It's getting there

[Chubs]

So,first of all im student who lives in the philippines, I currently have an Athlon ii x4 635 in my rig, im planning to upgrade my system little by little. is an i3 2120 better than my current CPU? I was suppose to look for a i5 2400 or 2500k but I dont have the money to get one as of now. All opinions will be truly appreciated. Thanks

[Princess Luna]

Not really worth burning the little money you have on a second gen i3

[Chubs]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Not really worth burning the little money you have on a second gen i3

but the thing is... its temporary. at my place I can easily trade or sell the processor when i have the money to buy an i5 2400 or 2500k.

[SupaKomputa]

It would be a lot better than your Athlon X4. What's your budget?

[Chubs]

1 minute ago, SupaKomputa said:

It would be a lot better than your Athlon X4. What's your budget?

around a 100 dollars  thats why im wondering if it would be better for me to buy the i3. btw, i have a gtx 660 as my gpu. 

[SupaKomputa]

Still you have to buy the motherboard and memory which is not compatible with your athlon ddr2 memories.

I say why don't you just build a new pc from the bottom.

Get the cheapest AM4 motherboard and a memory you can afford, then get the cheapest AM4 cpu like A6 or the new Athlon E200.

When you get more money you can Ryzen it up.

[Chubs]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

Still you have to buy the motherboard and memory which is not compatible with your athlon ddr2 memories.

I say why don't you just build a new pc from the bottom.

Get the cheapest AM4 motherboard and a memory you can afford, then get the cheapest AM4 cpu like A6 or the new Athlon E200.

When you get more money you can Ryzen it up.

okay, the reason why i went with the i3 2120 is because i can sell my board and cpu to add up to my budget, and my athlon x4 would surprise you because it runs on ddr3 thats why im only looking for a cpu mobo combo.

 

puns, ryzen it up. haha.

[SupaKomputa]

1 minute ago, Chubs said:

around a 100 dollars  thats why im wondering if it would be better for me to buy the i3. btw, i have a gtx 660 as my gpu. 

Can you get $50 from selling all your Athlon parts?

If yes then you have $150:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cRpDKB
CPU: AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($52.88 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $141.86
 

[Chubs]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

Can you get $50 from selling all your Athlon parts?

If yes then you have $150:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cRpDKB
CPU: AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($52.88 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $141.86
 

probably, ill try to get 50 dollars for it. dont know if there are any stocks of athlon 200E here yet. but thanks for the help! 

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, SupaKomputa said:

Can you get $50 from selling all your Athlon parts?

If yes then you have $150:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cRpDKB
CPU: AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($52.88 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Patriot - 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $141.86
 

no no no don't buy new when he has so little to begin with, that's why the used market exists and 3rd/4th gen intel cpus are the best in that market (but not what he should get)

[SupaKomputa]

if not, wait for it, its a very good starting cpu for AM4 platform.

you will have a long lasting platform...

[SupaKomputa]

1 minute ago, hconverse02 said:

no no no don't buy new when he has so little to begin with, that's why the used market exists and 3rd/4th gen intel cpus are the best in that market (but not what he should get)

I'm sure there's some people selling first gen AM4 mobo and used ddr4 memories. that also can drop the price down.

Why buy used 4th gen motherboard when a new am4 is just $10 away.

[hconverse02]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

I'm sure there's some people selling first gen AM4 mobo and used ddr4 memories. that also can drop the price down.

Why buy used 4th gen motherboard when a new am4 is just $10 away.

^^