I'm looking for the cheapest useful CPU upgrade for a PhII 965. I run it at 3.6ghz on the stock heatsink.
The rest of the system is as follows.
Antec mATX case with Earthwatts 380W PSU
AM2+ mATX motherboard
8GB DDR2 800 RAM
AMD 7770 at 1.1ghz
This is a second PC for when friends come to play so I don't want to spend too much on this upgrade. I play BF4 and similar types of games, with some Civ V types games as well. I find the PhII 965 feels a little laggy in a 64 player server. I'm not touching the the GPU yet.
This is what I was thinking: i5 4570 $195
Cheap H61 motherboard for $50-$60
1 stick 8GB DDR1600 RAM $70
Is this the cheapest upgrade that is worth it? I've thought about an i3 which seems slow for BF4 or even an AMD FX6300 but that just eats extra power from my limited PSU that I would rather put towards a R9 270X or similar in a year or so.
The rest of the system is as follows.
Antec mATX case with Earthwatts 380W PSU
AM2+ mATX motherboard
8GB DDR2 800 RAM
AMD 7770 at 1.1ghz
This is a second PC for when friends come to play so I don't want to spend too much on this upgrade. I play BF4 and similar types of games, with some Civ V types games as well. I find the PhII 965 feels a little laggy in a 64 player server. I'm not touching the the GPU yet.
This is what I was thinking: i5 4570 $195
Cheap H61 motherboard for $50-$60
1 stick 8GB DDR1600 RAM $70
Is this the cheapest upgrade that is worth it? I've thought about an i3 which seems slow for BF4 or even an AMD FX6300 but that just eats extra power from my limited PSU that I would rather put towards a R9 270X or similar in a year or so.