Any AM3 CPU’s?

NexTiK · Sep 27, 2017

Hello, I have got a nvidia geforce gtx 1050 2gb... but I’ve got an old AMD athlon II x4 3ghz CPU and because of that I’m getting low fps in games. So.. any suggestions on new AM3 processor that would run better with my gpu?
Thanks and sorry for my grammar..

Shektron · Sep 27, 2017

Avoid the AM3 CPUs now. They're outdated processors and not good for gaming at all,. If you want better performance, it's best you save up for a motherboard and CPU upgrade, and upgrade to the AM4 platform instead. The AM3 platform is dead, and buying a new CPU for AM3 would be foolish investment.

4745454b · Sep 27, 2017

While I mostly agree, he obviously isn't shooting for the highest end setup. If you can find a CPU cheap enough, there should be many more powerful than an Athlon x4 that might let you stretch a few more months/years out of your system. What board do you have, how much can you spend?

NexTiK · Sep 27, 2017

Well I have found a good deal for Intel Core i3-4170 with MSI B85-G41 Motherboard will it be better than what I have now? Will the i3 run good with 1050?

NexTiK · Sep 27, 2017

I’m aiming at games like CSGO, rainbow six siege etc.. right now I’m getting in csgo 70-180fps and in six siege 40-60.. will it be better with that i3 and mb?

Shektron · Sep 27, 2017

I have an i3 4150, and I can hardly say it plays a lot of games satisfactorily. The 4170 wouldn't be much different. I'd still really consider upgrading to a current gen platform, simply because of the change in CPU core count that we're undergoing now. Even a quad-core is barely entry-level for gaming today, and that i3 is a dual core chip. Now yes, it'll run games today mostly, but in a year or so it will really, really struggle to keep up. i doubt you'd want to buy a CPU and motherboard to use it for only a year. Which is why it's best you not spend anything right now, and save your money for a proper upgrade instead.

NexTiK · Sep 27, 2017

I would like to buy i7 or amd ryzen with equal mb but I have it hard with parents and their understanding of pc gaming so i cant buy anything expensive.. thats why I want something cheap that will atleast not bottleneck my gpu

blankcr8 · Sep 27, 2017

How much is you budget? Ryzen 3 +Overclockable Motherboard is around $180, Pentium (performance is the same as a current i3-6100/7100) with a non overclockable motherboard is about $150.

NexTiK · Sep 27, 2017

100-120$ is my budget.. my friend offered me Intel Xeon 5570 2,93 GHz with EVGA X58 SLI3 is that good?

4745454b · Sep 27, 2017

You are getting warmer though that platform is older and not exactly newer than what you have. Again, what board do you have?

ohiou_grad_2006 · Sep 27, 2017

If you keep an eye on eBay, sometimes you can pick up a friend refurbished i5 system for not much more than that. In fact I was just looking and saw a Dell with an i5 2400, 4gb of ram, and no hard drive. However they had pics of bios etc. I think it was 105 with 20 bucks shipping, and was a mini tower, not the small form factor.

However, if you already have an old hard drive and ddr3 ram, you could upgrade the Dell. They said it has a Windows 7 product key. Which last I tried could still upgrade to Windows 10 free, at least the last system I tried a couple of weeks ago it still worked. So something like that might be worthwhile. You wouldn't be killing games, but you would probably get a lot better performance.

You could also check and see if your board can accept something like an old 960t zosma and overclock that.

NexTiK · Sep 28, 2017

My specs are:
Cpu: Amd Athlon II X4 640
Mb: Gigabyte GA-770T-D3L
Ram: 10gb DDR3
Gpu: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
PS: 450W dont know the name
Soundcard: creative soundblaster x-fi surround 5.1 pro

NexTiK · Sep 28, 2017

I found Intel Core i5-2400 on ebay for 60$.. should I take that? Mb will not be a problem I think.. they are cheaper than cpus so..

chemmajorp53 · Sep 28, 2017

$60 is a bit much for an i5 2400, you can get a 2500k for that.

NexTiK · Sep 28, 2017

Okay my budget increased from 100$ to 300$ can we do something with that?

ohiou_grad_2006 · Sep 28, 2017

For 300 if you're careful, you might be able to order a new amd ryzen chip, motherboard and ddr4 ram. Maybe look at the Ryzen 3 1200, a b350 motherboard, and at least an 8gb kit of ddr4 ram.

Shektron · Sep 28, 2017

Get this, and you're set for playing almost any game today:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.86 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($133.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $303.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-28 05:35 EDT-0400

The 16 GB RAM is a bit unnecessary for your use, so you might wanna go with 8 gigs of RAM along with a Ryzen 5 1400 instead.

ohiou_grad_2006 · Sep 28, 2017

I like the choice on motherboard. I actually have one of those paired with my 1600.

Alternatively, you could also go to 8gb of ram and have room to upgrade that later, and with the money saved, maybe pick up a ryzen 5 1400. That way you get the ability to multitask a bit more. But you would want to upgrade ram when prices come back down.

NexTiK · Sep 28, 2017

Or can I use my DDR3? That would save me some money for something better?

NexTiK · Sep 28, 2017

And really AMD? Isnt Intel better for gaming?

Shektron · Sep 28, 2017

You can't use DDR3 memory with any Ryzen CPUs or any B350 boards. As for going with AMD, your only option with Intel would be the upcoming Coffee Lake, launching on October 5. The i3's in that line-up will be quad cores, but the main problem is that the motherboard will be Z370 only for now, which will be expensive as well. So unless you can wait for the rest of the motherboard to launch, the date of which no one knows, it's best to stick with AMD for the low-end systems for now.

NexTiK · Sep 28, 2017

What about intel core i5?

NexTiK · Sep 28, 2017

Ok I´ll listen to you guys because you know those things better than me. So I´ll take Ryzen 3 1300X with GIGABYTE AB350-GAMING 3 and some fast DDR4 ram. Thanks for help everybody.

Shektron · Sep 28, 2017

NexTiK :

The older i5's are also quad cores, but they're more expensive. A Ryzen 3 is cheaper, and still delivers the same performance. You'd just be spending more for almost no performance difference.

As for your choice, I'd suggest going with the Ryzen 3 1200 because the 1300X is costlier, and there is almost no improvement in it over the Ryzen 3 1200, except for a bit of a clock speed increase that you can achieve by overclocking the Ryzen 3 1200 anyway.

NexTiK · Sep 28, 2017

Alright ordering Ryzen 3 1200. Will it run good with my GTX 1050? Do you think I can get smooth gaming experience atleast on medium details in newer games like six siege etc?

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