Question Which CPU to pair with a GTX 750 ?

[siddheshk599]

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my old desktop PC for 720p basic to moderate gaming.

My current PC config is:

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz
• GPU: Asus GTX 750 2 GB GDDR5
• RAM: 8 GB DDR3 RAM @ 1333 MHz
• PSU: Antec 450W PSU
• HDD: 500 GB

From online research, I found the GTX 750 builds with these CPUs:

• i5-2400
• i5-3470
• i7-6700
• i3-7100

I'll also be upgrading my RAM to 16GB DDR3 / DDR4 depending on the motherboard.

Please suggest which CPU I should use for better 720p gaming performance and minimum bottleneck
with a GTX 750.

 

[Lutfij]

Might as well get the i7-6700. Though I'm curious what motherboard, ram and PSU will you be pariing on your upgrade path? If you're recycling the PSU, what is the model and age of the unit? FYI, I would recycle a near 2 decade old PSU.

If you're pairing the i7-6700 with a B150 or B250 chipset motherboard, then the effective ram speed would be at DDR4-2133MHz.

Where are you located and how much are you spending? Might want to look into a Ryzen 5 5600x + B550 + DDR4-3600MHz and call it a day.

 

[jnjnilson6]

Might as well get the i7-6700. Though I'm curious what motherboard, ram and PSU will you be pariing on your upgrade path? If you're recycling the PSU, what is the model and age of the unit? FYI, I would recycle a near 2 decade old PSU.

If you're pairing the i7-6700 with a B150 or B250 chipset motherboard, then the effective ram speed would be at DDR4-2133MHz.

Where are you located and how much are you spending? Might want to look into a Ryzen 5 5600x + B550 + DDR4-3600MHz and call it a day.

Great recommendation!

What do you think of him getting an i5-12400, a good LGA1700 motherboard and DDR4/DDR5 RAM (of course, based upon budget and pricing). Perhaps a new more powerful PSU too, from a good vendor. He could thereafter upgrade the GTX 750 whenever he pleases in the future to something a lot mightier and get a wholehearted effortless kick out of the system.

 

[siddheshk599]

Might as well get the i7-6700. Though I'm curious what motherboard, ram and PSU will you be pariing on your upgrade path? If you're recycling the PSU, what is the model and age of the unit? FYI, I would recycle a near 2 decade old PSU.

If you're pairing the i7-6700 with a B150 or B250 chipset motherboard, then the effective ram speed would be at DDR4-2133MHz.

Where are you located and how much are you spending? Might want to look into a Ryzen 5 5600x + B550 + DDR4-3600MHz and call it a day.

Hey! Thanks for your reply. I'm from India, and I’m currently deciding whether to upgrade my old PC, which has a GTX 750 and an Intel Q6600 CPU from 2007, or to go for something newer like the Ryzen 5 5600X as per your opinion. I'm mainly playing games at 720p or 1080p, and I’m wondering if the Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the GTX 750 would be good enough to handle new games at those resolutions, or if I should just build a brand-new system with the latest hardware for better performance at 1080p or higher resolutions.

For context, I’d likely be keeping my old PSU and some parts if I'm upgrading my old PC, but I’m curious whether the i7-6700 route would be a better idea in terms of overall performance, or if the Ryzen 5 5600X would be a more future-proof choice.

Also, my current PSU is Antec BP450S 450W which is 6 years old.

Looking forward to your thoughts!

 

[jnjnilson6]

Hey! Thanks for your reply. I'm from India, and I’m currently deciding whether to upgrade my old PC, which has a GTX 750 and an Intel Q6600 CPU from 2007, or to go for something newer like the Ryzen 5 5600X as per your opinion. I'm mainly playing games at 720p or 1080p, and I’m wondering if the Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the GTX 750 would be good enough to handle new games at those resolutions, or if I should just build a brand-new system with the latest hardware for better performance at 1080p or higher resolutions.

For context, I’d likely be keeping my old PSU and some parts if I'm upgrading my old PC, but I’m curious whether the i7-6700 route would be a better idea in terms of overall performance, or if the Ryzen 5 5600X would be a more future-proof choice.

Also, my current PSU is Antec BP450S 450W which is 6 years old.

Looking forward to your thoughts!

Hey! I'm more thinking about the new system option, if you want to achieve ultimate performance. The Core i7-6700 is x2 slower than the Ryzen 5600X, so the Ryzen would definitely be the better path. You can update the motherboard, RAM and Power Supply (Cooler Master is a trustworthy brand) and either wait out a little longer with the GTX 750 in the new system or get a new GPU alongside everything else (GPUs are quite expensive currently sadly; Sapphire and ASUS are the best vendors for AMD GPUs and ASUS is the best vendor for Nvidia).👍

PS.

You will need a new CPU cooler - Noctua's a good brand (make sure that the cooler you choose supports the CPU you'll be getting; you can check that out on Noctua's website).

You may need a new PC Box to fit in all the new components. You should check the dimensions of the components and the space in your PC Box' specifications to make sure they fit. If you worry that something may not fit, you can get a new, bigger box (and check its specifications too).

In general, be sure that everything is fully compatible (motherboard and CPU and CPU Cooler and RAM and GPU and PSU and PC Box) and as you would like it to be before making your purchase. If something worries you, write here; the community would be glad to provide assistance.

 

[siddheshk599]

Great recommendation!

What do you think of him getting an i5-12400, a good LGA1700 motherboard and DDR4/DDR5 RAM (of course, based upon budget and pricing). Perhaps a new more powerful PSU too, from a good vendor. He could thereafter upgrade the GTX 750 whenever he pleases in the future to something a lot mightier and get a wholehearted effortless kick out of the system.

Thank you so much for your reply and the excellent recommendation of the i5-12400! I really appreciate the insight.

I’ve been considering future upgrades, particularly with the GPU, and I’m wondering if it might be a good idea to go with the i5-14400 instead. It’s more recent and has more cores, which could be beneficial for a future GPU upgrade. Do you think it’s worth considering, or would the i5-12400 still be a better fit in terms of overall value and performance? Would love to hear your thoughts!

 

[QyInvoLing]

Thank you so much for your reply and the excellent recommendation of the i5-12400! I really appreciate the insight.

I’ve been considering future upgrades, particularly with the GPU, and I’m wondering if it might be a good idea to go with the i5-14400 instead. It’s more recent and has more cores, which could be beneficial for a future GPU upgrade. Do you think it’s worth considering, or would the i5-12400 still be a better fit in terms of overall value and performance? Would love to hear your thoughts!

It depends on the price. Two months ago, 12400f is ￥600，13400f is ￥900 while 12600kf is ￥850, at that time, 13400f(equals to 14400f) is a product that nobody would pick, because it's weaker than 12600kf but more expensive.
From my point of view, if 14400f/13400f/12600kf is within 1/3 more expensive than 12400f, it's worth to buy.

 

[jnjnilson6]

Thank you so much for your reply and the excellent recommendation of the i5-12400! I really appreciate the insight.

I’ve been considering future upgrades, particularly with the GPU, and I’m wondering if it might be a good idea to go with the i5-14400 instead. It’s more recent and has more cores, which could be beneficial for a future GPU upgrade. Do you think it’s worth considering, or would the i5-12400 still be a better fit in terms of overall value and performance? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Thank you very much!

Well, thing is, there's a big number of motherboards which support only 12th gen. CPUs with the Default (Earliest) BIOS version. So if you get a motherboard that supports 13 or 14th gen CPUs from a latter BIOS version and the version of the BIOS on the motherboard is an earlier one, you would not be able to use the CPU without taking the machine to a store and letting professional personnel from there perform the update of the BIOS on your board so that the version matches or is higher than that required to run 13 and 14th gen. CPUs. So if you will be going 14th gen. make sure the motherboard you'll choose supports that generation from the earliest BIOS version, if not, better get 12th gen. as popular CPUs from it are mostly supported from all BIOS versions on all supported motherboards. You should still check though if the particular 12th gen. CPU you're thinking of getting is supported by all BIOS versions in the support list on the motherboard website too (there may always be surprises).