Do I need more than a quad-core for gaming?

[Mackelbot]

I have an Nvidia 1050ti and 8GB of RAM but a (very) outdated Athlon II 445 3.1ghz Triple Core.

I'm looking to upgrade to an FX chip but I don't know whether I will need more than 4 cores for some gaming and possibly some light video production.

Help please?

[shadowbyte]

Just now, Mackelbot said:

upgrade

 

Just now, Mackelbot said:

FX chip

no

do yourself a favor and pick up a Ryzen 5 1400

[Mackelbot]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

 

no

do yourself a favor and pick up a Ryzen 5 1400

That doesn't really fit in my budget :\

[shadowbyte]

Just now, Mackelbot said:

That doesn't really fit in my budget :\

what's your budget?

[LienusLateTips]

Then go with a i3 7350K or a G4560. The 7100 isn't really worth it.

[Mackelbot]

1 minute ago, shadowbyte said:

what's your budget?

$200 - $250

 

[Skiiwee29]

4 minutes ago, Mackelbot said:

I have an Nvidia 1050ti and 8GB of RAM but a (very) outdated Athlon II 445 3.1ghz Triple Core.

I'm looking to upgrade to an FX chip but I don't know whether I will need more than 4 cores for some gaming and possibly some light video production.

Help please?

You will notice an improvement yes, but the FX series of chips are horribly out dated. You would be better off saving up your money a bit more, to around 400 so you can get a new CPU/Mobo/Ram. Would be a much wiser, and long term investment instead of an old FX chip that will have the same problems you are experiencing right now with your TRI Core chip soon. 

[Vegetable]

2 minutes ago, JDE said:

Then go with a i3 7350K or a G4560. The 7100 isn't really worth it.

i3 7350k? lmao

[shadowbyte]

Just now, Mackelbot said:

$200 - $250

 

for both the CPU, mobo, and RAM?

take a look at some used i5s, like the 4xxx series. LGA 1150 boards are also pretty cheap

[Mackelbot]

Just now, legacy99 said:

You will notice an improvement yes, but the FX series of chips are horribly out dated. You would be better off saving up your money a bit more, to around 400 so you can get a new CPU/Mobo/Ram. Would be a much wiser, and long term investment instead of an old FX chip that will have the same problems you are experiencing right now with your TRI Core chip soon. 

Yeah I guess so

[Mackelbot]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

for both the CPU, mobo, and RAM?

take a look at some used i5s, like the 4xxx series. LGA 1150 boards are also pretty cheap

No just for the CPU

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, Vegetable said:

i3 7350k? lmao

Ehh, I guess you would do better with a Ryzen 5 1500X or 1600

[shadowbyte]

Just now, Mackelbot said:

No just for the CPU

ah, then a 1400 is well within your price range

it's only 170

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Mackelbot said:

No just for the CPU

You can get a top of the line 1600X with that

[Skiiwee29]

3 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

ah, then a 1400 is well within your price range

it's only 170

but he would also need a new motherboard and RAM, and that would add another 100-150 on top of the CPU. 

[shadowbyte]

4 minutes ago, Mackelbot said:

No just for the CPU

 

Just now, legacy99 said:

but he would also need a new motherboard and RAM,

 

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

 

 

But he if he is looking to upgrade on his current platform, he wouldnt be able to use an r5 1400 because its a completely different platform and RAM.. thus my statement... 

[SCHISCHKA]

11 minutes ago, Mackelbot said:

I'm looking to upgrade to an FX chip but I don't know whether I will need more than 4 cores for some gaming and possibly some light video production.

to answer your question the only FX cheap worth buying was the 8 core, but they were only worth buying 5 years ago, so dont buy one.

Save up for ryzen or the new Pentiums.

[shadowbyte]

Just now, legacy99 said:

But he if he is looking to upgrade on his current platform, he wouldnt be able to use an r5 1400 because its a completely different platform and RAM.. thus my statement... 

 

7 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

for both the CPU, mobo, and RAM?

idk anymore

[Phate.exe]

4 minutes ago, Mackelbot said:

$200 - $250

 

$70 for the mobo

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144019&cm_re=am4-_-13-144-019-_-Product

 

$170 for the CPU (this is a 4 core/8 thread R5, the R3's are coming out eventually and are even cheaper)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113437

 

8 gigs of DDR4 will probably end up being like $60-70, because DDR4 has jacked up pricing right now.

 

So we're right around $300 to bring the core of your system totally up to date (assuming you don't need to get a PSU as well, which would tack on another $50).

 

Other than that, assuming you don't have an OEM motherboard and power supply, you could either take a stab at unlocking your triplecore, or grab a used phenom II for like $50-60, but at that point you're playing with fairly ancient hardware.

[LabRat]

16 minutes ago, Mackelbot said:

No just for the CPU

no, you need a new platform to get any improvement. save your money as suggested above.

if you try to replace it might not be compatible with your motherboard even with a BIOS update.

[HelplmChoking]

No, you don't need it. But it is definitely nice to have. I got my 8c/16t Xeon for about $50, and an x79 motherboard for less than $200. That gives you many, many cores for sweet multitasking goodness and a good speed boost over your existing CPU, especially with a small overclock.

If you want to go new, check out the Ryzen lineup and grab whatever you can afford over there.

[Krillingt75961]

52 minutes ago, Mackelbot said:

I have an Nvidia 1050ti and 8GB of RAM but a (very) outdated Athlon II 445 3.1ghz Triple Core.

I'm looking to upgrade to an FX chip but I don't know whether I will need more than 4 cores for some gaming and possibly some light video production.

Help please?

As others have said, don't go with an Fx chip. Only ones worth getting are 8 core. If you do decide to get one, you will need a board that can support it and a good cooler or you'll have plenty of issues.

[Mackelbot]

1 hour ago, Phate.exe said:

$70 for the mobo

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813144019&cm_re=am4-_-13-144-019-_-Product

 

$170 for the CPU (this is a 4 core/8 thread R5, the R3's are coming out eventually and are even cheaper)

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113437

 

8 gigs of DDR4 will probably end up being like $60-70, because DDR4 has jacked up pricing right now.

 

So we're right around $300 to bring the core of your system totally up to date (assuming you don't need to get a PSU as well, which would tack on another $50).

 

Other than that, assuming you don't have an OEM motherboard and power supply, you could either take a stab at unlocking your triplecore, or grab a used phenom II for like $50-60, but at that point you're playing with fairly ancient hardware.

I do have an OEM motherboard (http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-78LMT-USB3-rev-41#ov) but I have a 600W PSU

[Krillingt75961]

17 minutes ago, Mackelbot said:

I do have an OEM motherboard (http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-78LMT-USB3-rev-41#ov) but I have a 600W PSU

You will need a new Mobo if you want to upgrade to pretty much anything.