Heyo, I came here to ask about the buying decision on my radar since I haven't made great ones in the past... like buying a GT 1030 when the 1050 is like £30 more :/
Anyways, I use my computer for gaming. It was custom built by my sister's boyfriend and eventually found it's way to me. I play Skyrim, Shadow of War, that sort of thing. Most of my games right now run at about 60fps on 1080p, with the odd frame drop to 40 or 50 here and there. I recently upgraded from using integrated graphics on my AMD-FX4130 to a GT 1030, which gave me a big boost to get to that point. I'm looking at upgrading my PC again, and I felt like a CPU upgrade would be the way to go since a FX4130 is apparently quite old and rubbish. I know I'm probably better off upgrading my GPU, but I don't feel the difference would be too significant unless I sprung for a 1080 or something.
I had a look at some decent but not too expensive CPUs, as I currently have £180 in my pocket. I was going to get an Intel i5-8400, until I looked at my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3) and realised I would need AMD xP After a bit more searching I thought the Ryzen 2600X would be a nice choice. What I want to know is:
Specs:
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core CPU
GT 1030 GPU
8GB RAM (gonna install another bit I have to make 16, it's the same brand as my current)
Crucial MX500 500GB SSD
I'll check my PSU shortly, I'm unsure if the sticker is visible (update on mobile: PSU is a ATX-500B)
Thanks for your time. Just want to be sure before I spend all of my money
~ Gerbil
Anyways, I use my computer for gaming. It was custom built by my sister's boyfriend and eventually found it's way to me. I play Skyrim, Shadow of War, that sort of thing. Most of my games right now run at about 60fps on 1080p, with the odd frame drop to 40 or 50 here and there. I recently upgraded from using integrated graphics on my AMD-FX4130 to a GT 1030, which gave me a big boost to get to that point. I'm looking at upgrading my PC again, and I felt like a CPU upgrade would be the way to go since a FX4130 is apparently quite old and rubbish. I know I'm probably better off upgrading my GPU, but I don't feel the difference would be too significant unless I sprung for a 1080 or something.
I had a look at some decent but not too expensive CPUs, as I currently have £180 in my pocket. I was going to get an Intel i5-8400, until I looked at my motherboard (Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3) and realised I would need AMD xP After a bit more searching I thought the Ryzen 2600X would be a nice choice. What I want to know is:
- Is this a good CPU based on my other specs (see below), and will my system support it?
- Am I going to see a noticeable difference between an AMD FX-4130 and a Ryzen 2600X for both general computer usage (google, programming, etc.) and gaming?
- Can I install it without screwing something up? xP
Specs:
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core CPU
GT 1030 GPU
8GB RAM (gonna install another bit I have to make 16, it's the same brand as my current)
Crucial MX500 500GB SSD
I'll check my PSU shortly, I'm unsure if the sticker is visible (update on mobile: PSU is a ATX-500B)
Thanks for your time. Just want to be sure before I spend all of my money
~ Gerbil
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