AMD FX 4100 good for gaming?

[ZeeshDarule]

Hello, I am planning to build a budget gaming pc so the parts i bought are fairly cheap and some are second hand the cpu i select is the AMD FX-4100 processor for my new gaming rig, but i've heard it's bad for gaming. So anyone that currently owns this CPU can leave me some feedback? i'd like to know how well it will performs.

Here is what i'm building:

Case: Cheap ATX case

Mobo: Gigabyte ga-78lmt-s2

CPU: AMD FX-4100

Memory: 8 gb Kingston Memory

GPU: Zotac GTX 570 1.25gb

PSU:TwinMos 750w

HDD: 500gb WD cavier blue

Also tell me will these parts make a good gaming pc?

Can this PC run Rise of the tomb raider please please i want to play that game soo bad...!!

 

[Ecky]

I own and have owned AMD FX CPUs. Not the 4100, but I keep a close enough eye on tech to give what I think is good advice.

Any CPU can be a good value at the right price, but the question most relevant is whether or not it will deliver the framerates you're looking for in the games you play.

GameGPU does testing on a wide array of games, and the FX-4100 is the slowest CPU they still do testing on. In Rise of Tomb Raider, in their test scene, they found the FX to average 28fps with frequent dips down to 20. For me, this is below the threshold of playable, and would be frustrating.

What's your total budget? I might be able to suggest something a bit better for the funds you have.

 

[maxalge]

Hello, I am planning to build a budget gaming pc so the parts i bought are fairly cheap and some are second hand the cpu i select is the AMD FX-4100 processor for my new gaming rig, but i've heard it's bad for gaming. So anyone that currently owns this CPU can leave me some feedback? i'd like to know how well it will performs.

Here is what i'm building:

Case: Cheap ATX case

Mobo: Gigabyte ga-78lmt-s2

CPU: AMD FX-4100

Memory: 8 gb Kingston Memory

GPU: Zotac GTX 570 1.25gb

PSU:TwinMos 750w

HDD: 500gb WD cavier blue

Also tell me will these parts make a good gaming pc?

Can this PC run Rise of the tomb raider please please i want to play that game soo bad...!!

you would be much better off making a i3 6100 build

 

[Ecky]

Yes, but chances are good OP is assembling that entire system for around the price of the i3, considering they've selected mostly used 5-7 year old parts.

 

[maxalge]

Yes, but chances are good OP is assembling that entire system for around the price of the i3, considering they've selected mostly used 5-7 year old parts.

better to save money for a bit longer, than buying disappointment now

 

[spdragoo]

Well, I don't own it, but I do own an FX-8320. The problems with the FX-4100 are twofold:

1. It's from the earlier Bulldozer/Zambezi line, which were not quite as optimized as the later Piledriver/Visheru chips. Not that they were "bad", per se, but in some ways they didn't perform as well as the Phenom II chips they were replacing (http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/362?vs=1280).

2. It's the lowest chip on the FX totem pole, & we're starting to see games come out that need at least the FX-6300 or FX-8300, which means games are starting to take advantage of the additional cores in FX chips. The problem is, your chip only has so many cores, & as @Ecky pointed out, its performance ends up being somewhat lacking because of that.

Like @Ecky said, your options are going to be limited by your budget. However, there are some things you can do that won't be too invasive. For example, your board is limited to the 95W CPUs (http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4311), but luckily that includese the FX-8300 chip. That's still one of Tom's Hardware's recommended mid-range CPUs (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpus,3986.html), & it's only running $105 USD on Amazon. Replacing that will help out a bit with the CPU-intensive games, & moves you up from a 5th-tier CPU to a 2nd-tier CPU (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html).

The other thing that's going to hold you back, though, is the GPU. A GTX 570 is probably going to have some issues nowadays. I'm not sure how reliable your PSU is; however, given that its official rating is 750W, we have some room to work there. Since I'm guessing your monitor probably tops out at most at 1080p resolutions (if even that high), you don't have to worry about getting a seriously powerful GPU. For you, even a GTX 1050 (no PCIe power connectors) would be a decent upgrade. Personally, though, I'd see if you can swing at least an AMD RX 470, if not their 480 or a GTX 1060 (6GB model). They'll all pair well with an FX-8300 chip, & move you up from a 10th-tier GPU to a 6th- or 5th-tier GPU (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html). Depending on the model, they're currently running about $250-300 USD for the RX 480 & GTX 1060, but there might be some Black Friday deals you can take advantage of.

 

[lordmogul]

Really a FX-4100 for a cheap rig?
Why not a used Core 2 Quad Q6600/9400/9550/i5-750/760/i3-2120/3220/4150/Phenom II X4 945/955/965
They all outperform that abysimal 2 module Bulldozer. (And even overcloking doesn't change much, all of them are pretty good overclockers. Besides the i3's, they can't)

Consider it "good for gaming" for games up to circa 2009/10 and "okay for gaming" up to games from around 2013/14. (It wasn't that great even when it got released.)
But since you are now stuck with it (unless you have a good option to replace it like a FX-6300/8320 or similar, important part is the 3 in the 2nd digit, it represents the updated lineup that performs way better) get a decent cooler and overclock the hell out of it.