Want to change CPU

[sonnylee]

I have this really terrible cpu that makes my gameplay terrible because it can’t keep up with my gpu (gtx 1060). The cpu I have is an AMD a8 7650k and I don’t know which other cpu will fit into my pc so i’m Scared to make the purchase and switch it out for a new Ryzen cpu or something. Please can somebody help. If your wondering what motherboard I have (it’s also trash) it is a gigabyte F2A68HM-HD2.

Thanks!

[Bruce]

upgrading the CPU may help but it could also only be part of the problem.
what are your memory specs?
do you have a SSD?

[sonnylee]

upgrading the CPU may help but it could also only be part of the problem.
what are your memory specs?
do you have a SSD?

I don’t know if I have ssd but I am sure that I have a 1Tb storage and 8 gb of ddr3 ram.

[Bruce]

that mobo supports AMD FM2+/FM2 A-series APU’s.
but being the age they are, you may have trouble getting your hands on some, for example, the store I get my gear from no longer stocks FM2’s.

so now you’re potentially looking at a new mobo and CPU, which would probably then force you to upgrade the RAM.
but hey, the GTX should still be usable.

[sonnylee]

that mobo supports AMD FM2+/FM2 A-series APU’s.
but being the age they are, you may have trouble getting your hands on some, for example, the store I get my gear from no longer stocks FM2’s.

so now you’re potentially looking at a new mobo and CPU, which would probably then force you to upgrade the RAM.
but hey, the GTX should still be usable.

Ok it’s just the pc I got game with windows 10 and I don’t know if that will get deleted. Plus I’m quite scared to make a decision on what mobo and cpu to buy because I don’t know if they will be compatible with my other specs. I could send you my specs if you want?

[Bruce]

get Speccy from here; Speccy - Download Builds
in Speccy, click File > Publish Snapshot > Copy to Clipboard > Close.
now you can paste(Ctrl+V) that link into a post.

[sonnylee]

get Speccy from here; Speccy - Download Builds
in Speccy, click File > Publish Snapshot > Copy to Clipboard > Close.
now you can paste(Ctrl+V) that link into a post.

http://speccy.piriform.com/results/U...piKnaE62ML0dx3 Ok I followed your steps and I copied my specs and they should be in that link.

Thanks!

[Bruce]

you don’t have a SSD, just the Seagate 1TB hard drive.
now you have to decide whether you want to track down a FM2 CPU better than the one you currently have or replace the motherboard in order to get a better, current gen, CPU.
most new mobo’s are DDR4, so you’ll be looking at new RAM as well.

so your first decision will be - upgrade current rig with new parts, or buy new PC.

[sonnylee]

you don’t have a SSD, just the Seagate 1TB hard drive.
now you have to decide whether you want to track down a FM2 CPU better than the one you currently have or replace the motherboard in order to get a better, current gen, CPU.
most new mobo’s are DDR4, so you’ll be looking at new RAM as well.

so your first decision will be - upgrade current rig with new parts, or buy new PC.

Ok I found this page that lists all FM2+ socket compatible cpu’s but I don’t know if any of them are even worth the upgrade. The link to the website is http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket_FM2_.html . If you find that it’s not worth upgrading to any of those. Then I will go down the route of buying a new mobo, cpu and ram.

[Bruce]

you will need to compare your CPU specs against the core, threads, frequency and L2 cache of those listed.
then find out some prices and availability.

but your A8-7650 sits pretty well among that list, 4 cores, 4 threads and the A10’s for example give little frequency and L2 cache advantages.

so basically the chances are high you’ll upgrade and see very little difference, probably no difference at all.

but back to the original post, your bottleneck may not be the CPU, it may be the I/O bus which a SSD would eliminate.

[sonnylee]

you will need to compare your CPU specs against the core, threads, frequency and L2 cache of those listed.
then find out some prices and availability.

but your A8-7650 sits pretty well among that list, 4 cores, 4 threads and the A10’s for example give little frequency and L2 cache advantages.

so basically the chances are high you’ll upgrade and see very little difference, probably no difference at all.

but back to the original post, your bottleneck may not be the CPU, it may be the I/O bus which a SSD would eliminate.

Ok I’ll try looking at that

[veeg]

Any updates?

[phillpower2]

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