Looking for an AMD CPU replacement for my i5

rybearddd · Feb 27, 2017

My CPU has recently died. I'm looking to possible get a cheaper alternative, or a CPU that can do just the job. I'm into gaming and my CPU at the moment (which has just died) is an i5 3450.

What AMD alternatives are reasonably as good, or even an i3? Any help will be much appreciated

Tanoxil · Feb 27, 2017

I don't understand why you want AMD alternatives if it's just your CPU that died. Intel motherboards are not compatible with AMD CPUs. What is your budget for the CPU exactly?

rybearddd · Feb 27, 2017

Tanoxil :

Oops, forgot to mention that my bad! Yeah, I'm getting a new motherboard too! Don't really have a budget in mind, was just hoping for suggestions for CPU's around the same capability as my existing one. So, like, I wouldn't notice too much of a different if that makes sense?

Rookie_MIB · Feb 27, 2017

Wait. For. Ryzen.

Trender · Feb 27, 2017

rybearddd :

You can buy the new R 7 1700 which is the cheaper 8-core of the new Ryzen CPUs or wait for the R5 on april/may

Stubbies · Feb 27, 2017

Trender :

Since he is into gaming and the price of the 1700 is right around the price of a 7700 I would wait until reviews come out that directly compare those two CPUs. That was not in AMDs comparison testing for gaming and I think that is quite telling. Just wait for the NDAs to expire and results to come out THEN make your choice.

As an aside rybearddd I wouldn't get stuck on AMD only as AM3 setups do not perform as good in gaming as Intel products if you are going for a cheap (and at this point outdated) solution. If my guess is wrong and the new Ryzen gaming performance is just as good or better than a 7700 from Intel then by all means support AMD.

rybearddd · Feb 27, 2017

Stubbies :

Trender :

Since he is into gaming and the price of the 1700 is right around the price of a 7700 I would wait until reviews come out that directly compare those two CPUs. That was not in AMDs comparison testing for gaming and I think that is quite telling. Just wait for the NDAs to expire and results to come out THEN make your choice.

As an aside rybearddd I wouldn't get stuck on AMD only as AM3 setups do not perform as good in gaming as Intel products if you are going for a cheap (and at this point outdated) solution. If my guess is wrong and the new Ryzen gaming performance is just as good or better than a 7700 from Intel then by all means support AMD.

Honestly, I was just looking for a cheap replacement for the time being. I only really play LoL and I need it ASAP for school.

Tanoxil · Feb 27, 2017

This is a cheap replacement you can upgrade it to an i7 7700 later on:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.99 @ Jet)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $187.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-27 19:14 EST-0500

Supahos · Feb 27, 2017

Unless your board is dead. It'd still be a downgrade and more expensive to build that Pentium build. A 3570 (k or non k) would be cheaper and faster in a lot of cases.

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