A better CPU?

[jaygupta12345]

Hey! I will soon be building a gaming PC. I want a CPU which is better than AMD 760K but does not crosses $120/$130 mark. Integrated graphics are not required as there will be a seperate graphics card. Thank You!

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

AMD FX-6300 or Intel Core i3 4000 series

 

[ksham]

There's nothing that's really better. FM2 is also a dead socket. So if you want a reasonable upgrade, you'll need to change your motherboard as well, which results in you having to likely re-install your operating system.

 

[pbm86]

AMD FX 6300 is a better CPU with 6 cores/3 modules and L3 cache.

 

[jaygupta12345]

There's nothing that's really better. FM2 is also a dead socket. So if you want a reasonable upgrade, you'll need to change your motherboard as well, which results in you having to likely re-install your operating system.

Yes, but I am just planning my build now.

 

[envy14tpe]

760K<fx-6300<i3-4xxx<fx-83xx

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

760K < FX 6300 <i3 4xxx < FX 83xx < i5 4xxx < FX 9xxx < i7 4xxx

 

[ksham]

760K < FX 6300 <i3 4xxx < FX 83xx < i5 4xxx < FX 9xxx < i7 4xxx

Everything after the i3 is pointless because they're over the budget.

 

[pbm86]

i3 has only 2 cores and can't be overclocked. In games that don't use more than 2 cores the performance is better than of an FX CPU.