New cpu advice

richje100

EveryWhere wrote: »

It's the same thing. They are both 1600 MHz

Thanks again really appreciate your help

EveryWhere

Still not confident about the 125 watt CPU; http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3128199/mid-high-end-poor-perfomance.html

The Motherboard really isn't up to it.

richje100

EveryWhere wrote: »

Still not confident about the 125 watt CPU; http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3128199/mid-high-end-poor-perfomance.html

The Motherboard really isn't up to it.

No mate I'll take your advice and look out for the 8370e 95w. This the quickest u think no could take thwbprocessor without swapping up the MB?

EveryWhere

richje100 wrote: »

No mate I'll take your advice and look out for the 8370e 95w. This the quickest u think no could take thwbprocessor without swapping up the MB?

Problem is that it isn't cheap. So one has to think about the diminishing returns against simply upgrading the Motherboard.

richje100

EveryWhere wrote: »

Problem is that it isn't cheap. So one has to think about the diminishing returns against simply upgrading the Motherboard.

Fair enough. The motherboard is no 760gm p23. I'm assuming it's an entry level board? Read good reviews that the ryzen series cpu are pretty decent. If I find out what socket the cpus are is that how u look at the MB? I'd also be looking at new power supply at the same time?

EveryWhere

Perhaps you can take a look at the FX 8300; https://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FD8300WMHKBOX-CPU-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00TR8YL4W/ref=sr_1_4
£55

or FX 8310 if you can find one.

EveryWhere

richje100 wrote: »

Fair enough. The motherboard is no 760gm p23. I'm assuming it's an entry level board? Read good reviews that the ryzen series cpu are pretty decent. If I find out what socket the cpus are is that how u look at the MB? I'd also be looking at new power supply at the same time?

I know which Motherboard it is. I posted a link to it in post #11.

EveryWhere

The new CPU and RAM(£80 in total) will be a sunk cost.
In other words you won't be able to carry them over to a new gaming rig(though of course you can use them to make a relatively powerful desktop PC)
The SSD you can move to the new gaming rig.

So you can look at the upgrade to 16GB and the eight core FX 8300 as costing £80. £55 for the CPU and £25 for the RAM.
If it improves the performance of the games he wants to play, then it's worth it.

But of course only he and possibly, you, know the games he wants to play.

richje100

EveryWhere wrote: »

The new CPU and RAM(£80 in total) will be a sunk cost.
In other words you won't be able to carry them over to a new gaming rig(though of course you can use them to make a relatively powerful desktop PC)
The SSD you can move to the new gaming rig.

So you can look at the upgrade to 16GB and the eight core FX 8300 as costing £80. £55 for the CPU and £25 for the RAM.
If it improves the performance of the games he wants to play, then it's worth it.

But of course only he and possibly, you, know the games he wants to play.

Thanks for the advice appreciate that. Swapping up the board will be for another day also the cpu I think ill leave that.

EveryWhere

richje100 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice appreciate that. Swapping up the board will be for another day also the cpu I think ill leave that.

So for which upgrades are you going?

You need to look at whether the games he plays need a more powerful CPU or a more powerful GPU.