Should I upgrade my cpu to the pentium g4560?

Apollo242 · May 16, 2017

Hello! I am looking to upgrade my A10 5800k CPU. It was part of my first ever gaming pc build about three years ago. I think it is high time I upgrade. This will require a whole new motherboard and CPU. I am a college student and on a small budget. The pentium g4560 looks like a pretty good bang for my buck but I am worried as it only has two cores. However, I can upgrade more easily with an intel build as fm2+ and AM3+ sockets are basically dead. Is it worth it to upgrade my motherboard and cpu to the pentium g4560? Any advice would be appreciated.
P.S. I would like to average 45-60 fps on most AAA games.

My current build
-750 watt psu
-A10 5800k
-XFX R9 280x 3gb
-Kingston 8 gb 1600 mhz ram
-MSI A75 e35 fm2+ mobo

Herc08 · May 16, 2017

To answer your question, yes the G4560 is a great chip to upgrade to. As you know, you will still need to get a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM. Taht R9 290x is still a good card to use as well. Even though it has two cores, Intel utilizing is still pretty good. Not to mention, not all games take advantage of multiple threads. Of course the i5 is the way to go, but that's just me. Here's a budget friendly build.

Being that you have a decent PSU, graphic cards, and a case already, you can try to this for $220:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($57.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $219.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 16:56 EDT-0400

elbert · May 16, 2017

I would suggest waiting for the Ryzen 3 quad core CPU's and AM4. The 1151 has already went Intels 2 gen per socket. Even the 7640k and 7740k areon the new 2066 socket. AM4 should last another 4 years. Here is what an R 5 1400 costs and the R3 1200 should be about $100.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $296.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 17:07 EDT-0400

Apollo242 · May 16, 2017

Herc08 :

To answer your question, yes the G4560 is a great chip to upgrade to. As you know, you will still need to get a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM. Taht R9 290x is still a good card to use as well. Even though it has two cores, Intel utilizing is still pretty good. Not to mention, not all games take advantage of multiple threads. Of course the i5 is the way to go, but that's just me. Here's a budget friendly build.

Being that you have a decent PSU, graphic cards, and a case already, you can try to this for $220:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($57.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($50.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $219.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 16:56 EDT-0400

Thank you so much! The list you provided allows for easier upgrading in the future when I am not as strapped for cash. Have a good day!

Apollo242 · May 16, 2017

elbert :

I would suggest waiting for the Ryzen 3 quad core CPU's and AM4. The 1151 has already went Intels 2 gen per socket. Even the 7640k and 7740k areon the new 2066 socket. AM4 should last another 4 years. Here is what an R 5 1400 costs and the R3 1200 should be about $100.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $296.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-16 17:07 EDT-0400

Wouldn't my graphics card just bottleneck the Ryzen series CPU?

elbert · May 16, 2017

A 280x really needs more power than pentium dual core. It should have atleast an i3 and right now your bottlenecking the video card hard with the A10 5800k. Its faster than a 1050ti so its really the otherway around. The CPU is bottlenecking the video card.

lodders · May 16, 2017

I would say get a faster processor.
If you get a mid range i5, it will be probably 5 years before you need to upgrade.
Since upgrading a CPU usually involves new motherboard, new memory, total rebuild of the PC and reinstall windows and all your games, this is a good thing!

Apollo242 · May 16, 2017

So should I go Ryzen or I5?

elbert · May 16, 2017

An i5 still puts you on a 1151 socket near end of life. I suggest the Ryzen 1400 which upside it can be overclocked. AM4 should get new CPU's for 4 years and should last 6 years.

Apollo242 · May 16, 2017

elbert :

Is it worth the extra $20 to purchase the Ryzen 1500x? It appears that the 1400 can be overclocked to be close in performance to the 1500x.

elbert · May 16, 2017

I wouldn't as it only gets multithreading. The good upgrades for Ryzen is those that add cores. IE 1600 or 1700.

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