Hey guys, it's me again, and I promise to not be stubborn in this thread!
As a AM3 socket user on a budget, I've had trouble finding a good processor to upgrade to. However, I found just the processor that even Alien: Isolation reccomends, and it's the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz. I currently use the AMD Phenom II X6 1035T, which has 2.6GHz of speed. It's capable of hitting 3.1GHz, but Turbo Core never activates when more than 4 cores are used, which is dumb. Shame on you AMD, and I like you because you're the underdog of processors (but not of graphics cards apparently)!
My 1035T did its best, tackling games like Tomb Raider, Battlefield 3, Hitman, Thief, FarCry 3, Splintercell Blacklist, Crysis 3, Metro 2033/Last Light Redux and other high fidelity games. The thing is, I've been able to run these games even if my processor doesn't even meet the minimum requirements, and all on medium settings with high texture quality/filtering. Even Wolfenstein: The New Order, one of my most beloved games now, ran pretty good despite the memory devouring id Tech 5 Engine! Maybe an upgrade isn't neccesary since I'm happy with my performance , but I'm a bit concerned for this poor processor and its ability to feed data to my graphics card. The future of gaming is now, and my processor is way behind. Nevermind my 1GB graphics card, for now, the 7850HD is actually pretty celebrated amongst budget GPUs and has 4K resolution support!
So, only one thing left to ask: Can my CG1330 motherboard handle a upgrade like this? Every time I attempt an overclock with my current processor, it bluescreens, making me assume my motherboard isn't capable of handling anything higher than 3.0GHz. I did get this PC at Best Buy, so it has all the screwed up prebuilt problems, but my PC has been so stable and worked so well so far. For about 3 years. It accepted two new graphics cards total and a 600 watt power supply!
I just need this final answer and I'll go ahead. I'll probablly have a laptop handy with a CPU installation video as I do this. I'm odering my processor from Amazon used, but in great condition as it says, and with Arctic Silver thermal paste. I'm sure a new heatsink or fan is'nt neccesary since it's practically the same processor, just with higher clock speeds and the same cooling technology.
As a AM3 socket user on a budget, I've had trouble finding a good processor to upgrade to. However, I found just the processor that even Alien: Isolation reccomends, and it's the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz. I currently use the AMD Phenom II X6 1035T, which has 2.6GHz of speed. It's capable of hitting 3.1GHz, but Turbo Core never activates when more than 4 cores are used, which is dumb. Shame on you AMD, and I like you because you're the underdog of processors (but not of graphics cards apparently)!
My 1035T did its best, tackling games like Tomb Raider, Battlefield 3, Hitman, Thief, FarCry 3, Splintercell Blacklist, Crysis 3, Metro 2033/Last Light Redux and other high fidelity games. The thing is, I've been able to run these games even if my processor doesn't even meet the minimum requirements, and all on medium settings with high texture quality/filtering. Even Wolfenstein: The New Order, one of my most beloved games now, ran pretty good despite the memory devouring id Tech 5 Engine! Maybe an upgrade isn't neccesary since I'm happy with my performance , but I'm a bit concerned for this poor processor and its ability to feed data to my graphics card. The future of gaming is now, and my processor is way behind. Nevermind my 1GB graphics card, for now, the 7850HD is actually pretty celebrated amongst budget GPUs and has 4K resolution support!
So, only one thing left to ask: Can my CG1330 motherboard handle a upgrade like this? Every time I attempt an overclock with my current processor, it bluescreens, making me assume my motherboard isn't capable of handling anything higher than 3.0GHz. I did get this PC at Best Buy, so it has all the screwed up prebuilt problems, but my PC has been so stable and worked so well so far. For about 3 years. It accepted two new graphics cards total and a 600 watt power supply!
I just need this final answer and I'll go ahead. I'll probablly have a laptop handy with a CPU installation video as I do this. I'm odering my processor from Amazon used, but in great condition as it says, and with Arctic Silver thermal paste. I'm sure a new heatsink or fan is'nt neccesary since it's practically the same processor, just with higher clock speeds and the same cooling technology.
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