I need an am3 cpu that is better than my athlon II x2 220

[Just_marvel]

Alrighty i have an old acer EL1352
i upgraded the ram to 8gb and added a new psu 450w and replaced its old case with a bigger one so i can fit my r7 240 in... And it worked !!! i was soo exited so i ran some games and see how its doing ,
i played cod 4 mw and the game ran at a butter smooth 89 fps with all settings maxed out, but when i tried to play minecraft the game ran at 26 fps and sometimes dips to 10 i dont know why ?
but my guess is that my cpu is holding back my gpu, can anyone reccomend me a cheap am3 cpu that wont bottleneck my r7 240 ?????

 

[Benjiwenji]

that's weird, did you update drivers?

I suppose if you find an old Phenom II x4/x6, they are AM3 socket.

 

[Testerino]

1090T or 1100T are solid choices.

I don't think is the processor as minecraft will literally run on anything.

 

[Benjiwenji]

you're right, I don't think anything will bottleneck a 240 😛

 

[Just_marvel]

that's weird, did you update drivers?

I suppose if you find an old Phenom II x4/x6, they are AM3 socket.

i updated the gpu drivers

it still not working 🙁

is there a driver for the cpu ??? if there is can u tell me the link plz

 

[Benjiwenji]

No, but there might be a chipset driver from the manufacturer. If you built the system, then look for the mobo manufacturer. If it is premade, then go to the support page of the retailer. Dell, HP, ACER etc.

 

[Just_marvel]

No, but there might be a chipset driver from the manufacturer. If you built the system, then look for the mobo manufacturer. If it is premade, then go to the support page of the retailer. Dell, HP, ACER etc.

its an acer emachine EL1352 i searched it in acer's webpage but it says "no results founded" ??? i bought it like 3 years ago did they stop making the chipset driver or something ?

 

[Benjiwenji]

The emachine website has no drivers available for your desktop.

This might be the most you can get out of this old desktop. You can find a better AM3 chip to put in it, however, there is no guarantee that it will run because the BIOS is usually locked in these old premade desktops. If the BIOS does not recognize the new chip, then it won't run.

Last thing you can check is to see if your new is compatible by using memtest86. It can be complicated so make sure you watch some tutorials.

Since you already have GPU and new ram (as long as they are DDR3 1600 or better), then I would recommend that you build a new computer.

I don't know your budget but as a reference, take a look, (these are US prices)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($65.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($36.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $253.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-08 20:30 EST-0500

You can later overclock this cpu if you'd like and even up the graphics too.

 

[Conman1533]

Try using a Phenom ii X4

 

[Benjiwenji]

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