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Which CPU should I get?

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Carl Bennett8 Carl Bennett8 MemberOP
18 messages
joined Mar 2015
#1 ·
Greetings, here is my current setup...

It’s got 8GB of DDR3 RAM now... though it only had 4GB when I first picked it up...
Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090...
Running an i3 2100 clocked at 3.1 GHz...
Power draw sits at around 420W...
The motherboard is a Gigabyte H61M-DS2V...

I'm looking for a processor that can handle modern games on medium settings. I have about... $667 I'm open to suggestions, though I suspect the CPU might be the bottleneck here... maybe we could look at a new CPU and GPU combo...
Does it run... For instance...

Thanks...
Kimberly Gomez34 Kimberly Gomez34 Regular
686 messages
joined Jul 2009
#2 ·
Wrong socket (you actually need an 1155). Your GPU is a massive bottleneck compared to your CPU, which is still holding its own. That said, I’m worried your power supply might be total junk for any serious graphics card—just pull up the model name on the PSU's spec sheet to check.
Carl Bennett8 Carl Bennett8 MemberOP
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joined Mar 2015
#3 ·
Timothy Kim60 said:Wrong socket—you actually need an 1155. Your GPU is definitely the bottleneck here compared to that CPU, which is still holding its own. That said, I’m worried your power supply won't handle anything serious. Just look up the specific model online...


Man, the PSU is just a Spire ATX 420W PFC N PSU
Something like this power supply specs

I don't have the link handy😁
crimsonstag84 crimsonstag84 Regular
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joined Jun 2010
#4 ·
I guess the processor might hold up for a little while longer.
Carl Bennett8 Carl Bennett8 MemberOP
18 messages
joined Mar 2015
#5 ·
crimsonstag84 said:The processor should hold up for a little while longer...


That’s great, thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for. I might even see if I can track it down on eBay...
Once I get this installed, how much would a solid CPU run me?
Kimberly Gomez34 Kimberly Gomez34 Regular
686 messages
joined Jul 2009
#6 ·
800-$333 for a used Intel Core i5 2500 or an Intel Core i5 3xxx

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