Suggest Budget Gaming CPU for P5B-MX/WiFi-AP with an ati HD6670

zzkaustavzz · May 30, 2013

Guys, I have been using my desktop ,a P5B-MX/WiFi-AP mobo with an ati HD6670 gpu and Intel Core 2 duo E4400 overclocked at 2.4 ghz! well,its not enough but its been running quite fine and new games run at 30-50fps without AA. Now, m planning to change my processor coz it feels like thats where the bottleneck is.

Please suggest compatible cpus with price any other alternatives!

Guest · May 30, 2013

What would be your budget dude and your PSU.,

zzkaustavzz · May 30, 2013

Budget would be within 8k at max 10k. Currently am using a stock psu since 6670 dont need external power. if needed can get a reasonable psu as well

Guest · May 30, 2013

10K US Dollars ? get Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz 6 cores from intel. for about $1,007.13 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

zzkaustavzz · May 30, 2013

LOLL noo !

am talking about Indian Rupees. thats approx 175 US$. XD

Guest · May 30, 2013

zzkaustavzz :

Based on your Motherboard. You will get an Intel . If you don't want to overclock it. just buy an i5-3470 for $185 or 3570 for $212. If you want to get the 3570K just get the best MOBO Z77 intel chipset.

zzkaustavzz · May 30, 2013

Ok ,3 things...

1)So i5-3470 /3570 will be compatible wth my mobo? How come cpu-upgrade.com & asus support site only showing core 2 duo and quad core processors in the compatibility chart? Are they out-dated?

2)there seems to be many Z77 motherboards ,can you specify which ones ? ( found one DZ77RE-75K http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dz77re-75k.html
priced at Rs. 21199 ( us $378

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3)The idea is to buy a processor for P5B-MX so that I can later upgrade my mobo if needed without any prob.

Thanks for the help maate...

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smeezekitty · May 30, 2013

1)So i5-3470 /3570 will be compatible wth my mobo? How come cpu-upgrade.com & asus support site only showing core 2 duo and quad core processors in the compatibility chart? Are they out-dated?

No. You have a socket 775 board. The new Intel CPUs use LGA1155.

2)there seems to be many Z77 motherboards ,can you specify which ones ? ( found one DZ77RE-75K http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dz77re-75k.html
priced at Rs. 21199 ( us $378 )

3)The idea is to buy a processor for P5B-MX so that I can later upgrade my mobo if needed without any prob.

Thanks for the help maate... 8)

I think for your case I would stick with a non-unlocked CPU such as an i5-3330 and a cheaper motherboard.
You won't be able to overclock much but it will probably be close to half the price.

or another option is to look into the AMD options. Perhaps an A10 APU which can crossfire with the 6670 or the FX6300.

Or maybe try overclocking your C2D and see how that does.

zzkaustavzz · May 30, 2013

smeezekitty :

Well that answers why they aint shown in the official support site... thankzzz

smeezekitty :

Errr....by cheaper motherboard can you suggest a good combo for i5-3330 and 6670 ? a comparison between i5-3330 and A10 APU with crossfire would be nice , cost & performance .

smeezekitty :

Well... the mobo supports overclocking with predefined steps at max 30% (but without gud psu its not stable) .so I use 15%. at 2.44 ghz.M curious, does the nature of overclocking capabilities depend on the mobo or the processor only i.e.max overclock support etc.

jinayhvora · May 30, 2013

Z77? u'll only get the Motherboard for 8k....and ur current mobo will actually only support Core 2 Duos/Quads, sorry

smeezekitty · May 30, 2013

Errr....by cheaper motherboard can you suggest a good combo for i5-3330 and 6670 ?

Here is a cheaper B75 based board that should support all the new Ivy/Sandy 1155 CPU. It is microATX if it matters for your case.
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Sorry forgot link: http://www.flipkart.com/gigabyte-ga-b75m-d3h-motherboard/p/itmdacp36gegyeqt?pid=MBDDACP2GUBGFPFM&ref=efa9d533-760f-4a4f-8572-528c68dfb966

a comparison between i5-3330 and A10 APU with crossfire would be nice , cost & performance .

Not the most accurate by any sense but cpubenchmark.net shows
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
i5-3330 5906
A10 5800K 4689

By comparison, a stock E4400 gets 1111 points

An average 6670 will rank 1053. Crossfiring with an A10 could put you as high as 1233
Or maybe try overclocking your C2D and see how that does.

Well... the mobo supports overclocking with predefined steps at max 30% (but without gud psu its not stable) .so I use 15%. at 2.44 ghz.M curious, does the nature of overclocking capabilities depend on the mobo or the processor only i.e.max overclock support etc.

Different motherboards or CPUs handle different amounts of overclocking.

zzkaustavzz · May 30, 2013

jinayhvora :

Yeah...its sad ! :'(

and I was looking forward to keeping it

Nehow,that leaves me with only my GPU . Gotta change both cpu and mobo.Thinking about i3-3220 maybe and any good usb 3.0 cheap mobo available in indian market?

jinayhvora · May 30, 2013

zzkaustavzz :

Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H with Core i3 3220 (Rs 4200+ Rs 7200) its quite a bit over budget but it is good value for money

Guest · May 30, 2013

For good but cheap mobo for at least 2k P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0.. Check this out.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H61M_LX_PLUS_R20/#overview

Guest · May 30, 2013

Why can't you get another system. It will be good for you. 2 systems.
Core 2 duo will be good.

Upgrading from low end specs is just like building a new gaming rig. This is just only me own opinion. 25k is enough.

jinayhvora · May 30, 2013

H61 doesn't have USB 3.0.....otherwise fine....

jinayhvora · May 30, 2013

or u can wait and see what Haswell has to offer

Guest · May 30, 2013

jinayhvora :

If your budget is tight. Then Go for it.

On my own opinion., I will just build other new system if I were from low end.

jinayhvora · May 30, 2013

In that case i would recommend my own motherboard

zzkaustavzz · May 30, 2013

jinayhvora :

....and which is ? :O

jinayhvora · May 30, 2013

zzkaustavzz :

See my signature.....a Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3

zzkaustavzz · Jun 3, 2013

Ok... So i'm supposed to build up from scratch... -_-

any suggestions on a reasonably decent PSU and RAM within budget ( 4gigs would be well enough).. gskills or corsair?

jinayhvora · Jun 3, 2013

So u're building up from scratch....tell me ur total budget in INR

Kalvin81Omar · Jun 3, 2013

zzkaustavzz :

coolermaster PSU were used to be cheap. Now they also can put a dent in you budget. But yes reading the current thread i must say either wait and milk the current pc as much as you can OR completely change your unit. And you gotttttt to have a PSU.

zzkaustavzz · Sep 1, 2013

Kalvin81Omar :

Heyy,I finally got the corsair cx430 v2 for my rig :bounce:

. And its a pretty sweet beast! thanks guys...

now lets see how long I can stay with the setup. Planning to get new mobo & cpu later :sarcastic:

Suggest Budget Gaming CPU for P5B-MX/WiFi-AP with an ati HD6670

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