CPU upgrade

[Suttonspencer]

I'm looking to upgrade my CPU from the Pentium G440. I'll be gaming (Nothing super intense), watching YouTube and Hulu, and doing homework. I'm looking to upgrade because I can't game and watch YouTube videos at the same time without having loading issues and the CPU is the only thing I can think of that could be the issue at this point. Not looking for overkill but also want something that I won't need to upgrade again very soon!

[HeavyFtw]

4 minutes ago, Suttonspencer said:

I'm looking to upgrade my CPU from the Pentium G440. I'll be gaming (Nothing super intense), watching YouTube and Hulu, and doing homework. I'm looking to upgrade because I can't game and watch YouTube videos at the same time without having loading issues and the CPU is the only thing I can think of that could be the issue at this point. Not looking for overkill but also want something that I won't need to upgrade again very soon!

we will need to know all your system specs

[Suttonspencer]

2 minutes ago, HeavyFtw said:

we will need to know all your system specs

Msi b150 plus

gigabyte Geforce 1050ti boost clock 1506

phanteks p400s tempered glass

seagate 1tb hard drive 

sandisk 120Gb SSD

16 gig corsair vengeance ram

evga 500w power supply

 

 

[Suttonspencer]

Just now, ImHyperstyle said:

The cpu is skylake so you could get a i5-6500 but we need to know your psu to make sure it's got enough power

500w

[Suttonspencer]

2 minutes ago, ImHyperstyle said:

That will be good enough, what are your full system specs?

Msi b150 plus

gigabyte Geforce 1050ti boost clock 1506

phanteks p400s tempered glass

seagate 1tb hard drive 

sandisk 120Gb SSD

16 gig corsair vengeance ram

evga 500w power supply

[Droidbot]

Best value at the moment is 6500 or 6700, not as good value as Ryzen 5 but alright

[Suttonspencer]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

Best value at the moment is 6500 or 6700, not as good value as Ryzen 5 but alright

Is it worth switching over for?

[Suttonspencer]

Just now, ImHyperstyle said:

You'd have to get a new board

I know lol but I'm I could sell mine and get a compatible for pretty cheap so it wouldn't be too bad

[Suttonspencer]

1 minute ago, ImHyperstyle said:

How much money have you got to spend?

 

And don't get a 6700 there's really no point if you have a 1050ti because it will bottleneck. (I have a 1050ti too XD)

 

I don't really have a price range, just wondering what's actually worth upgrading to

[ILikeBigTree]

2 minutes ago, ImHyperstyle said:

You'd have to get a new board

it's a b150 he doesn't need to get a new board for an i5 6500 or i7 6700(k)

but the 6400 is a pretty good choice if you don't want to spend much

[Suttonspencer]

Just now, ILikeBigTree said:

it's a b150 he doesn't need to get a new board for an i5 6500 or i7 6700(k)

but the 6400 is a pretty good choice if you don't want to spend much

Money isn't really an issue but I don't want to be wasting for an overbuilt system when I won't be pushing the system at all

[ILikeBigTree]

1 minute ago, ImHyperstyle said:

He'd need a new board for ryzen

True

[ILikeBigTree]

1 minute ago, Suttonspencer said:

Money isn't really an issue but I don't want to be wasting for an overbuilt system when I won't be pushing the system at all

then an i5 6500 should be perfect for your needs with that CPU you have a little headroom for a GPU upgrade 

[Suttonspencer]

2 minutes ago, ImHyperstyle said:

UK LINK: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9tMLLD

US LINK: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9tMLLD

CANADA LINK: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/9tMLLD

That's what I'd suggest.

What are your intel suggestions? I prefer Intel over AMD but if it's really worth it I'm willing to make the switch

[Suttonspencer]

2 minutes ago, ILikeBigTree said:

then an i5 6500 should be perfect for your needs with that CPU you have a little headroom for a GPU upgrade 

Do the K versions matter or am I set with just the 6500?

[ILikeBigTree]

4 minutes ago, ImHyperstyle said:

UK LINK: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/9tMLLD

US LINK: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9tMLLD

CANADA LINK: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/9tMLLD

That's what I'd suggest.

I don't think he needs 6 cores 12 threads a quad core is more than enough, a Ryzen r5 1400 should get the job done if you go for AMD

[ILikeBigTree]

Just now, Suttonspencer said:

Do the K versions matter or am I set with just the 6500?

K version? I haven't seen them so just the normal one and you will be set

[Suttonspencer]

Just now, ILikeBigTree said:

K version? I haven't seen them so just the normal one and you will be set

Like the difference of 6500 vs 6600k, not really sure what the K is other than overclockable which I won't be doing anyways

[Droidbot]

11 minutes ago, ImHyperstyle said:

And don't get a 6700 there's really no point if you have a 1050ti because it will bottleneck. (I have a 1050ti too XD)

 

Not really.. it's fine with that card. I have a friend with a 6700k and a 950, CPU always at 90+% utilization

[ILikeBigTree]

43 minutes ago, Suttonspencer said:

Like the difference of 6500 vs 6600k, not really sure what the K is other than overclockable which I won't be doing anyways

the K is only if you want to overclock but if you want intel go for the 6500 (do know the 6600K but I thought like a 6500K?????)

[ILikeBigTree]

39 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Not really.. it's fine with that card. I have a friend with a 6700k and a 950, CPU always at 90+% utilization

that's funny cuz I have a 1050TI with an X5650 and that only gets used 60% at max in GTA 5 

and my I5 3450 also 90% so and get the same performance as X5650

[Brooksie359]

Honestly if you want to play games and do other things at the same time an i5 might have issues on more demanding cpu intensive games as in some games you may reach near full utilization. I would suggest getting a hyperyhreaded quad core if you want to insure that you don't run into an issue like that. It probably won't be a problem in most games but in some it might so it really depends if you care about something like that.