CPU suggestions

[EmmettZ]

Hey all, I'm just getting my feet wet in building and was wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions for a new CPU. I have been gradually been replacing components in a used Inspiron 570 that I grabbed on the cheap. Here are my current specs as I remember them:

Amd Athlon II X2-250 with the cheapest cooler I could find lol

Asus 970 aura 

6GB ddr3 1300mhz Kingston (2009)

MSI Radeon R7 370 4GB

500W Thermaltake PSU

60GB OCZ boot drive 

1TB WD blue 2013 HDD

 

Now I'd like to upgrade the CPU,  if you all would recommend it, to a cost effective (sub 150) and more recent architecture. I intend this PC for gaming (hopefully maxing out skyrim special edition when it comes out) and for using the Adobe suite to create media (after effects and illustrator). I know I need to upgrade the ram as multitasking is painful compared to my  Msi gt60 (4th Gen i7 4700mq with 16gb ram)

Any suggestions? 

[DolphinOps]

5 minutes ago, EmmettZ said:

Hey all, I'm just getting my feet wet in building and was wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions for a new CPU. I have been gradually been replacing components in a used Inspiron 570 that I grabbed on the cheap. Here are my current specs as I remember them:

Amd Athlon II X2-250 with the cheapest cooler I could find lol

Asus 970 aura 

6GB ddr3 1300mhz Kingston (2009)

MSI Radeon R7 370 4GB

500W Thermaltake PSU

60GB OCZ boot drive 

1TB WD blue 2013 HDD

 

Now I'd like to upgrade the CPU,  if you all would recommend it, to a cost effective (sub 150) and more recent architecture. I intend this PC for gaming (hopefully maxing out skyrim special edition when it comes out) and for using the Adobe suite to create media (after effects and illustrator). I know I need to upgrade the ram as multitasking is painful compared to my  Msi gt60 (4th Gen i7 4700mq with 16gb ram)

Any suggestions? 

Not to be a drag but socket am3 is rather old and it probably wouldn't be worth your money to buy a new processor for it.

[SLAYR]

Grab a 8350, it will be as good as an i5.

[DolphinOps]

Just now, SLAYR said:

Grab a 8350, it will be as good as an i5.

the 8350 is am3+ and am3+ isn't backwards compatible

[SLAYR]

2 minutes ago, DolphinOps said:

Not to be a drag but socket am3 is rather old and it probably wouldn't be worth your money to buy a new processor for it.

It is an am3+ board it will support the fx series cpu (minus the 9xxx series).

[m0k]

you've already spent money on that Asus Motherboard, so does that mean you plan on sticking with AMD cpu?
8350 or 8370 for sure,
 

AMD cpu will be more than enough for gaming 
but for adobe apps i dont know if they will perform as well as intel CPU's - which would mean spending money on a new motherbaord

[DolphinOps]

Just now, SLAYR said:

It is an am3+ board it will support the fx series cpu (minus the 9xxx series).

My bad, the cpu he listed is an am3 cpu so I assumed his board was also.

[SLAYR]

1 minute ago, DolphinOps said:

My bad, the cpu he listed is an am3 cpu so I assumed his board was also.

The cpu is am3, am3+ motherboard support both am3, and am3+ cpus.

[DolphinOps]

Just now, SLAYR said:

The cpu is am3, am3+ motherboard support both am3, and am3+ cpus.

I was aware of that much, I thought he had an am3 board. Glad you corrected me though.

[Streetguru]

18 minutes ago, EmmettZ said:

 

Well since you already have the board

the 8350 still has a free dues ex code if you're interested
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284&cm_re=8350-_-19-113-284-_-Product

 

otherwise get an FX 8300


Skyrim used to only use 2 threads, but it looks like the new version will use up to 8 given it has an i7/FX 8 core as recommended

[Mahmudul Hasan]

Need suggestions. I want to buy an intel i5-4950 desktop processor for gaming. Will it be a good choice for gaming now if I buy this processor?

[smokefest]

2 minutes ago, Mahmudul Hasan said:

Need suggestions. I want to buy an intel i5-4950 desktop processor for gaming. Will it be a good choice for gaming now if I buy this processor?

get i5 6600k  or 6500 or 4690k   

Wtf is 4950 ? Did you mean 4590 ? If so, it will be good for gaming, mid range gaming of course. What GPU you intend to match it with ?

[Mahmudul Hasan]

Sorry. Typho. It's 4590. Only it can play the mid range games? Not the higher range?

[smokefest]

4590 is a good cpu, it will run games smooth, but i would suggest pairing it with a mid range GPU like a gtx 1060 or rx 480 max, better GPU than that will result in a cpu bottleneck wich makes the gpu not able to run at max power.

[Mahmudul Hasan]

Okay. So, if I match this cpu with a gtx 1060 or rx 480 max, will I be able to play most of the latest games?

[smokefest]

3 minutes ago, Mahmudul Hasan said:

Okay. So, if I match this cpu with a gtx 1060 or rx 480 max, will I be able to play most of the latest games?

Yeah, easily. Probably not @ Ultra but surely in high @ 1080p

 

It is not a TOP tier computer but its a really decent one with a good Pascal GPU. Will be working pretty good, watch this video of the same set up :

You can watch many more video if you look for 4590 gtx 1060  on youtube

 

[Mahmudul Hasan]

Thanks a lot for the help, smokefest.

[smokefest]

8 minutes ago, Mahmudul Hasan said:

Thanks a lot for the help, smokefest.

My pleasure my friend. Wish you best with your computer you will like it !

[EmmettZ]

I was looking at the 8350 and you all confirmed my suspicions.

Thank you so much for your help!