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abletudu May 24, 2023 @ 2:42am

cpu upgrade

I currently have an i3-3220 cpu lga1155 socket and I am thinking of buying an i7-2600 lga 1155 socket cpu on amazon brand new including the heatsink for $100.

Would this be a good idea?

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r.linder Jun 16, 2023 @ 8:50am

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vCRCzf

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Mr White Jun 16, 2023 @ 12:50pm

NO I7 2600 will struggle in today's games plus you cannot upgrade to Windows 11.

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r.linder Jun 16, 2023 @ 1:54pm

Originally posted by Raspberry:
NO I7 2600 will struggle in today's games plus you cannot upgrade to Windows 11.

Yes you can. You can use Rufus to bypass the requirements.

And there’s always Linux.

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abletudu Jun 16, 2023 @ 3:32pm

I am not interested in upgrading to Win11. If I bought a preowned on Ebay would it be good to use?

Last edited by abletudu; Jun 16, 2023 @ 3:34pm

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Illusion of Progress Jun 16, 2023 @ 4:12pm

That's the only way I'd do it. Those older CPUs aren't worth paying much for.

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r.linder Jun 16, 2023 @ 5:21pm

Originally posted by abletudu:
I am not interested in upgrading to Win11. If I bought a preowned on Ebay would it be good to use?

10 loses support in 2025 so 11 onwards will be the only option at some point

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deadshooter Jun 17, 2023 @ 7:45am

Originally posted by nullable:
Originally posted by abletudu:
My motherboard is a Z77 chipset with a LGA1155 socket, so any CPU I buy would have to fit that.
Although, the different between the 3770k and a i7 2600 or 2600k is pretty small. Even smaller when you consider how much power powerful current CPU's are.

nope, main difference is 2600 doesn't support PCI-E 3.0, only 2.0. So this will affect performance of GPU at some scenarios.

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r.linder Jun 17, 2023 @ 8:27am

Originally posted by deadshooter:
Originally posted by nullable:
Although, the different between the 3770k and a i7 2600 or 2600k is pretty small. Even smaller when you consider how much power powerful current CPU's are.
nope, main difference is 2600 doesn't support PCI-E 3.0, only 2.0. So this will affect performance of GPU at some scenarios.

The biggest difference is when you have stupid cards like the 6500-XT that have only 4 PCI-e lanes. With a full 16 lane GPU, it's much less pronounced, granted most people still using these CPUs aren't using an expensive GPU.

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HypersleepyNaputunia Jun 17, 2023 @ 9:21am

youll probably regret putting money into such an old system just be patient and save up

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Tomi Montana Jun 20, 2023 @ 7:47am

Originally posted by ChickenBalls:
wow they want $100 for a 12 year old CPU
pretty sure you can buy used ryzen 5 3600 and a cheap B450 mobo for around a hundred bucks

180-200 euros.
You would struggle to build a first/second gen ryzen for 100 E
But we get the point.

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N3tRunn3r Jun 20, 2023 @ 7:54am

I would never recommend a 2nd-hand/refurbished/used Hardware as CPUs, GPUs, PSUs and RAMs. Get such stuff always in a "factory new" state.

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Mr White Jun 20, 2023 @ 8:35am

AMD RYZEN would be better. You could get 5700G with integrated Graphics which are better than Intel.

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abletudu Jun 20, 2023 @ 11:34pm

Originally posted by 尺．し工几句ヨ尺:
Originally posted by abletudu:
I am not interested in upgrading to Win11. If I bought a preowned on Ebay would it be good to use?
10 loses support in 2025 so 11 onwards will be the only option at some point

I am 75 years old and may not even be around in 2025, so why worry about it?

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