNGHD4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[Omega]

FM2 is old and dead. Its not used anymore. You will have to get a new mobo, CPU and RAM; what is your budget?

[thorman123456789]

Omega eredeti hozzászólása:

FM2 is old and dead. Its not used anymore. You will have to get a new mobo, CPU and RAM; what is your budget?

well i was planning on spending less than $150 but if thats the case i might have to increase that to $250... anything somewhat decent i can get with that? i will also probably need a new psu as well... also my rig is a mini tower

[Omega]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XkzBJV

- The best budget CPU available atm is the g4560 and it is similair in preformance to the 770k that is why we go $20 over budget. Otherwise you would be building a system with the same specs as the old one.
- Upgrade to 16gb RAM later if you plan on playing AAA games.

[thorman123456789]

question will i need to get a new power supply?
what about a new case?
is that cpu overclockable?
or should i just scratch getting a new cpu or motherboard and get a new gpu? i have been looking at the gtx 1060

[upcoast]

You're in a catch 22 no matter what you upgrade there'll be the other POS component strangling your PC ie; you can swap out the cpu to another better cpu but the r9 360 is crap so it's a catch 22.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2661/radeon-r9-360-oem

Ps, technically the R9 360 is the main culprit strangling your PC.

[thorman123456789]

upcoast eredeti hozzászólása:

You're in a catch 22 no matter what you upgrade there'll be the other POS component strangling your PC ie; you can swap out the cpu to another better cpu but the r9 360 is crap so it's a catch 22.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2661/radeon-r9-360-oem

Ps, technically the R9 360 is the main culprit strangling your PC.

so gpu first then upgrade cpu later?

[Mossy Snake]

thorman123456789 eredeti hozzászólása:

upcoast eredeti hozzászólása:

You're in a catch 22 no matter what you upgrade there'll be the other POS component strangling your PC ie; you can swap out the cpu to another better cpu but the r9 360 is crap so it's a catch 22.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2661/radeon-r9-360-oem

Ps, technically the R9 360 is the main culprit strangling your PC.

so gpu first then upgrade cpu later?

No, CPU first. FM2 is garbage and is the real culprit. You can get buy on a good CPU with a bad GPU for a little while, but a bad GPU with a worse CPU makes gaming basically impossible.

[upcoast]

MossyRathalos eredeti hozzászólása:

thorman123456789 eredeti hozzászólása:

so gpu first then upgrade cpu later?

No, CPU first. FM2 is garbage and is the real culprit. You can get buy on a good CPU with a bad GPU for a little while, but a bad GPU with a worse CPU makes gaming basically impossible.

You're so far out in left field, did you bother even looking at the specs of the r9 360 oem it's a big turd even a lot worse than the cruddy r7 370, hell even the archaic GTX285 1GB is better than an R9 360.

Ps, you can polish a turd but at the end of the day it's still a turd.

[Mossy Snake]

upcoast eredeti hozzászólása:

MossyRathalos eredeti hozzászólása:

No, CPU first. FM2 is garbage and is the real culprit. You can get buy on a good CPU with a bad GPU for a little while, but a bad GPU with a worse CPU makes gaming basically impossible.

You're so far out in left field, did you bother even looking at the specs of the r9 360 oem it's a big turd even a lot worse than the cruddy r7 370, hell even the archaic GTX285 1GB is better than an R9 360.

Ps, you can polish a turd but at the end of the day it's still a turd.

If he were to upgrade to anything higher then that then we would probably experience a bottleneck.
I'd say get rid of FM2 and go for LG1151/AM4.

[upcoast]

MossyRathalos eredeti hozzászólása:

upcoast eredeti hozzászólása:

You're so far out in left field, did you bother even looking at the specs of the r9 360 oem it's a big turd even a lot worse than the cruddy r7 370, hell even the archaic GTX285 1GB is better than an R9 360.

Ps, you can polish a turd but at the end of the day it's still a turd.

If he were to upgrade to anything higher then that then we would probably experience a bottleneck.
I'd say get rid of FM2 and go for LG1151/AM4.

TBH, even a mediocre GTX1050ti would put him miles ahead compared to what he's got.

It would depend on an individual game basis as to how much or if there would be a cpu bottle neck, GTA 5 / Fallout 4 are classic amd cpu chokers but most other games not so much besides that even with a bottleneck in gta 5 with a gtx1050ti he'd still be getting impressive fps compared to the r9 360.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqrNapLc22o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHcJ8F-LuaE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVCIxgnGccQ

General idea of what to expect ^.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0PjOONR3ac

Athlon vs i3 ^.

[thorman123456789]

guys look at my library i don't need top of the line components... i don't even play AAA games... only one i play is fallout 4... and i have been so used to turning down the graphics all the way for my entire life... so i would just like to play almost all my games at lowest to medium settings at 60 FPS... so as you can tell i don't need amd ryzen or intel i7 i just need a semi decent graphics card and cpu... i don't need anything top of the line

[Omega]

All components we recommended are low-end.

[Venlord]

upcoast eredeti hozzászólása:

MossyRathalos eredeti hozzászólása:

If he were to upgrade to anything higher then that then we would probably experience a bottleneck.
I'd say get rid of FM2 and go for LG1151/AM4.

TBH, even a mediocre GTX1050ti would put him miles ahead compared to what he's got.

It would depend on an individual game basis as to how much or if there would be a cpu bottle neck, GTA 5 / Fallout 4 are classic amd cpu chokers but most other games not so much besides that even with a bottleneck in gta 5 with a gtx1050ti he'd still be getting impressive fps compared to the r9 360.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqrNapLc22o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHcJ8F-LuaE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVCIxgnGccQ

General idea of what to expect ^.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0PjOONR3ac

Athlon vs i3 ^.

I strongly agree with upcoast.


I was trying to find a r9 360 vs 1050ti comparsion, watched this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5fWnNl2cP0

Then I realized it was vs the 370, but the 1050ti was much faster than the 370 and the 370 is faster than the 360....

So OP I would go with the GTX 1050ti, I believe you were planning on spending $150-$250 according to post #2.

This is one is 150$, there are other models over and under that price, but not by much, just an example.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125915&cm_re=1050ti-_-14-125-915-_-Product

1050ti should give a large peformance boost IF the game is not too CPU intensive.

Then I would save up your money and wait until you have enough for a new CPU, motherboard, RAM.

[thorman123456789]

so a 1050Ti or a 1060? i can only have one with one fan though because the r9 360 is a small one fan gpu

[Venlord]

thorman123456789 eredeti hozzászólása:

so a 1050Ti or a 1060? i can only have one with one fan though because the r9 360 is a small one fan gpu

Yeah or a 1060 if you can afford one. Then upgrade everything else later.