Question can i upgrade just my cpu

[Tilly619]

hi
was wondering if i could just upgrade my cpu going to do my pc part by part over the next few months

Price range: £300/350 for cpu
for gaming

current specs:

4.0GHz AMD Athlon-880K Quad Core CPU (4.2GHz turbo) with 4GB GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphics, 16GB of 1600MHz DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD ,GA-F2A78M-HD2

 

[Wolfshadw]

Unfortunately, no.

You've already got the best processor that motherboard supports, so you'd have to perform a complete core system overhaul (CPU/Motherboard/RAM). Given your budget, I'd probably be looking at:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (£129.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£61.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £291.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-09 11:13 BST+0100

or

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£178.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£74.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £325.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-09 11:15 BST+0100

-Wolf sends

 

[Tilly619]

Unfortunately, no.

You've already got the best processor that motherboard supports, so you'd have to perform a complete core system overhaul (CPU/Motherboard/RAM). Given your budget, I'd probably be looking at:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor (£129.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£99.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£61.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £291.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-09 11:13 BST+0100

or

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£178.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£74.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £325.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-09 11:15 BST+0100

-Wolf sends

hi
thanks for the info what games would i be able to run on those upgrades also my end goal is to get my system to be vr ready could them motherboards be used as a base to upgrade to that

 

[Wolfshadw]

The processors should be able to run any game on the market today.
The motherboards should have no problems running VR. They have the necessary USB3 ports. Does your case have front USB3 ports?

-Wolf sends

 

[Tilly619]

The processors should be able to run any game on the market today.
The motherboards should have no problems running VR. They have the necessary USB3 ports. Does your case have front USB3 ports?

-Wolf sends

yes it has 3 1 normal and 2 3.0 (blue) i think there 3.0 thanks for your help

 

[Tilly619]

The processors should be able to run any game on the market today.
The motherboards should have no problems running VR. They have the necessary USB3 ports. Does your case have front USB3 ports?

-Wolf sends

also do them motherboards allow me to upgrade my cpu in the future or would i have to upgrade my core system again i7 and ryzen 7

 

[Wolfshadw]

With those boards, you can upgrade to current generation Core I7/Ryzen 7 processors. There's no way of telling if future generations will be compatible.

-Wolf sends

 

[Tilly619]

With those boards, you can upgrade to current generation Core I7/Ryzen 7 processors. There's no way of telling if future generations will be compatible.

-Wolf sends

yeah thats fine thanks just wanted a base for more upgrades out of the 2 what would be the best option for that or would both be the same again thanks for your help

 

[Wolfshadw]

What would be the best option for what?

For upgrading? Again, no way of telling if the new generation of processors is going to be compatible until Intel/AMD say so.
For gaming? Pretty much a coin toss if you don't need every single scrap of processing power

However, if we were to assume that the only upgrades for the current motherboards were the current generation of processors, then the Intel side would probably be more cost effective; getting a much higher performance boost.

Now, in my personal opinion, if you intend to upgrade from these suggested processors, then don't bother with either of them. Wait until you can afford the processors on this generation of motherboard that you want. Keep your current system until you can afford an Intel I7/Ryzen 7 upgrade (or Intel I9/Ryzen 9).

-Wolf sends

 

[Tilly619]

What would be the best option for what?

For upgrading? Again, no way of telling if the new generation of processors is going to be compatible until Intel/AMD say so.
For gaming? Pretty much a coin toss if you don't need every single scrap of processing power

However, if we were to assume that the only upgrades for the current motherboards were the current generation of processors, then the Intel side would probably be more cost effective; getting a much higher performance boost.

Now, in my personal opinion, if you intend to upgrade from these suggested processors, then don't bother with either of them. Wait until you can afford the processors on this generation of motherboard that you want. Keep your current system until you can afford an Intel I7/Ryzen 7 upgrade (or Intel I9/Ryzen 9).

-Wolf sends

ok thanks for your help