Cpu and motherboard change

[Protocnik]

So i have AMD phenom x6 II 2.8Gb and motherboard that supports AMD3. Proc is over4 years old and i have to replace it, cuz its performace decreased alot.

Can someone tell me what combination of Motherboard/CPU should i buy, because AMD3 socket cant be used for amd fx ones.

 

[Karsten75]

I cannot help you with your request for a recommendation, since I've not used AMD processors anytime in the 21st century.

I just want to take up the claim of "decreased performance". In general, a processor won't decrease performance over its life. It will always operate at the same frequency and with the same performance characteristics.

Of course, this assumes that it does not get throttled from external factors, such as increased heat due to dust build-up or a failing power supply (that can decrease it's performance over time, since the capacitors, etc. may become degraded).

What does happen is that the applications and games become more demanding, and also that the installed application base over time will build up and add many programs and tasks that are active and resident and will drain the resources of the processor.

Sometimes a remarkable improvement in performance can be achieved on an old processor or computer by simply re-installing the operating system and then taking care what applications are installed.

 

[Gam3r01]

What is your budget for the upgrade?

 

[Protocnik]

What is your budget for the upgrade?

Let say 300-350€ for both, cpu and motherboard

 

[Gam3r01]

I would look into an i5 or an i7 with a good Z97 board.
I dont know of any eu shops to give specific links, but I recommend the ASUS Z97-A and the i5 4690k or i7 4790k, depending on what your budget allows.

 

[Karsten75]

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Let say 300-350€ for both, cpu and motherboard

If you don't have your heart set on AMD, then this will outperform any AMD machine on the market.

I've priced it in Germany, but you can adjust the PCPartpicker country selection for a few alternate countries in Europ if one of them is more convenient.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€220.01 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€83.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Total: €303.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 20:57 CET+0100

 

[Gam3r01]

^There we go, I couldnt remember the country link for PC part picker to link mine.

 

[Protocnik]

No im not fan of AMD. Is there big difference between i5 and i7? Mybe i could spend 100e more for i7 if its worth.

 

[Gam3r01]

For gaming the i7 isnt much better, but in cases such as rendering and such it has an edge.

 

[Karsten75]

No im not fan of AMD. Is there big difference between i5 and i7? Mybe i could spend 100e more for i7 if its worth.

Depending on use the difference may not be noticeable. i7 processors are the same base clock, etc., but includes circuitry for hyper-threading which improves throughput in situations where many tasks require CPU processing.