Question What is the best Am2+ cpu

[Omar nagdee]

I have a gigabyte ga-ma74gm-s2h motherboard and need a 64 bit cpu that can play Fortnite at recommended settings
I have 8gb ram and I am going to buy a gpu

 

[COLGeek]

Compatible CPUs can be found here:

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-MA74GM-S2H-rev-20#support-cpu

You really need to modernize your entire rig to get to current performance levels. Even a Phenom II X4 940 is going to perform poorly compared to a more current "low end" CPU/motherboard/memory config.

 

[Lutfij]

In all honesty, nothing you do on that platform will help you with Fortnite. I'd advise on investing on a 500USD system to get your feet wet.

 

[Omar nagdee]

Compatible CPUs can be found here:

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-MA74GM-S2H-rev-20#support-cpu

You really need to modernize your entire rig to get to current performance levels. Even a Phenom II X4 940 is going to perform poorly compared to a more current "low end" CPU/motherboard/memory config.

What motherboard and cpu do I recommend for amd

 

[COLGeek]

What motherboard and cpu do I recommend for amd

What is your upgrade budget?

 

[geofelt]

What cpu do you have now?
All modern processors are 64 bit capable.
I presume you mean that you need to support a 64 bit version of windows.
In which case, you are ok now.

I doubt that one should spend anything at all on such an old and obsolete platform.

 

[Omar nagdee]

What is your upgrade budget?

Just want to spend enough for fortnite recommended settings

 

[Omar nagdee]

What cpu do you have now?
All modern processors are 64 bit capable.
I presume you mean that you need to support a 64 bit version of windows.
In which case, you are ok now.

I doubt that one should spend anything at all on such an old and obsolete platform.

Amd Athlon x2 (tm) 245 processor

 

[COLGeek]

Just want to spend enough for fortnite recommended settings

You could start with something like this:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JTns3b

 

[Omar nagdee]

You could start with something like this:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JTns3b

Still don’t know which is the best am2+ cpu

 

[Karadjgne]

It's not AM2+. The best possible cpu that actually works in that AM2+ mobo is an AM3 cpu, specifically the Phenom II x6 1100T. It's a 125w cpu in a board designed to handle upto a 140w AM2+ cpu. Not entirely sure how much OC you'd get with such a high wattage cpu on that particular mobo.

 

[Omar nagdee]

It's not AM2+. The best possible cpu that actually works in that AM2+ mobo is an AM3 cpu, specifically the Phenom II x6 1100T. It's a 125w cpu in a board designed to handle upto a 140w AM2+ cpu. Not entirely sure how much OC you'd get with such a high wattage cpu on that particular mobo.

Ok thanks

 

[Omar nagdee]

Ok thanks

It's not AM2+. The best possible cpu that actually works in that AM2+ mobo is an AM3 cpu, specifically the Phenom II x6 1100T. It's a 125w cpu in a board designed to handle upto a 140w AM2+ cpu. Not entirely sure how much OC you'd get with such a high wattage cpu on that particular mobo.

Ok what about the best am2+ cpu

 

[COLGeek]

Ok what about the best am2+ cpu

From the compatible CPU list provided much earlier, the strongest AM2+ CPUs are:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-MA74GM-S2H-rev-20#support-cpu
Phenom X4 9850
Phenom X4 9950
Phenom X4 9950
Phenom II X4 920
Phenom II X4 940

 

[Karadjgne]

With an AM2+ motherboard you are not limited to AM2+ cpus, you can also use AM3 as well. It works forwards but not backwards, you can't use AM2+ cpu in AM3 mobo. So any of the X4 or X6 phenom / phenom II will be a good upgrade

 

[Omar nagdee]

From the compatible CPU list provided much earlier, the strongest AM2+ CPUs are:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-MA74GM-S2H-rev-20#support-cpu
Phenom X4 9850
Phenom X4 9950
Phenom X4 9950
Phenom II X4 920
Phenom II X4 940

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/223529434846

Is this the correct one for the x6 phenom mentioned above

 

[Karadjgne]

No. Your motherboard will only support 95w cpus. The Phenom II x6 1100T is a 125w cpu. If you go to the link COLGeek was nice enough to supply, then click on Cpu Support list, it lists all the AMD cpus that physically fit, but if you look at 'Since bios revision' all the way on the right, every 125w cpu is listed as N/A, as in Nope, Absolutely not.

You can still use a Phenom II x6, it'll just have to be the 95w version, such as the 1055T

 

[mdd1963]

Quite a few off-lease i7-2600 HP/Dell rigs out there for $75-$100....

Slap in a GTX1050 , and rock on!

 

[Omar nagdee]

No. Your motherboard will only support 95w cpus. The Phenom II x6 1100T is a 125w cpu. If you go to the link COLGeek was nice enough to supply, then click on Cpu Support list, it lists all the AMD cpus that physically fit, but if you look at 'Since bios revision' all the way on the right, every 125w cpu is listed as N/A, as in Nope, Absolutely not.

You can still use a Phenom II x6, it'll just have to be the 95w version, such as the 1055T

So I can use Phenom II X6 1065T this cpu.

 

[COLGeek]

So I can use Phenom II X6 1065T this cpu.

Yes.