How best to allocate funds for improvements.

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schillie9
Junior Member

02-01-2025, 03:16 AM

#11

Ok, thanks for your advice so far! If I move to a motherboard and processor with a newer architecture, what would you recommend at around $250? Also would I have to replace the ram as well?

schillie9

02-01-2025, 03:16 AM #11

Ok, thanks for your advice so far! If I move to a motherboard and processor with a newer architecture, what would you recommend at around $250? Also would I have to replace the ram as well?

Madnesss95
Junior Member

02-01-2025, 03:16 AM

#12

To upgrade to AMD's newest socket AM4 you’d want to look at a Ryzen 3 2200G, Asus B450 Micro ATX motherboard, and 8gb of DDR4 3000 Vengence LPX ram(1 8gb stick is cheaper than a 2x4gb kit atm).

Madnesss95

02-01-2025, 03:16 AM #12

To upgrade to AMD's newest socket AM4 you’d want to look at a Ryzen 3 2200G, Asus B450 Micro ATX motherboard, and 8gb of DDR4 3000 Vengence LPX ram(1 8gb stick is cheaper than a 2x4gb kit atm).

mercifaul699
Junior Member

02-01-2025, 03:16 AM

#13

For $250 you can get a used tower system with a Core i5 CPU in it from craigslist pretty easily along with a GTX 750 Ti which will be much better than what you have, and better than spending money on upgrading your setup. I even found one for $350 with a newer GTX 1060 video card
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/sys/d/...28513.html
Another example of a decent i5 tower
https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/sys/d/...31379.html

mercifaul699

02-01-2025, 03:16 AM #13

TebrynArbandi
Junior Member

02-01-2025, 03:16 AM

#14

Thanks guys. I will fix this heat sink, then keep using it the way it is until I can upgrade properly.

TebrynArbandi

02-01-2025, 03:16 AM #14

Thanks guys. I will fix this heat sink, then keep using it the way it is until I can upgrade properly.

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