Which cpu

[Heike]

Hi

I have a gtx 1050 2gb and 8gb of memory. I dont know what cpu i should go with?

upto 250 dollars

 

For gaming

[zombienerd]

If your RAM is DDR4, then Ryzen 5 1600.  Still the best bang for the buck.

[FuzzyLogic]

Ryzen 5 1600 + b350 motherboard

[KenjiUmino]

do you have a mainboard already?

 

if you have a board, get the beefiest compatible CPU you can afford. 

 

if not, then i think a B250 board and whatever ryzen you can buy with the rest of the budget would make the most sense 

[Unimaginative Name]

With a 1050, you should probably look at an R3 1200 or an i3 8100. The GPU isn't setting any speed records, so why spend a ton on a CPU. The GPU will be the bottleneck in this system if it's used for gaming.

[FuzzyLogic]

Just now, KenjiUmino said:

If not, then i think a B250 board and whatever ryzen you can buy with the rest of the budget would make the most sense 

B250 motherboards for Ryzen don't exist btw

[Thony]

2 minutes ago, Heike said:

Hi

I have a gtx 1050 2gb and 8gb of memory. I dont know what cpu i should go with?

upto 250 dollarsx

Anything above lowest i5 or ryzen5 is wasted but you should buy CPU that u will keep for up to 4 years anyway.

 

So im gonna say get i5-8600K it will easily handle anything even beyond forementioned time period.

Other option is ryzen 5-1600X

[Heike]

so i should go with ryzen 5 1600

[Heike]

my motherboard is MSI B250M Bazooka, Socket-1151 will it fit in it?

[Heike]

Which i5 is the best under 270 dollars for gaming? and that can fit in msi B250M motherboard

[minibois]

7600K is the best i5 that fits into that board, the 7500 is a better deal though. If you want to go just a step above, the i7 7700 could be quite good too, if the games you will play are going to use those extra 4 threads.

 

Do you have this motherboard already?

[food158]

22 minutes ago, Heike said:

Which i5 is the best under 270 dollars for gaming? and that can fit in msi B250M motherboard

i5 7600k?

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[epsilon84]

Wait, what CPU are you running now?

 

With that GPU, you may not even need a CPU upgrade. I actually have a small HTPC running a GTX 1050 with an old i7 2600 CPU, my laptop also has a 1050 Ti which is a bit faster, but my point is that these GPUs will most likely be the bottleneck, or limiting factor, in a gaming PC, not the CPU.

 

Assuming you have anything from a Pentium G4560 or Core i3 or better, you will be running games at their full potential when paired with a GTX 1050. If you had a faster graphics card, then a better CPU will help, but at this stage spending $250 for a CPU upgrade will make almost no noticeable improvement to your gaming experience.