Hi I need a very cheap upgrade suggestion.
My grandfather has a AMD FM1 mobo (Asus CM1740 family). It has a AMD E2-3200 in it with 8gb (4x2gb DDR3 1333).
Did some research and it looks like the A8-3870k is the highest his mobo can handle. At $65 he would get roughly 1-3/4x the cpu performance he has now. See this comparison: E2-3200 vs A8-3870k
So I then wondered if buying a higher FM1 CPU was enough. We wanna keep his upgrade cheap. I just dont know all the price/pereformance gains of each generation (Intel or AMD) since FM1 and thus im not sure what to get.
Is there a better combo out there that is $150 max? Like say getting a new Intel/AMD cpu and a new mobo? If the suggested combo does not have integrated graphics then that would need to also be included in the $150 max budget. ...or should we just get the A8-3870k at $65?
We are just looking for the best bang for the buck upgrade before shelling out alot more $ to upgrade everything. So the cheaper the better.
Thanks for reading this & for the help guys
My grandfather has a AMD FM1 mobo (Asus CM1740 family). It has a AMD E2-3200 in it with 8gb (4x2gb DDR3 1333).
Did some research and it looks like the A8-3870k is the highest his mobo can handle. At $65 he would get roughly 1-3/4x the cpu performance he has now. See this comparison: E2-3200 vs A8-3870k
So I then wondered if buying a higher FM1 CPU was enough. We wanna keep his upgrade cheap. I just dont know all the price/pereformance gains of each generation (Intel or AMD) since FM1 and thus im not sure what to get.
Is there a better combo out there that is $150 max? Like say getting a new Intel/AMD cpu and a new mobo? If the suggested combo does not have integrated graphics then that would need to also be included in the $150 max budget. ...or should we just get the A8-3870k at $65?
We are just looking for the best bang for the buck upgrade before shelling out alot more $ to upgrade everything. So the cheaper the better.
Thanks for reading this & for the help guys
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