help me please

[RitualWOW]

hello so I have a old cpu and apparently I'm missing sse4.1 or something among the lines and need a new cpu. my budget is as cheap as possible I don't need anything fancy. the games I want to play but can't are Apex legends division 2 and the new cod. the new cpu doesn't need to be recently released as long as I won't loose performance it would be great and even better if I gain performance. my specs are 

CPU: AMD phenom II 1090t

MOBO: M488TD-V EVO/USB3

PSU: 800w PSU kinda old will upgrade 

GPU: gtx 1050 ti 

Ram: ddr3 12gb

[Jurrunio]

i5 2400/3450/3470 with LGA1155 board is probably as cheap as it gets in terms of playing the game, you're most likely bottlenecked by the GPU either way

[IAmAndre]

If you want to keep that RAM, you will most likely need to buy use parts. If you want something new you will need to make the jump to DDR4, which I think would be a better investment overall. Then you can go with an i3 or a Ryzen 3 with a cheap AM4 motherboard. The advantage is that you will be able to upgrade more easily in the future than if you buy some old used parts.

[19_blackie_73]

5 minutes ago, IAmAndre said:

If you want to keep that RAM, you will most likely need to buy use parts. If you want something new you will need to make the jump to DDR4, which I think would be a better investment overall. Then you can go with an i3 or a Ryzen 3 with a cheap AM4 motherboard. The advantage is that you will be able to upgrade more easily in the future than if you buy some old used parts.

Or buy still used a first gen ryzen as a combo of cpu mobo and ram, maybe you can get a steal

[Fasauceome]

if you were interested in gaining an upgrade path, a Ryzen 3 1200 and cheap B350 motherboard off eBay would be the smart move. 8GB of cheap DDR4 is not hard to find either,

[SpookyCitrus]

If you can give us a more precise budget, we can help you narrow it down more. The games you listed are all new modern games that require a bit more oomph to run, especially The Division 2, in my opinion doing as @Fasauceome recommended would be your best option, you not only get a much better processor on a modern platform but also the upgrade ability is second to none with AM4. 

[RitualWOW]

13 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

if you were interested in gaining an upgrade path, a Ryzen 3 1200 and cheap B350 motherboard off eBay would be the smart move. 8GB of cheap DDR4 is not hard to find either,

thanks for the response I'll most likely go with that because the upgrade options are there too I have never used eBay before always thought it was sketchy what should I stay away from on there?

[Fasauceome]

3 hours ago, RitualWOW said:

thanks for the response I'll most likely go with that because the upgrade options are there too I have never used eBay before always thought it was sketchy what should I stay away from on there?

eBay has buyer protections, if you get scammed you have great options to get your money back. Avoid motherboards from China and motherboards without back plates or I/o shields (make sure to read the listing description)

[RitualWOW]

On 2/20/2020 at 7:02 AM, Fasauceome said:

eBay has buyer protections, if you get scammed you have great options to get your money back. Avoid motherboards from China and motherboards without back plates or I/o shields (make sure to read the listing description)

okay will do thanks!