CPU or GPU Upgrade

berwick53 · May 3, 2011

I'm upgrading my older pc and don't know whether to buy a new gpu or cpu.

has an 8600GT GPU and a 6000 x2 amd CPU.

what would you recommend to upgrade first

cheesy999 · May 3, 2011

8600gt if you use it for gaming, cpu if you use it for video editing etc

Dent1 · May 3, 2011

berwick53 said:
I'm upgrading my older pc and don't know whether to buy a new gpu or cpu.

has an 8600GT GPU and a 6000 x2 amd CPU.

what would you recommend to upgrade first

Both. The CPU and GPU are outdated. The 8600GT was a weak card 5 years ago, so if you're a gamer it basically won't suffice, and the 6000X2 will bottleneck whichever new video card you do buy.

If you're video editing or doing intensive non-gaming tasks replace just the CPU to a modern quad core or hexacore.

If all you do is browse the internet. Keep your rig as it is.

brandonwh64 · May 3, 2011

If its AM2 then i would check the motherboard to see what it can support then go from there. if its 939 then donate it to a family member and build a AM2+/AM3 quad for cheap

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CPU or GPU Upgrade

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