- Joined
- May 13, 2016
- Messages
- 20 (0.01/day)
System Name | X370 Yamata no Orochi |
---|---|
Processor | Ryzen R7 1700X |
Motherboard | Asus Crosshair VI Hero |
Cooling | EK-Supremacy EVO + EK R9 Fury X + BI Pro II + BI GTS 240 + 2x DDC-1T + EK-BAY 2x DDC + 6x GT 2150 |
Memory | 32 GB (4x8 GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum Special Edition - Chrome |
Video Card(s) | 1x XFX Fury X |
Storage | 1x Samsung 950 PRO MZ-VKV512 + 1x Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM008 |
Display(s) | 1x QNIX UHD3216R Real4K |
Case | CM 690 II Advanced USB 3.0 |
Audio Device(s) | ROG SupremeFX S1220 + Logitech G430 QuakeCon Edition |
Power Supply | Seasonic PRIME Titanium 750w |
Mouse | Cyborg R.A.T. 7 - Red edition |
Keyboard | CM Storm QuickFire Rapid - MX Browns |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
I was recently able to get a Crosshair IV Formula (for free) to replace my dad's HP prebuilt boasting an E8400. The CPU i plan to use is a Phenom II 840T, which can unlock to 6 cores and so far has proven to be stable (still need to finish stress testing it) and was only $20 on eBay. However, due to the Ryzen launch, most FX chips are now (thankfuly) dirt cheap, which makes me think if a FX 6000 or 8000 would be worth it. I don't plan to pay over $50 for one, and while i know any newer Intel CPU, even Pentium and Celerons (like a G4560), or a cheapo Ryzen 3 would beat the snot of anything AM3/AM3+, i do not want to spend over $50 on any upgrade, especially for the low CPU demand my dad will have, and because i already have all parts at hand so i don't need to spend anything if i don't want to.
PC will mainly be used for regular Office work (mostly Word and basic Excel), web browsing, movie watching, audio creation (Adobe Audition) and light photo retouching (Photoshop). It will also run a LOT of compressing/decompressing duties. It will have 8 GB of DDR3 and a RX 460 for GPU acceleration. I don't plan to OC anything, as the main focus of that build is silence.
Would it be worthy to upgrade from a 6-core Phenom II to a FX 6000/8000 series? And if the core unlocking ends up to be unstable, would it still be worth to get a FX CPU to replace a 4-core Phenom II?
PC will mainly be used for regular Office work (mostly Word and basic Excel), web browsing, movie watching, audio creation (Adobe Audition) and light photo retouching (Photoshop). It will also run a LOT of compressing/decompressing duties. It will have 8 GB of DDR3 and a RX 460 for GPU acceleration. I don't plan to OC anything, as the main focus of that build is silence.
Would it be worthy to upgrade from a 6-core Phenom II to a FX 6000/8000 series? And if the core unlocking ends up to be unstable, would it still be worth to get a FX CPU to replace a 4-core Phenom II?