Help me

[Lowspecgamer]

I have a gtx 1050 2gb,8gb ram, and a pentium g3258 @4.2ghz.What cpu,mobo, and ram should I get ? I have a 350 budget my gpu is fine for now unless you think something different tell me?

[3 Lions]

Try and find a used i7 4770K or 4790K

Edited December 11, 2017 by LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo

[givingtnt]

Just now, Lowspecgamer said:

I have a gtx 1050 2gb,8gb ram, and a pentium g3258 @4.2ghz.What cpu,mobo, and tan should I get ? I have a 350 budget my gpu is fine for now unless you think something different tell me?

depending on your current motherboard, perhaps just a new cpu ?
the 4690 (or 4690k if you're into overclocking and have a z97 board) is a really good option for you.

[SupaKomputa]

What do you want to achieve?

 

[Lowspecgamer]

Just now, givingtnt said:

depending on your current motherboard, perhaps just a new cpu ?
the 4690 (or 4690k if you're into overclocking and have a z97 board) is a really good option for you.

I have lga 1150 cpu I want to upgrade to 1151 

[Lowspecgamer]

1 minute ago, SupaKomputa said:

What do you want to achieve?

 

I want to play games 

[Lowspecgamer]

1 minute ago, SupaKomputa said:

What do you want to achieve?

 

I want the maximum performance for 350

[Tiberiusisgame]

I agree with the call for a 4790k because you have a Z97 board. You can OC it, you'll have 8 threads, it'll keep for a few years before you upgrade your graphics card.

[3 Lions]

Just now, Lowspecgamer said:

I have lga 1150 cpu I want to upgrade to 1151 

You don't really have to build a whole new system, just upgrade your CPU. 

[givingtnt]

Just now, Lowspecgamer said:

I have lga 1150 cpu I want to upgrade to 1151 

no I ment motherboard (model number, chipset...)
I don't see any benefits to going to a 1151 cpu. a 4790(i7) or 4690 (i5)
is a MUCH better option for your money than switching platforms.

 

[givingtnt]

By switching to a 1151 socket and board not only you will have to switch board and cpu but also (yes, there are some ddr3 options, but they are scarce) switch ram for ddr4.
for 350$ it is not even close to being worth it compared to a used 4690(k)-4790(k)

 

here, look at the price : 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-4790-i7-4790-3-6GHz-LGA1150-SR1QF-8M-Cache-Processor-CPU/182949598346?hash=item2a98a5548a:g:ERUAAOSwbwJaKGQD

also, with the money left, if you don't already have an SSD. well, there's a good upgrade for you too !

[Lowspecgamer]

2 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

You don't really have to build a whole new system, just upgrade your CPU. 

Well that’s what I want to do so if I do that what cpu should I get that’s lga 1151 because my local microcenter doesn’t carry lga 1150 anymore

[SupaKomputa]

Your GPU is enough to play 1080p 30+ fps in mid settings.

 

for $350

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($87.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $347.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-11 13:53 EST-0500

Sell your pentium and mobo and add another 8gb and you're golden...

[3 Lions]

Just now, Lowspecgamer said:

Well that’s what I want to do so if I do that what cpu should I get that’s lga 1151 because my local microcenter doesn’t carry lga 1150 anymore

There's no point in upgrading to LGA 1151, just find a used i7 4770K or 4790K on Ebay. 

[givingtnt]

Just now, Lowspecgamer said:

Well that’s what I want to do so if I do that what cpu should I get that’s lga 1151 because my local microcenter doesn’t carry lga 1150 anymore

buy it used. there's no point in sticking to new stuff here.
you wil get LESS for your money than if you bought a used 4790(k) or 4690(k)

[3 Lions]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

Sell your pentium and mobo and add another 8gb and you're golden...

Why sell the board? just upgrading the CPU to an i7 4770K or 4790K would make so much more sense in this case. 

[givingtnt]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

Your GPU is enough to play 1080p 30+ fps in mid settings.

 

for $350

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($87.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $347.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-11 13:53 EST-0500

Sell your pentium and mobo and add another 8gb and you're golden...

he has to sell his current 8gb, its ddr3 not 4

[Lowspecgamer]

Just now, givingtnt said:

buy it used. there's no point in sticking to new stuff here.
you wil get LESS for your money than if you bought a used 4790(k) or 4690(k)

Ik but in the future what else will I get if I’m using old stuff

[givingtnt]

Just now, Lowspecgamer said:

Ik but in the future what else will I get if I’m using old stuff

bro, I own a 4790k and I don't expect to have to change it for at least 4-5 years still

by then you'll have much better prices for DDR4 and much better cpu's worth the switch.

[SupaKomputa]

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

There's no point in upgrading to LGA 1151, just find a used i7 4770K or 4790K on Ebay. 

For $350 i would just buy a Ryzen new system.

$150 made more sense to just upgrade cpu.

[SupaKomputa]

3 minutes ago, givingtnt said:

he has to sell his current 8gb, its ddr3 not 4

8gb DDR4 already in the list.

He can add another after selling the 8gb ddr3 alone + bonus from the cpu & mobo.

[3 Lions]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

For $350 i would just buy a Ryzen new system.

Are you for real? his current board is a Z97 and all it needs is an i7 4770K or 4790K to make it a much better machine. 

[givingtnt]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

8gb DDR4 already in the list.

He can add another after selling the pentium and mobo.

ooh I thought you ment "adding this ddr4 to your current ram"
as if it were optional to buy more ram.
 

i understand now

[Tiberiusisgame]

1 minute ago, Lowspecgamer said:

Ik but in the future what else will I get if I’m using old stuff

You need to make peace with reality. You have $350. @givingtnt made a great point about the SSD. Get a cheaper one for less than $100 (but avoid those without DRAM, as Linus recently mentioned in an AFAP video) and save the rest for a better upgrade down the road since it seems like you would prefer not to buy used gear.

[givingtnt]

Just now, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Are you for real? his current board is a Z97 and all it needs is an i7 4770K or 4790K to make it a much better machine. 

is it ?
he hasn't said yet. we can'T determin what mobo he has based on his cpu.

@Lowspecgamer can you please give us your motherboard number ??