I'm planning to upgrade my processor since many games run rather slowly on my PC, but unfortunately haven't got the slightest idea what makes a processor good or how to see if it fits my motherboard or not and haven't been too succesful at googling it either.
I was wondering if any folks around here could lend me a hand with this.
Here's my current system:
Motherboard: Micro-Star International CO.,LTD (Model MS-7376)
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 6850
Processor AMD Phenom X4 9500 (AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core processor)
Memory: DDR2 4096 bytes
From what I gather the processor is the bottleneck here so that's why I'm planning to change it (do correct me if I'm wrong here). I'm willing to go up to around 250€ for the new one. I'm not looking to make this the ultimate gaming rig though, just good enough to run things smoothly.
Though a complete novice at processors, I did read some positive reviews on Intel's i5-2500k and i5 3570K. Overall Intel seems to be viewed as making superior processors in comparison to AMD.
So, are those processors any good and how do I know if they fit the motherboard? Are they bad choices?
EDIT: In the end went for the i5 3570k. Loving it
I was wondering if any folks around here could lend me a hand with this.
Here's my current system:
Motherboard: Micro-Star International CO.,LTD (Model MS-7376)
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 6850
Processor AMD Phenom X4 9500 (AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core processor)
Memory: DDR2 4096 bytes
From what I gather the processor is the bottleneck here so that's why I'm planning to change it (do correct me if I'm wrong here). I'm willing to go up to around 250€ for the new one. I'm not looking to make this the ultimate gaming rig though, just good enough to run things smoothly.
Though a complete novice at processors, I did read some positive reviews on Intel's i5-2500k and i5 3570K. Overall Intel seems to be viewed as making superior processors in comparison to AMD.
So, are those processors any good and how do I know if they fit the motherboard? Are they bad choices?
EDIT: In the end went for the i5 3570k. Loving it
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