I'm currently in the process of building a budget gaming PC for my brother.
I should mention that a little while ago I picked up an MSI GTX 970 4gb in great condition off eBay for $80 and I'm not including that in the build budget.
With that said, my dilemma is this:
I'm unsure if I should choose a processor like the AMD Fx-8350 4.0 GHz 8-core, which is compatible with AM3+ motherboards
This would have several pros and cons. It would certainly be cheaper, and would allow me to go with 16gb of DDR3 for about the same price as 8gb of DDR4 is running these days.
However, it would require a last gen motherboard, which would make the system outdated and potentially much harder to upgrade in the future. I also don't know what kind of sacrifice this would be to the overall performance of the build.
The alternative, would be something like a Ryzen 3 2200G quad-core 3.5 GHz. This would require a more modern motherboard and consequently, DDR4 ram.
Essentially, what I'm wondering is what kind of performance loss can I expect with the older system? Is it a drastic enough difference to justify the newer, more expensive build?
Just trying to get the best bang for my buck.
The PC will be used primarily to play Fortnite and Overwatch.
The most demanding workload this PC would face would probably be discord, Spotify, and a game running at the same time.
I should mention that a little while ago I picked up an MSI GTX 970 4gb in great condition off eBay for $80 and I'm not including that in the build budget.
With that said, my dilemma is this:
I'm unsure if I should choose a processor like the AMD Fx-8350 4.0 GHz 8-core, which is compatible with AM3+ motherboards
This would have several pros and cons. It would certainly be cheaper, and would allow me to go with 16gb of DDR3 for about the same price as 8gb of DDR4 is running these days.
However, it would require a last gen motherboard, which would make the system outdated and potentially much harder to upgrade in the future. I also don't know what kind of sacrifice this would be to the overall performance of the build.
The alternative, would be something like a Ryzen 3 2200G quad-core 3.5 GHz. This would require a more modern motherboard and consequently, DDR4 ram.
Essentially, what I'm wondering is what kind of performance loss can I expect with the older system? Is it a drastic enough difference to justify the newer, more expensive build?
Just trying to get the best bang for my buck.
The PC will be used primarily to play Fortnite and Overwatch.
The most demanding workload this PC would face would probably be discord, Spotify, and a game running at the same time.
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