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250$ upgrade from an Amd 8320
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I want to upgrade my amd 8320 (I know I know that CPU was not a good choice) but I'd like it to be under 250$ preferably
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What do you use your system for, and what are you looking to achieve with an upgrade?
Make and model of your case?
Rest of your specs would be useful too.
Make and model of your case?
Rest of your specs would be useful too.
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I'm hoping to use the pc for gaming. I have 8gb ram a Radeon 280x 800 or 1000w psu (not sure) a gigabyte motherboard and 1tb of storage as for the case I don't know what it is specifically but I do know it's a mid tower
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $229.86
One of your better bets, you can sell of the old parts, and make a little extra, get another 8GB stick of RAM, or if you have enough, just buy a 16GB set/better motherboard (full ATX rather then mATX, etc).
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Total: $229.86
One of your better bets, you can sell of the old parts, and make a little extra, get another 8GB stick of RAM, or if you have enough, just buy a 16GB set/better motherboard (full ATX rather then mATX, etc).
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What games specifically are you looking for better performance in? A CPU upgrade won't necessarily improve your performance in games, especially with a $250 budget since that's R3 1200 money and the R3 1200 is more of a 'sidegrade' from an FX-8320 really, just with a better upgrade path and newer features.
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I play games like rainbow six siege and dayZ and pubg soon
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A CPU upgrade should help then. A GPU upgrade would probably be more beneficial, but the 280x is still a pretty decent card. Though, you could upgrade to an RX 480/580 or 6GB GTX 1060, if you can find one in stock that's not still stupid overpriced.
For CPU, this is what I'd do;
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $251.85
Although I'd maybe spend an extra $10-15 for a better motherboard;
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R3 1200 should perform at the very least, on par with the FX-8320 in everything.
It sounds like you have a shitty quality PSU, so I'd be looking to replace that asap, just FYI. Also, add an SSD soon.
For CPU, this is what I'd do;
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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $251.85
Although I'd maybe spend an extra $10-15 for a better motherboard;
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R3 1200 should perform at the very least, on par with the FX-8320 in everything.
It sounds like you have a shitty quality PSU, so I'd be looking to replace that asap, just FYI. Also, add an SSD soon.
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