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I'm looking to buy an AMD Ryzen5 1500X. It is the right price and the reviews seem good. My motherboard is a LENOVO MAHOBAY. I can't seem to find any more information about what my motherboard is
 
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For your budget I'd go with this, as others have stated you would need to replace your motherboard & RAM as...
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From what i cn find Lenovo Mahobay is an h61 chipset support INTEL cpus from 2012-2013 era. It supports the 2nd and 3rd generation intel cpus using socket 1155.

You cant just put any CPU you want in a 5 year old system, 99% chance it is not going to be compatible.

You will not only need new motherboard to support Ryzen (or 6th/7th gen Intel CPU) but also need new DDR4 memory.
 
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  • Operating System - Windows 10
    CPU- Intel Pentium G645
    RAM- 12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3
    Motherboard- LENOVO MAHOBAY
    Graphics- 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series

    I'm in Canada and I was hoping not to spend $400 on a new one but it looks like I might have to do that. I use my computer for gaming and dual core really inst working for me anymore. When I bought it I didn't have a whole lot of money and just said i would upgrade later on.
 
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For your budget I'd go with this, as others have stated you would need to replace your motherboard & RAM as newer tech is support by DDR4. At stock this R3 1200 will be a massive improvement and it can be overclocked to at least 3.8ghz with the stock AMD Wraith cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($135.94 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($121.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $343.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-30 14:27 EDT-0400

I would then save up and get a 1050 ti 4gb or at the very least a 1050 2gb for gaming.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G645-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-1200/m3264vs3931
 
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So it's just best if for me to buy a new motherboard and RAM instead of finding a compatible CPU with what I got?
 
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Is Intel Core i5 2300 any good? I'm trying to play Far Cry 4 and Dishonoured 2
 
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Is buying used fine? like off of Ebay? Or should i see if I can find unopened ones. I found a new Intel Core i5 2300 on ebay but can only find used 2500
 
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