Best budget cpu

[Jose Lopez]

Hi, Im looking to upgrade mi pc to a decent budget gaming pc. One that can run the latest and older games with decent fps and in not the highest settings, also to work with programs like Photoshop or Dreamweaver. What could be the best cpu that I could find for 100$ or less.

[Jasun]

What socket do you have? 

[WereCat]

i3 ... probably Haswell for $100

[acturisme]

yes we need the chipset and socket to recommend you something...or the mobo model and number.

 

[Jose Lopez]

24 minutes ago, acturisme said:

yes we need the chipset and socket to recommend you something...or the mobo model and number.

 

The socket I have is a : Socket FM2(904) and the chipset is a AMD K15 IMC. And the mobo is an A55M-E Rev X.0x made by AsusTek

[Biggerboot]

15 minutes ago, Jose Lopez said:

The socket I have is a : Socket FM2(904) and the chipset is a AMD K15 IMC

If you want to stay on your current motherboard, this is pretty much your best option under $100.  Not terribly fast but at least it's got plenty of cores for the type of stuff you want to do.

 

Side note: motherboard may need a bios update but it should work.

 

Disregard that, I messed up.  That CPU is FM2+.

CPUs that are supported on your board are listed here: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/A55ME/HelpDesk_CPU/

[Jose Lopez]

6 minutes ago, Biggerboot said:

If you want to stay on your current motherboard, this is pretty much your best option under $100.  Not terribly fast but at least it's got plenty of cores for the type of stuff you want to do.

To what motherboard should I change to get at least a decent cuad core processor.

[Biggerboot]

8 minutes ago, Jose Lopez said:

To what motherboard should I change to get at least a decent cuad core processor.

If you want to go the dual core route I would wait for Kaby Lake to come out next month.  Rumor is the next Pentium cpus will be hyper threaded, which will make it a killer $70 cpu.  Can't confirm that to be true, but the kaby lake pentium will be your fastest dual core for under $100 either way.  There's also Zen coming but idk when it's lower end stuff is due to hit.

 

If you build right now then a h110 motherboard and pentium or i3 would do fine.

[Jose Lopez]

17 minutes ago, Biggerboot said:

If you want to go the dual core route I would wait for Kaby Lake to come out next month.  Rumor is the next Pentium cpus will be hyper threaded, which will make it a killer $70 cpu.  Can't confirm that to be true, but the kaby lake pentium will be your fastest dual core for under $100 either way.  There's also Zen coming but idk when it's lower end stuff is due to hit.

 

If you build right now then a h110 motherboard and pentium or i3 would do fine.

If I wait for the kaby lake, would I need to change my mobo?

[Biggerboot]

1 minute ago, Jose Lopez said:

If I wait for the kaby lake, would I need to change my mobo?

Yeah, you'll need an LGA 1151 motherboard and new RAM. 

[Jose Lopez]

9 minutes ago, Biggerboot said:

Yeah, you'll need an LGA 1151 motherboard and new RAM. 

My current cpu is a AMD A6-6400 APU , would I be able to game decently until I upgrade?? I have an RX 460 gpu

[Biggerboot]

10 minutes ago, Jose Lopez said:

My current cpu is a AMD A6-6400 APU , would I be able to game decently until I upgrade?? Im planning to put an RX 460 gpu

Depends on the games.  Most recent AAA games like Witcher 3, GTA V, Rise of Tomb Raider, BF1, etc. favor either a quad core or hyper-threaded dual core.  And probably won't run very smoothly despite the video card upgrade.  

 

Games running on source engine, DX10, or competitive games will dual cores in mind with run decently. 

[magnumkobra]

If you want to go the cheapo route, You can use an Athlon 760k, it is what I am using now and its not too bad. It will go into a fm2 socket.

You can get em on EBAY for 50 dollars usd.

Also if you do get this I would recommend getting a aftermarket cooler as this chip is a little warm.

@Jose Lopez

[kaiju_wars]

I mean, to be fair, he did ask for under $100.
For your platform?  This is pretty much the best you can get.  It also comes with the nice AMD Wraith cooler.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1UH3Z95748&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

But I would really recommend holding off until Kaby Lake and Zen are released.

[Shura]

*EDIT* I initially recommended the 860K but I don't think your mobo supports it so go with the 760k.

 

How long can you wait is the biggest question; I would first try said games on your current PC and see how they perform. If they are playable at low/mid settings with 30fps+, then just wait for Kaby Lake and Zen. Save up, preferably to build something with an i5 quad core or the equivalent from Zen, depending on performance. If your current PC can't play those games, and you can't wait a few months then I suggest you get the 760K, it should hold you over for those games until you save up.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6393S21840&cm_re=760k-_-9SIA6393S21840-_-Product

 

Kaby Lake and Zen will most likely cost more than what they are worth at release, probably be a month or 2 before prices balance out so keep that in mind if you chose to wait. If you can play said games on the current PC, I suggest waiting though.