Need help choosing the right CPU

[jasmina94]

Hello everyone,

I have recently decided to upgrade my dad's 2008 rig. By following the motherboard manual, I've managed to find all compatible and necessary components except for the CPU, which having to be an AMD makes things difficult for me as I'm more of an Intel person myself. Long story short I know nothing about the AMD chipsets  

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/K9N_Neo_V2#support-cpu

This is the list of all compatible CPUs. If somebody who's better informed on this than I am can look into it and point out the best one, I'd be very grateful.

Thanks  

[hconverse02]

What is that am2+? If so, it's not worth spending money to upgrade a 10 year old system rather than just saving your money and getting a better rig.

[tracker1]

Second on @hconverse02's response...  The AMx+ series are just not worth it for today's use... if your dad isn't gaming would suggest a current gen ryzen 2200g or 2400g on a B450 board.  Get at least DDR4-3200 speed memory.  The onboard video should be good enough for FB/Youtube use, and mild gaming... from there can get a nice video card later, and upgrade the CPU next generation if desired.  If you do 16gb ram and an SSD, I'm pretty sure he'll be ecstatic over the improved performance, with a decent upgrade path.

[jasmina94]

@hconverse02 @tracker1 Yes, I agree with you guys, this is a pretty outdated set, but with a few more gigs of ram and an SSD it runs Chrome and Office 365 decently. At first I was going to leave the old CPU and not bother upgrading, but seeing how cheap some of them are online, I though why not. 

 

My dad already has his business laptop, so buying a new desktop pc would be unnecessary, but still it's pretty convenient having this old rig at home. It's proven to be useful over the years  

[jasmina94]

Would the best one be the Athlon X2 Windsor 5600+? It has the highest frequency and cache (excluding the Brisbanes which all have 1MB chace).

 

The only thing is that it has a higher wattage (89W) which is higher than the Athlon X2 Brisbane 4000+ (65W) which is the current CPU. Would that require me to buy a different power supply?