CPU Upgrade

[stoneyoda]

my specs are
i3 9100f
RTX 2060 Founders
16gb ddr4 2400mhz
860 evo 1tb
500 w generic gold EVGA PSU
h310 provd MSI motherboard.

what is a good upgrade from the i3
i have 300$ CAD to spend.

should i upgrade on my current mobo
or jump ship to the new LGA 1200 socket for 10th gen
and/or get a ryzen cpu of some kind?

[UserNotFound]

I'd checked your mobo CPU support list, seems your board can support a 9900K, but I'd not suggest doing that as your mobo VRM would probably be not up to the challenge. Try sourcing for a 6C/12T CPU, it should hold up for a while. I have a much older i7 3960X @ 4.25GHz with a PowerColor RX VEGA64 Red Devil and it still manages to handle all the games I've thrown at it.

Still, if I were you, I'd read up on reviews and find out more about whether the MSI H310 Pro-VD can handle higher end CPU's well, and IF it can, I would suggest a better cooler since a more powerful CPU would suck more power and hence, more heat. How old is your PSU? I'm not entirely sure whether a new PSU would be required, would wait for PSU gurus to advise you on that as I'm not familiar with Intel CPU power requirement.

[_I_]

with the x10 board look at a new cpu/mobo/ram combo

you could put in a 9900k but it would be limited by the mobo chipset and weak vrm config

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/x4KB4d

if near a microcenter the 3600 and board will be aroudn $260+tax
https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294834665+4294813597+4294818045+4294818783&NTK=all&sortby=pricelow
(select store at the top of the page)

[stoneyoda]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

with the x10 board look at a new cpu/mobo/ram combo

you could put in a 9900k but it would be limited by the mobo chipset and weak vrm config

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/x4KB4d

if near a microcenter the 3600 and board will be aroudn $260+tax
https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294834665+4294813597+4294818045+4294818783&NTK=all&sortby=pricelow
(select store at the top of the page)

i don't live in the US and looking on their website, none of the 3600/mobo combo's
are in stock for shipping right now, they are also over $300 CAD
and on amazon/newegg every 3600 is like 300+ alone for just the CPU.

Publicado originalmente por mikey:

I'd checked your mobo CPU support list, seems your board can support a 9900K, but I'd not suggest doing that as your mobo VRM would probably be not up to the challenge. Try sourcing for a 6C/12T CPU, it should hold up for a while. I have a much older i7 3960X @ 4.25GHz with a PowerColor RX VEGA64 Red Devil and it still manages to handle all the games I've thrown at it.

Still, if I were you, I'd read up on reviews and find out more about whether the MSI H310 Pro-VD can handle higher end CPU's well, and IF it can, I would suggest a better cooler since a more powerful CPU would suck more power and hence, more heat. How old is your PSU? I'm not entirely sure whether a new PSU would be required, would wait for PSU gurus to advise you on that as I'm not familiar with Intel CPU power requirement.

an i9 9900k is probably going to throttle with my board,
i couldn't find anyone using an i9 9900k with my h310m but i
did find someone using a h410m with an i9 10850k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaE3pfBCmVY&t=1s
after a few benchmark runs the CPU was throttling to base speed
the VRM's were hitting over 100c,


but that said, i'v seen benchmarks of other "higher" end cpus
such as the i5 9600k,i5 8600k/i7 9700k/i7 8700k
and they run fine at base speeds in the h310m,

looking on amazon and newegg, currently the CPU's under $300 CAD that will
work with my motherboard are
i5-9400 $179.99
i5 9500 $220.99
i5 9600k $285.99

All of the i7's are way over $400 right now,

on the 10th gen intel stuff
there's also the i3 10100 for $169.99 or i5 10400f for $201.99
they would need a new mobo and the Cheapest LGA 1200
motherboard is $130.99 for an h410m MSI (same board i have rn but with an updated socket)
would total $300.98 for the i3 and $332.98 for the i5 (without tax/shipping costs )

On Ryzen
i can't find anything that would be an upgrade for $300-$350 including a mobo.
at all. the 3100 is $240 and the 3600 is over $300
all the ryzen CPU's are honestly pretty overpriced atm.



Edit: i forgot to add but my PSU is around 6 or 7 years old at this point,
it took the 2060 just fine so i would assume it should be alright for a modest CPU
upgrade.

[SoldierScar]

9900 non k would be a better idea for that board, might handle it just fine.

[_I_]

Publicado originalmente por SoldierScar:

9900 non k would be a better idea for that board, might handle it just fine.

odds are any cpu over 75w will be limited by the mobo

[Nomad]

Publicado originalmente por 604 C4:

jump ship to the new LGA 1200 socket for 10th gen

um well honestly... it might be cheaper.
9 gen intels are expensive tbh and 10 gen is so cheap.

[Nomad]

and there is a huge power gap between them 20-30%

[_I_]

9th gen and 10th gen are different sockets and will need a new mobo

[hawkeye]

Just buy the best 9th gen for $300. No need for a k unless you plan swapping mobos but if within your budget get one.. Amzon has an i5-9600 for $310 so look around for one of those or a 9600k. A 9700 would be a good buy but they are more expensive.

Your budget won't allow swapping to another gen.

[xSOSxHawkens]

Either look at a i7 for your board, which will be a large upgrade from the i3, and ignore the i9's as your board will limit them...

Or budget out about twice that and jump to a whole new build with mobo, cpu, ram on Ryzen or Intel...

[Kumoko]

Publicado originalmente por TRASH:

Publicado originalmente por 604 C4:

jump ship to the new LGA 1200 socket for 10th gen

um well honestly... it might be cheaper.
9 gen intels are expensive tbh and 10 gen is so cheap.

not really in my country the 9th gen and 10thgens are the same price or a bit more prob 20-30 for the 10th which i find it weird as 9th gen r phasing out soon

[A&A]

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4.20GHz AM4 MPK
+ New motherboard
Or
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4.20GHz AM4 Box
+ New motherboard
Or
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 4.35GHz AM4 tray
+New motherboard

[Illusion of Progress]

Publicado originalmente por 604 C4:

looking on amazon and newegg, currently the CPU's under $300 CAD that will
work with my motherboard are
i5-9400 $179.99
i5 9500 $220.99
i5 9600k $285.99

All of the i7's are way over $400 right now,

If you can't change platform, with that budget and those options, I'd just get the Core i5 9400 in that case. Normally I advise making bigger jumps rather than smaller, but all of those are 6 core/6 thread CPUs with clock speed being the difference, and I wouldn't pay over $100 more for that in the case of the Core i5 9600K, part of the benefits of which you won't get. If you're worried about losing some frequency, you can step up to the Core i5 9500 as a compromise, as it turbos higher than either your current CPU or the Core i5 9400.

If you can find a Core i7 8700K (6/12) or Core i7 9700K (8/8) in there that'd probably be your ideal option without changing motherboard (given a Core i9 9900K is probably not going to work), although I'm not sure how well the board and VRMs would take even those, and it sounds like they are out of your price range anyway.

So I'd say Core i5 9400 or 9500 and keep the difference in savings.

[upcoast]

Save your money, there's nothing much worthwhile with $300cdn.

The i5 9400f is $260cdn your better off pinching $ untiil you've got enough for 8core/16 thread be it Intel or AMD,