is I3 8100 a good upgrade

[mohamedddo]

i have now I5 4440 and i want to get I3 8100 with new motherboard
so i want to ask if it is a good upgrade ? i have RX 480 and i play on 1080P

 

[Corwin65]

You will also need DDR4.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Its a decent but not massive bump. I'd consider the i5-8400 to be more worth it for you.

 

[mohamedddo]

You will also need DDR4.

i know it will be faster i think

 

[mohamedddo]

Its a decent but not massive bump. I'd consider the i5-8400 to be more worth it for you.

i know but i already play on 1080p. can you recommend motherboard for i5-8400

 

[InvalidError]

The i3-8100 would be a 'sidegrade' at best. The i5-8400 only costs ~$60 more and would be a far more significant upgrade.

 

[zyh1987]

Asrock B360 pro4

 

[InvalidError]

i know but i already play on 1080p. can you recommend motherboard for i5-8400

Practically anything from the usual suspects is good enough for non-overclockable CPUs. Just pick a H3xx chipset board that suits your IO needs and cosmetic desires if applicable.

 

[mohamedddo]

The i3-8100 would be a 'sidegrade' at best. The i5-8400 only costs ~$60 more and would be a far more significant upgrade.

OK my friend i will buy i5-8400 but can it work good with H310M Motherboard ?

 

[Rogue Leader]

The i3-8100 would be a 'sidegrade' at best. The i5-8400 only costs ~$60 more and would be a far more significant upgrade.

OK my friend i will buy i5-8400 but can it work good with H310M Motherboard ?

While the processor will run fine on an H310M I highly recommend against it. That board is for an office build and is severely limited in terms of expandability. Get at least a B360 or H370 board.

 

[mohamedddo]

The i3-8100 would be a 'sidegrade' at best. The i5-8400 only costs ~$60 more and would be a far more significant upgrade.

OK my friend i will buy i5-8400 but can it work good with H310M Motherboard ?

While the processor will run fine on an H310M I highly recommend against it. That board is for an office build and is severely limited in terms of expandability. Get at least a B360 or H370 board.

Ok my friend in my country i can buy Gigabyte B360M D3H with i5-8400 is that good ?

 

[InvalidError]

OK my friend i will buy i5-8400 but can it work good with H310M Motherboard ?

Yes, as long as you don't mind the limited connectivity and expandability options as Rogue pointed out.

I put a H77M motherboard in my PC thinking I'm unlikely to use PCIe slots beyond GPU. Five years later, I wished I had spent the extra $10 to get an ATX-size motherboard so I wouldn't have to pick between my 1394a card and my USB3 card for extra USB3 ports. An extra fan header or two wouldn't have hurt either.

 

[Rogue Leader]

The i3-8100 would be a 'sidegrade' at best. The i5-8400 only costs ~$60 more and would be a far more significant upgrade.

OK my friend i will buy i5-8400 but can it work good with H310M Motherboard ?

While the processor will run fine on an H310M I highly recommend against it. That board is for an office build and is severely limited in terms of expandability. Get at least a B360 or H370 board.

Ok my friend in my country i can buy Gigabyte B360M D3H with i5-8400 is that good ?

Yes thats a good choice.

 

[mohamedddo]

thank you Rogue Leader and InvalidError alot for helping me