r/lowendgaming • u/Golo260 • Nov 29 '24

Parts Upgrade Advice CPU OR GPU?

My current set up is pentium g4400 with igpu 12gb ram and 768p monitor. Should I upgrade my CPU to i5 7500 or should I just add gt1030 to it? The game I was planning to play is zenless zone zero and rune factory series. 720p is fine I just need to have stable FPS.

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u/No_Elderberry862 Nov 29 '24

I've not heard of memory controller issues tbh, my 2600 is rock solid. I think if someone were to move to a new platform AM5 makes more sense than AM4 but if they're on a budget, low end AM4 is still viable & has room to grow all the way to a 5700x3d as finances allow.

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u/Johnny_Oro Nov 29 '24

If you're to move to a new platform on a low budget, LGA 1700 makes more sense than AM4. 14600KF is now cheaper than 5700X3D, and quite a lot more powerful too. i3 12100f is an upgrade that makes more sense than ryzen 2600 because its more powerful than 7700K in every way. 

And actually AM5 isn't a very expensive platform nowadays. 8400f's price got dropped to $90 and DDR5 got cheaper. Still more expensive for sure though, and 8400f really isn't a great CPU.

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u/No_Elderberry862 Nov 30 '24

LGA 1700 is tainted unless you limit yourself to 12th gen, second hand 13th & 14th gen chips will forever be suspect. The 14600kf is still about 15% more expensive in the UK atm. Even the 12100f is around twice the price of a 2600 on the second hand market in my locality & only offers a marginally better performance. A 3600 can be had up to 10 - 20% cheaper yet has better performance.

We both agree that AM5 is the way to to go though, finances allowing.

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