Help with cpu choice for new builder!

[Raichu208]

Hi, I’m new to the site but I’ve been a fan of the videos for a long while, sorry it took so long.  

 

im just wondering about upgrading an old Lenovo PC (think centre) it currently has a Pentium G850 and I want to upgrade to something that will pair nicely with a GTX 1050. I was searching and found for reasonably cheap an i5 3470 (3.2Ghz). Is this gonna work with the gpu or will I experience bottlenecking etc? I just generally want to play some not really intensive games (think PS3 era and below) if I can play some newer games then that’s just gravy. The other big thing is emulator, I’d like to adequately run, Dolphin, PCSX2 & Bizhawk.  I’ve attached a photo of the mobo I have presently. It’s an LGA1155 socket! 

[Guest]

You could always look around for the famous i5-2500 if you wanted an alternative. A good deal on it tends to be between $50 and $80.

 

As for potential bottlenecking, you shouldn't need to worry. The Ryzen 1200 is a 4 core 4 thread CPU and runs at 3.1GHz, and that doesn't bottleneck a 1050, so I have no reason to believe an i5-3470 would.

[Raichu208]

yeah ive found a few i5 2500k but they seem to be snapped up almost immediately! They’re certainly rather famous 

[davyre89]

10 hours ago, Raichu208 said:

Hi, I’m new to the site but I’ve been a fan of the videos for a long while, sorry it took so long.  

 

im just wondering about upgrading an old Lenovo PC (think centre) it currently has a Pentium G850 and I want to upgrade to something that will pair nicely with a GTX 1050. I was searching and found for reasonably cheap an i5 3470 (3.2Ghz). Is this gonna work with the gpu or will I experience bottlenecking etc? I just generally want to play some not really intensive games (think PS3 era and below) if I can play some newer games then that’s just gravy. The other big thing is emulator, I’d like to adequately run, Dolphin, PCSX2 & Bizhawk.  I’ve attached a photo of the mobo I have presently. It’s an LGA1155 socket! 

I don't know if the i5-3470 (Ivy Bridge) would fit the motherboard even though it's socket 1155. In general, aftermarket H61 motherboards support Sandy Bridge processors (like the i5-2500 @NWhite4720 mentioned) but would require BIOS update to support Ivy Bridge processors. Not sure if a Lenovo pre-built motherboards behave the same. Hence, safer bet would be picking up used Sandy Bridge processors* unless you done research.

 

*you could also look at i7-2600 which is equally beast!

[Raichu208]

Oh okay I see. Hmm. Would an i7 2600k work? 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Raichu208 said:

Oh okay I see. Hmm. Would an i7 2600k work? 

If the i7-2600K is cheaper than an i7-2600, then sure, but if the i7-2600 is cheaper then buy that instead because I am 99.99% sure that board does not support overclocking (I have never seen a pre-built non-gaming PC that supports overclocking). Also note that the i7-2600 has a TDP of 95W, and your previous G850 had a TDP of 65W (same goes for if you got the i5-2500). I would personally go with the i5-2500 because they seem to be about $50 cheaper, and pairing even an old i7 processor with a 1050 Ti doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

[Raichu208]

To be clear it’s not a 1050Ti. The specs would be as follows (were I to buy either of these chips) 

 

i5 2500/i7 2600

 

12GB RAM

 

1TB HDD

 

350w PSU (perhaps a beefier Corsair if I win this bid on eBay lol)

 

GTX 1050 2GB

 

1TB HDD

 

120GB SSD 

 

shitty mobo

 

windows 10