Suggested CPUs

[spoogbill sandypants]

I have a AMD Athlon II 640 3.0 GHz which is not bad but not good. I plan on upgrade in future, any suggested CPUs under 100$ with like 3.5 GHz or higher? :P

[Omega]

There is nothing on the AM3 platform worth upgrading to.

Also, Ghz does in no way reflect the actual performance of a CPU. A 3.5Ghz AMD Ryzen 2 or Intel 8th gen will heavily outperform any AM3(+) CPU running at 5Ghz.

The best upgrade you may be able to do is to a AMD FX 8350, but I am not super familiar with these older AMD CPUs but if I recall correctly not every mobo will work with every CPU. So which motherboard do you have?

[spoogbill sandypants]

引用自 Omega：

There is nothing on the AM3 platform worth upgrading to.

Also, Ghz does in no way reflect the actual performance of a CPU. A 3.5Ghz AMD Ryzen 2 or Intel 8th gen will heavily outperform any AM3(+) CPU running at 5Ghz.

The best upgrade you may be able to do is to a AMD FX 8350, but I am not super familiar with these older AMD CPUs but if I recall correctly not every mobo will work with every CPU. So which motherboard do you have?

I've got a FOXCONN 2AB1 motherboard.
it came with my pavilion p6710f in 2010, Another question about that, could I add a 10 series GPU on the motherboard? I don't know much about PC hardware :P

I might consider something like this [www.newegg.com]

[King_BR0K]

引用自 JustaSqueeze：

I might consider something like this [www.newegg.com]

I doubt an oem board would support that cpu
You ate probably better off saving up to a new build

[Omega]

引用自 JustaSqueeze：

I might consider something like this [www.newegg.com]

I checked and you already have one of the best CPUs this board will take.

These ultra "high-end" FX CPUs will only work on 990FX motherboard which support these 220w chips. And your motherboard requires a BIOS update for it to become a AM3+ mobo, a BIOS update which doesn't appear to exist.
(retail) Mobos which support this CPU: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/?compatible_with=pGrG3C

These 9000 series FX CPUs requires a lot of power, a massive heatsink and a very expensive motherboard while being dirt slow and delivering terible performance. So even if this CPU did work in your mobo it would be a terrible purchase.
That FX 9590 vs a modern i3 and R3:
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-8100-vs-AMD-FX-9590/3942vs1812
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-3-1300X-vs-AMD-FX-9590/3930vs1812


To lazy didn't read:
Not gonna happen.

[spoogbill sandypants]

Could a GeForce 10 series work on that motherboard? Sorry I lack knowledge on PC's.

[Omega]

引用自 JustaSqueeze：

Could a GeForce 10 series work on that motherboard? Sorry I lack knowledge on PC's.

Any GPU should work. Only issue is that your CPU is incredibly slow and it will hold back even the slowest GPUs in games. Best to start saving up for something modern which will literally have over twice the processing power. But that does mean you will also need a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM.

Don't spend any money on this PC, you will be buying 8 year old hardware which was already terrible when it was new. It's best to sell it and get a whole new PC.

[spoogbill sandypants]

引用自 Omega：

引用自 JustaSqueeze：

Could a GeForce 10 series work on that motherboard? Sorry I lack knowledge on PC's.

Any GPU should work. Only issue is that your CPU is incredibly slow and it will hold back even the slowest GPUs in games. Best to start saving up for something modern which will literally have over twice the processing power. But that does mean you will also need a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM.

Don't spend any money on this PC, you will be buying 8 year old hardware which was already terrible when it was new. It's best to sell it and get a whole new PC.

I couldn't upgrade motherboards? I plan on getting a new PC later

[Omega]

引用自 JustaSqueeze：

引用自 Omega：

Any GPU should work. Only issue is that your CPU is incredibly slow and it will hold back even the slowest GPUs in games. Best to start saving up for something modern which will literally have over twice the processing power. But that does mean you will also need a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM.

Don't spend any money on this PC, you will be buying 8 year old hardware which was already terrible when it was new. It's best to sell it and get a whole new PC.

I couldn't upgrade motherboards? I plan on getting a new PC later

That is exactly what I am suggesting. But get something modern, don't bother with this 6-8 year old stuff.

Intel 8000 series or AMD Ryzen 2000 series.

But this appears to be a HP pre-build. So it's best to not reuse anything, besides maybe the HDD/SSD as extra storage for the new PC. Everything else should be replaced, meaning get a completely new PC.

[upcoast]

引用自 JustaSqueeze：

Could a GeForce 10 series work on that motherboard? Sorry I lack knowledge on PC's.

I don't believe anyone here can say for sure ^.

In reality the GPU is like if it fits in the slot and you've got enough power for it then it "should" work but dealing with old unsupported crap there's always a margin of error.

[𝔇ave]

引用自 upcoast：

引用自 JustaSqueeze：

Could a GeForce 10 series work on that motherboard? Sorry I lack knowledge on PC's.

I don't believe anyone here can say for sure ^.

In reality the GPU is like if it fits in the slot and you've got enough power for it then it "should" work but dealing with old unsupported crap there's always a margin of error.

speaking from experience, when i bought 10 series gpu my old motherboards bios clashed with the gen 3 cards bios and it wouldnt work. had to get a gen 3 capable board cos a supported bios wasnt available. this was with 3rd gen intel so i dont think an am3 oem board would support 10 series gpu without a new bios if at all

[spoogbill sandypants]

引用自 Ðavз：

引用自 upcoast：

I don't believe anyone here can say for sure ^.

In reality the GPU is like if it fits in the slot and you've got enough power for it then it "should" work but dealing with old unsupported crap there's always a margin of error.

speaking from experience, when i bought 10 series gpu my old motherboards bios clashed with the gen 3 cards bios and it wouldnt work. had to get a gen 3 capable board cos a supported bios wasnt available. this was with 3rd gen intel so i dont think an am3 oem board would support 10 series gpu without a new bios if at all

Yeah I’ll upgrade motherboard before a new GPU. Considering a 1060 later but not too sure if it will fit. The 750 dual fan that’s in there now is cramed in. Might just have to get a new computer..