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Not really looking to spend more than $150

Here are my current specs

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Goes only $1 over your budget but it's somewhat better than your current cpu.
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Pretty sure you can find some 3.8GHz for like $135-140
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Dbz wrote Pretty sure you can find some 3.8GHz for like $135-140


He wants an upgrade - going from 3.7 to 3.8 isn't really much of an upgrade in my opinion.
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G59 wrote [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Goes only $1 over your budget but it's somewhat better than your current cpu.
You could also take a look at [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] or [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] one.

That's not compatible with his motherboard. He'd also need a new motherboard.

OP- There is no logical CPU upgrade for you for $150.
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G59 wrote [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Goes only $1 over your budget but it's somewhat better than your current cpu.
You could also take a look at [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] or [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] one.

That's not compatible with his motherboard. He'd also need a new motherboard.

OP- There is no logical CPU upgrade for you for $150.


Woops, didn't notice. Thanks for correcting me.
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G59 wrote [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Goes only $1 over your budget but it's somewhat better than your current cpu.
You could also take a look at [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] or [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] one.

That's not compatible with his motherboard. He'd also need a new motherboard.

OP- There is no logical CPU upgrade for you for $150.


Ahh. That's what I figured.
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Crosby wrote Ahh. That's what I figured.

Your most logical upgrade is an upgrade to Skylake, which even for an i3 would cost you $180-$200 since you'd need a new motherboard and RAM. You could maybe find a used Haswell i3/i5 for a decent price and an old Haswell mobo for $150, but I'd recommend saving a little more and upgrading to Skylake/Kaby Lake, or waiting for Zen.
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However, you could get another HDD and/or SSD with that $150. Or you can save up a bit more and get a logical CPU and mobo upgrade later in the year. Black Friday and Christmas is coming.
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Dinkleberg wrote However, you could get another HDD and/or SSD with that $150. Or you can save up a bit more and get a logical CPU and mobo upgrade later in the year. Black Friday and Christmas is coming.


Yea, that's why I figured I'd start looking now. See what to keep an eye on price wise.

To hold off until then, I'm probably just going to get a better CPU fan. That might help get me some extra frames I'd hope. All I have is the stock one and that shit is always roaring. What would recommend for a fan?

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