When it comes to gaming how bad is the AMD phenom II X2 550 @3.1 ghz processor

[Tolibar]

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[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

What games do you have in mind?

Please list your full specs, or run CPU-Z, click validate button to the right bottom, and click the submit, your broswer will open, copy the whole link and paste it here in the discussion please.

http://i.imgur.com/aJIzuos.png

CPUZ
http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/cpu-z_1.78-en.exe

Also what PSU do you have? You can find out by opening the side of the case, and looking for a small box with wires coming out of it, there will be a label on it, tell you the brand and model.

[Tolibar]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

What games do you have in mind?

Please list your full specs, or run CPU-Z, click validate button to the right bottom, and click the submit, your broswer will open, copy the whole link and paste it here in the discussion please.

http://i.imgur.com/aJIzuos.png

CPUZ
http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/cpu-z_1.78-en.exe

Also what PSU do you have? You can find out by opening the side of the case, and looking for a small box with wires coming out of it, there will be a label on it, tell you the brand and model.

http://valid.x86.fr/slwvvs
my psu is a evga nova nex650 gold edition
im ;looking at games like cs go beam ng drive arma3 steep

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

To put it simple, it's not really good, and this CPU is very weak for a lot of newer games. I'm not sure if you're hoping to upgrade with that CPU, but if you are, then you want to upgrade the CPU 1st, before doing anything. I would need a budget.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/778/AMD_Phenom_II_X2_550_(rev._C3)_vs_Intel_Pentium_Dual-Core_G4560.html

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp%5B%5D=332&cmp%5B%5D=2925

The dual core from intel G4560 which can go for $70 - $120, double the performance of your Phenom II x2 550, so to put it simple, you won't gain much FPS, if you upgrade the GPU, unless you get a much better CPU.

[upcoast]

TBH, the dual core is bad for gaming even Dirt series benefited from quads.

Your motherboard should have a core unlocker in bios so try to unlock the extra cores ie x4 and see if it runs stable if it runs stable get yourself a gtx1050ti if it doesn't run stable just start over with a G4560/1151 mobo/DDR4 gut swap if you're on a tight budget you can reuse everything else ie hdd/psu/case and so on.

[SundownKid]

Very bad. It's an old, and weak CPU. Even $75 CPUs these days will easily surpass it.

[Tolibar]

Originally posted by upcoast:

TBH, the dual core is bad for gaming even Dirt series benefited from quads.

Your motherboard should have a core unlocker in bios so try to unlock the extra cores ie x4 and see if it runs stable if it runs stable get yourself a gtx1050ti if it doesn't run stable just start over with a G4560/1151 mobo/DDR4 gut swap if you're on a tight budget you can reuse everything else ie hdd/psu/case and so on.

i can unlock cores but its very unstable like my computer just turns off no warning just turns off

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by player-of-lax:

Originally posted by upcoast:

TBH, the dual core is bad for gaming even Dirt series benefited from quads.

Your motherboard should have a core unlocker in bios so try to unlock the extra cores ie x4 and see if it runs stable if it runs stable get yourself a gtx1050ti if it doesn't run stable just start over with a G4560/1151 mobo/DDR4 gut swap if you're on a tight budget you can reuse everything else ie hdd/psu/case and so on.

i can unlock cores but its very unstable like my computer just turns off no warning just turns off

Then you're going to have to upgrade your CPU, Mobo, and RAM, before going after a better GPU.

What would be your budget, if you have one?

[Tolibar]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Originally posted by player-of-lax:

i can unlock cores but its very unstable like my computer just turns off no warning just turns off

Then you're going to have to upgrade your CPU, Mobo, and RAM, before going after a better GPU.

What would be your budget, if you have one?

well i was looking at the gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3Hp with a amd a10 7700k processor

[upcoast]

Originally posted by player-of-lax:

Originally posted by upcoast:

TBH, the dual core is bad for gaming even Dirt series benefited from quads.

Your motherboard should have a core unlocker in bios so try to unlock the extra cores ie x4 and see if it runs stable if it runs stable get yourself a gtx1050ti if it doesn't run stable just start over with a G4560/1151 mobo/DDR4 gut swap if you're on a tight budget you can reuse everything else ie hdd/psu/case and so on.

i can unlock cores but its very unstable like my computer just turns off no warning just turns off

Then you should just start over with new cpu/mobo/ram.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/

Use that ^ to search around for parts, decide between the G4560, i3 7300, i5 7500 or even the i7 7700k if you're going for the long haul upgrade.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/74160-intel-kaby-lake-i7-7700k-i5-7600k-review-11.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_aJfK1azY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUZG2m2HgcY

Random benches ^.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by player-of-lax:

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Then you're going to have to upgrade your CPU, Mobo, and RAM, before going after a better GPU.

What would be your budget, if you have one?

well i was looking at the gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3Hp with a amd a10 7700k processor

TBH, it's better to go with Intel than going on a dying path with this gen AMD.

AMD Ryzen will come out soon on, or before March 3rd, but prices are unknow, and I have a feeling that the prices are going to cost just as much for Intel, or more.

[Tolibar]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Originally posted by player-of-lax:

well i was looking at the gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3Hp with a amd a10 7700k processor

TBH, it's better to go with Intel than going on a dying path with this gen AMD.

AMD Ryzen will come out soon on, or before March 3rd, but prices are unknow, and I have a feeling that the prices are going to cost just as much for Intel, or more.

nothing against intel but its more exspensive for new mobo that supports intel and new proccesor + i would need new ram..........
i might just go with amd then in the futur after i have some time to save up a few bucks i will upgrade to intel

[Arya]

Agree with you on that, Doc. AMD Ryzen is a total unknown, all we have are rumors and theories. It's likely that Ryzen will cost about the same as Intel, and might deliver similar performance. Then again it might not, other AMD CPUs have typically been 10-20% less powerful than Intel and given AMD corp's poor financial health it seems unlikely that's changed now.

Intel is a much safer option, the current Kabylake series are an update of Skylake which has been around for more than a year. They're battle-proven chips, very reliable and very powerful. Given the massive question mark hanging over Ryzen, I would go with proven/trustworthy Intel and save myself any potential risk.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by player-of-lax:

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

TBH, it's better to go with Intel than going on a dying path with this gen AMD.

AMD Ryzen will come out soon on, or before March 3rd, but prices are unknow, and I have a feeling that the prices are going to cost just as much for Intel, or more.

nothing against intel but its more exspensive for new mobo that supports intel and new proccesor + i would need new ram..........
i might just go with amd then in the futur after i have some time to save up a few bucks i will upgrade to intel

I got nothing against AMD, but they haven't been on their A game for years, when compare to Intel. The AMD FX-8350 is good as the i3 6100, which is a 8 core vs 2 core with HT, and no it's not a understatement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-JtmIfS4sw

Also that would be a waste of money IMO, if money an issue, I highly recommend saving up for a while, instead of throwing money on multiple hardware replacements. Not only you be saving up, but as well not wasting money, you be able to see benchmarks, or come back to ask the question how good is Ryzen, when compare to Intel, when they come out on, or before March 3rd.

[Arya]

Originally posted by player-of-lax:

nothing against intel but its more exspensive for new mobo that supports intel and new proccesor + i would need new ram..........
i might just go with amd then in the futur after i have some time to save up a few bucks i will upgrade to intel

Kinda terrible idea.

That would cost you a LOT more money in the long run. You would have to replace your Motherboard, CPU, RAM and CPU cooler for AMD. And then do it again to upgrade to Intel. That's going to add hundreds of dollars for a wasted upgrade.

[upcoast]

Originally posted by player-of-lax:

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

TBH, it's better to go with Intel than going on a dying path with this gen AMD.

AMD Ryzen will come out soon on, or before March 3rd, but prices are unknow, and I have a feeling that the prices are going to cost just as much for Intel, or more.

nothing against intel but its more exspensive for new mobo that supports intel and new proccesor + i would need new ram..........
i might just go with amd then in the futur after i have some time to save up a few bucks i will upgrade to intel

The G4560 is 4 threads it's a hair under the i3 6100 and the i3 is up and down from an FX8350.

I would not touch an amd FM2+ or any amd apu cpu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLkaNWo0EV0

http://www.techspot.com/review/1235-deus-ex-mankind-divided-benchmarks/page5.html

http://www.techspot.com/reviews/graphics-cards/gaming-benchmarks/

A bunch of games to go through cpu performance and the Athlon x4 don't do well at all.