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Hello,

Im looking to upgrade my CPU. I currently have a AMD Athlon x4 750K 3.4GHz on a MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard. I'm looking to upgrade to allow for CS:GO to run a bit better. I'm not even sure what the market is looking like so hit me with prices and then I will determine what my budget is. Anything helps!

Thank you.
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What is your GPU?

CS is well optimized, and I mean WELL. CPU/GPU combos, dating back 9 years or so still run this game solid, with no issues. 100-140FPS on med/high settings.

If you are really looking for an upgrade, it would be nice to know what all you have. As there are many factors, FM2 is dead, and shouldn't have existed, but still not much you can really upgrade on that path.
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Mitochondria wrote FM2 is dead, and shouldn't have existed, but still not much you can really upgrade on that path.

I mean for what it is, FM2 was fine. It definitely had a place in the market and reason to exist. It's as good as useless now IMO, but a few years ago when the best budget CPU you could get was a dual core Pentium, the 860k was a very good rival, still holds up to this day MUCH better than a dual core Pentium. Plus those budget APUs were a good choice if you couldn't afford an X4 860K or Haswell(and beyond) i3 with a dedicated GPU. Definitely nothing he's going to be able to do with his current CPU/Mobo though, in terms of upgrades.

Deceit wrote hit me with prices and then I will determine what my budget is

That's not how it works.

You've also given us almost zero information. If you want help, we need to know the rest of your specs including case AND PSU(both the make AND model), as well as your budget and currency. We're also going to need to know what exactly your current system isn't doing that you want it to, and/or what you're hoping to achieve with an upgrade.
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