Processor overheating, might need a new one and looking for suggestions

[Kirikoza]

I have an old AMD processor, an FX-4300. I've cleaned out the heat sink and redid the thermal paste. The fan on the heat sink btw is very noisy and doesn't go super fast like i'm sure it's supposed to, but i'm not as worried about it as I am about how quickly the processor heats up. From pressing the power button, it takes about as long as it takes for Windows to boot up before it gets nearly too hot to touch the heat sink. It heats up VERY quickly, and shuts down quickly because of it. I'm sure part of it is that the fan on the processor is garbage at this point, but the heat sink itself gets hot way too quickly. I'm guessing it's something to do with the processor just being old and crappy though.

 

I got a free GTX 1060 so I already put that in there but the motherboard is still an older MSI model (i'm not sure what specifically it is, I didn't build this PC) so i'm not sure if it can overclock. (as an aside, the PC just turned itself off while I was typing this, so you can tell it's in bad shape. Luckily i'm on a different PC right now) I'm too broke to get a motherboard AND a processor, so just to be safe i'm probably not going to worry about overclocking. What would be the best CPU for me? I want to bottleneck my GPU as little as possible but even spending $200 on a processor is a little steep right now (but i'm willing to do it if it's my best option)

I just need to know what would be the best processor around $200 for me. I'm guessing it'd be an i5, but I've learned from Linus's coverage of the Ryzen line that Intel have processors that beat out the performance of their OWN processors for cheaper. So if you guys don't mind helping me out in finding the biggest bang for my buck as I can, something that will pair with a GTX 1060 without bottle necking too much at an affordable cost.

[PCGuy_5960]

3 minutes ago, Kirikoza said:

What would be the best CPU for me? I want to bottleneck my GPU as little as possible but even spending $200 on a processor is a little steep right now (but i'm willing to do it if it's my best option)

Spend a bit more and get this:

 

[Kirikoza]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

Spend a bit more and get this:

 

wish I could mate

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Kirikoza said:

wish I could mate

This?

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/QbGj4D/intel-core-i5-7500-34ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i57500

[Kirikoza]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

This?

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/QbGj4D/intel-core-i5-7500-34ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i57500

That's a lot more likely yeah lmao. If there's anything better or comparable to that one for cheaper let me know though.

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, Kirikoza said:

That's a lot more likely yeah lmao. If there's anything better or comparable to that one for cheaper let me know though.

If you want to get used parts, you might be able to get an i7-4790K for around the same price... If you don't the 7500 is the best CPU for the money! If you want to wait for Ryzen 5, you can. But TBH, I don't think that gaming performance will be amazing... I mean their Ryzen 7 CPUs compete with i5s in games, so their Ryzen 5 CPUs will be even slower...

[Kirikoza]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

If you want to get used parts, you might be able to get an i7-4790K for around the same price... If you don't the 7500 is the best CPU for the money! If you want to wait for Ryzen 5, you can. But TBH, I don't think that gaming performance will be amazing... I mean their Ryzen 7 CPUs compete with i5s in games, so their Ryzen 5 CPUs will be even slower...

Fair enough. Also i'm not big on taking older parts unless it's something that won't impact performance much, if at all (such as power supplies and all of those components) so i'll probably just get the 7500. Thanks though!

[Cyracus]

Well, there's a 7400 for a bit less, though shipping may eat up some of the cost savings https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=I5-7400&c=CJ

[grimreeper132]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

If you want to get used parts, you might be able to get an i7-4790K for around the same price... If you don't the 7500 is the best CPU for the money! If you want to wait for Ryzen 5, you can. But TBH, I don't think that gaming performance will be amazing... I mean their Ryzen 7 CPUs compete with i5s in games, so their Ryzen 5 CPUs will be even slower...

yea, either R5 or R3 sould be in his budget, I would say R5 and R3 might have a higher or similar clock speed though, which for gaming will be good, especially for a much cheaper price (I haven't looked into it though), which could be able to good for gaming and other things. that being said that's all this be false and not happen

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, Kirikoza said:

Fair enough. Also i'm not big on taking older parts unless it's something that won't impact performance much, if at all (such as power supplies and all of those components) so i'll probably just get the 7500. Thanks though!

Np

The 4790K will outperform the 7500 in games! The only problem is that you have to get it used. 

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, grimreeper132 said:

yea, either R5 or R3 sould be in his budget, I would say R5 and R3 might have a higher or similar clock speed though, which for gaming will be good, especially for a much cheaper price (I haven't looked into it though), which could be able to good for gaming and other things. that being said that's all this be false and not happen

TBH, I am pretty sure that this i5 will be better. IPC is still king for gaming and Ryzen 6 core CPUs seem to lack both the IPC and the clock speed to compete with Sky/Kabylake...

[grimreeper132]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

TBH, I am pretty sure that this i5 will be better. IPC is still king for gaming and Ryzen 6 core CPUs seem to lack both the IPC and the clock speed to compete with Sky/Kabylake...

aye suppose, that also being said you never know, I hope we're both wrong and these 6 cores are, but who knows, probably worse. I was thinking with intel, the more cores you have the lower the frequency, and I was thinking something similar might happen here. maybe

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, grimreeper132 said:

aye suppose, that also being said you never know, I hope we're both wrong and these 6 cores are, but who knows, probably worse. I was thinking with intel, the more cores you have the lower the frequency, and I was thinking something similar might happen here. maybe

Actually, some games can use 6 cores, but the majority of games can't, unfortunately

[Moress]

Go with the 7500.

[grimreeper132]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Actually, some games can use 6 cores, but the majority of games can't, unfortunately

give it time, as ryzen becomes more mainstream and game developers start using them and/or making games run on them better (can't remember what that's called at the moment), but yea 6 core gaming will probably start coming in soon as these CPUs become more mainstream and more common

[TomR]

You can get a brand new i3 6100 for $88 USD from Fry's Electronics. It would be a big increase in performance over your FX-4300.