2012 CPU in 2019

[illuminatedPH]

Can I still game on an I5 3550? 

Thanks!

[Oshino Shinobu]

No, that CPU doesn't exist.

 

You can on a i5 3570, they're still capable, though it will limit high end GPUs from the past couple of years in some games.

[Oalei]

You could with a I5 3350

[TheSLSAMG]

2 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

No, that CPU doesn't exist.

 

You can on a i5 3570, they're still capable, though it will limit high end GPUs from the past couple of years in some games.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/65516/intel-core-i5-3550-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-70-ghz.html

 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just now, TheSLSAMG said:

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/65516/intel-core-i5-3550-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-70-ghz.html

 

I even searched for it and everything

 

Welp, time to strike that out.

[TheSLSAMG]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

I even searched for it and everything

 

Welp, time to strike that out.

If it makes you feel better, there are a lot of weird SKUs. We are talking about the same Intel that thought about releasing a 9900KFC

[illuminatedPH]

I wonder what gpu I can pair it with,

[Stormseeker9]

7 minutes ago, illuminatedPH said:

Can I still game on an I5 3550? 

Thanks!

Do you already own it or planning on buying it ?

[Firewrath9]

Just now, illuminatedPH said:

I wonder what gpu I can pair it with,

anything below a RX 580 should be fine.

I'd recc a RX 570 @ 130$

[illuminatedPH]

Just now, Stormseeker9 said:

Do you already own it or planning on buying it ?

It's already built with 8gb 1600's, and with 650ti

[illuminatedPH]

1 minute ago, Firewrath9 said:

anything below a RX 580 should be fine.

I'd recc a RX 570 @ 130$

I'll try to find one. How does one know what GPUs will still work on a CPU?

[Firewrath9]

Just now, illuminatedPH said:

I'll try to find one. How does one know what GPUs will still work on a CPU?

pretty much all of them should work. what PSU do you have?

[Stormseeker9]

5 minutes ago, illuminatedPH said:

It's already built with 8gb 1600's, and with 650ti

So you already own all the parts/pc or are you planning on buying a second hand prebuilt?

 

just a tad confused, as if you already have the pc you could just try and run the games you wanna play 

[illuminatedPH]

3 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

pretty much all of them should work. what PSU do you have?

Here's what I got.

[illuminatedPH]

1 minute ago, Stormseeker9 said:

So you already own all the parts/pc or are you planning on buying a second hand prebuilt?

 

just a tad confused, as if you already have the pc you could just try and run the games you wanna play 

It's my pc from back then. It's in another place planning on upgrading it, if it'll be worth it.

[LukeSavenije]

4 minutes ago, illuminatedPH said:

Here's what I got.

yep... that can have a change too

[illuminatedPH]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

yep... that can have a change too

My thoughts, any suggestion?

[Stormseeker9]

6 minutes ago, illuminatedPH said:

It's my pc from back then. It's in another place planning on upgrading it, if it'll be worth it.

I mean looking st the overall specs, if you want to be playing today’s AAA titles I think you would benefit most from an entire new build. That is my opinion at least.

 

ryzen 2000 prices will drop once zen 2 has been released and you could get like a 2700x /B450 combo for quite cheap 

[illuminatedPH]

2 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

I mean looking st the overall specs, if you want to be playing today’s AAA titles I think you would benefit most from an entire new build. That is my opinion at least.

 

ryzen 2000 prices will drop once zen 2 has been released and you could get like a 2700x /B450 combo for quite cheap 

I am planning on playing multiplayer games like overwatch, not really into AAA games as of now. 

I am also planning on getting a ryzen 2400g.

[LukeSavenije]

22 minutes ago, illuminatedPH said:

My thoughts, any suggestion?

tier b or higher

[Stefan Payne]

1 hour ago, illuminatedPH said:

I wonder what gpu I can pair it with,

RX570/8GiB would be the best choice as it has an awesome Price/Performance relation usually.

1 hour ago, illuminatedPH said:

Can I still game on an I5 3550? 

More or less.

Not very good but it should be possible.

1 hour ago, illuminatedPH said:

Here's what I got.

That don't look too good...

 

Good PSU:
Bitfenix Formula, Whisper M

be quiet Straight Power 11

 

Cheaper:
be quiet Pure Power 11, System Power (U)9, both 400W and up.

53 minutes ago, illuminatedPH said:

I am planning on playing multiplayer games like overwatch, not really into AAA games as of now. 
I am also planning on getting a ryzen 2400g.

In that case you theoretically could live without a GPU if 720p is enough for you or 1080p at low-medium.

 

In that case you could switch to Ryzen and use the integtrated Graphics...

Decent memory (at least DDR4-2666, if possible 2800-3200) isn't even much more expensive these days.

[illuminatedPH]

19 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

RX570/8GiB would be the best choice as it has an awesome Price/Performance relation usually.

More or less.

Not very good but it should be possible.

That don't look too good...

 

Good PSU:
Bitfenix Formula, Whisper M

be quiet Straight Power 11

 

Cheaper:
be quiet Pure Power 11, System Power (U)9, both 400W and up.

In that case you theoretically could live without a GPU if 720p is enough for you or 1080p at low-medium.

 

In that case you could switch to Ryzen and use the integtrated Graphics...

Decent memory (at least DDR4-2666, if possible 2800-3200) isn't even much more expensive these days.

Awesome! Thanks for these answers. Yup I think 720p gaming works for me. So Vega 8 can handle games really good?

[Stefan Payne]

1 hour ago, illuminatedPH said:

Awesome! Thanks for these answers. Yup I think 720p gaming works for me. So Vega 8 can handle games really good?

I wouldn't say really good, I'd say well enough to be usable.

The VEGA8 (or rather 11) is on the level of the nVidia 1030 more or less. Depending on the Memory.

Its not great but works. If you care about Power Consumption.

 

If you don't:
just replace the PSU and look for used RX470, 480, 570 or 580 or new ones. And put them into your system.

It should still be more than enough for the Games you want to play.

There isn't really a need to replace the CPU/Board/Memory if you have at least 8GiB, if it still works.