CPU + MOBO http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7246697&csid=_22 RAM http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5507377&Sku=C13-6152 What I already have : Evga GTX 460 1gb SE 500 watt ocz stealthxtreme psu 24 inch viewsonic lcd Do guy guys think this would be a good build or do you think I could do better for >$380 Also, I'll be gaming at 1920 x 1080
In gaming i seriously doubt you'd see any difference between a quadcore and a hexcore. Maybe save some of that money by going for a quadcore and a better motherboard.
Also, I forgot to add what im upgrading from. intel core 2 duo e6550 2.33ghz 2gb ddr2 ocz reaper memory running at 667mhz random crappy motherboard.
Gaming is really more dependent on your graphics card. If you're dissatisfied with what you have now think about upgrading to a 560 or 570 rather than getting a stronger processor. Your CPU/mobo combo is a bit old though, so I think it would be best if you got a LGA1155 set when they start trickling out the ones with the fix for the SATA ports. Upgrading your CPU/mobo would probably give you better overall system performance, but a relatively smaller gaming performance boost. Supposing you just want to bring your system as a whole more up to date then I would again suggest going for SB when it's fixed. If you absolutely must upgrade now, then I guess I would recommend the x4 or x6 with a new motherboard, but a build around a better motherboard like this: MSI 870A-G54 ($100) Any <$50 1600MHz memory ($45) Phenom II x4 ($140) Total: $385 Would give you more upgrade potential. The CPU had to be changed to an x4 for it to be close to $380, but a hexcore CPU won't make much of a difference when gaming, and you get the trade off of a much better motherboard (it has SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0, support for crossfire, and more supported memory frequencies). It's your choice really, that combo isn't bad (although I would go for 1600MHz memory in that build too).
Well I would think that my cpu, ram and mobo are majorly bottlenecking my entire setup due to me only getting around 20 fps on gta IV and around 30 on crysis. I really do feel like I could get much more out of my gtx 460.
GTA4 works best on a quad, if you disable the recording/playback feature that frees up one core's worth. If you overclocked your CPU you could probably get better performance in crysis, My SLI config is about as powerful for DX10 as a 460 and with my i5 overclocked to 3800, i'm still getting around 40fps in crysis, which rarely goes below 30. 2 faster cores will benefit crysis more than 6 slower ones
