Hey guys, I am planning on upgrading my CPU/MoBo and currently have a AMD Athlon II X2 220 / 2.8 GHz. I'm wondering what performance gain in gaming I would get from upgrading to a Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor and a Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard. Thanks!
CPU effecting gaming?
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I bought a pre-built PC and am upgrading things as I get the money. Also, I'm doing so in layers. I want a PC that can run medium spec games first so I can play something while I'm saving for bigger purchases. So, right now I have everything stock besides the PSU, Ram, and an added GPU but I plan on upgrading these further in the future along with the CPU. I'm going to be using a Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard. Do you think that the CPU for the price will be sufficient? I have about $150 for both but it is flexible.
xStampede
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There are newer Intel CPU's that perform better for almost same price, look into i3 6100 with B150 motherboard.
Can you tell me the specs of your current PC, so i can tell you if you can keep some parts and adjust the build accordingly. Do you arleady have an LGA1150 motherboard?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($41.99 @ Jet)
Total: $216.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 14:53 EST-0500
Can you tell me the specs of your current PC, so i can tell you if you can keep some parts and adjust the build accordingly. Do you arleady have an LGA1150 motherboard?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($64.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($41.99 @ Jet)
Total: $216.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 14:53 EST-0500
xStampede
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You can get an Skylake motherboard that runs DDR3 ram. DDR3 ram shouldn't holding you back from buying latest CPU.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 15:16 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 15:16 EST-0500
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