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CPU Upgrade Suggession [Below 5-6k][AM3][TDP Below 95]

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cpu-upgrade-suggession-below-5-6k-am3-tdp-below-95.189038/

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Rajesh345 Original post #1
Dec 15, 2014 at 12:13 AM
Board I Currently Using : N68C-GS FX
ASRock > N68C-GS FX

Supported CPU's
ASRock > N68C-GS FX
ASRock > N68C-GS FX

Current CPU : Sempron single core 1800

Usage : Office 2013 /win8.1 /Britinica Encyclopedia /Educational Softwares /Linux (academic purpose)/

[BUDGET] Below 6k ( LOWER THE BETTER )

Note : From the Supported CPU List i shortlisted Pheonom II x4 / FX Processor ( kindly suggest which cheap Good CPU should i go with ?


Purchase [ Prefer Offline - (Its for friend) (online will be last opinion

Note : I he said he not planning to upgrade the PC for another few years (no gaming , mainly for educational purpose and online Net ) ( Currently using single core 1.8ghz i can see cpu peeking 100% while using Firefox or Chrome or while playing some videos
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Dec 15, 2014 at 12:19 AM
Some more detail on the PSU he is currently using such as RAM, PSU,HDD......
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Dec 15, 2014 at 5:59 AM
Some more detail on the PSU he is currently using such as RAM, PSU,HDD......

Sata 3 HDD 500GB(working in sata2mode)
Ram 1Gb DDR2(mobo support DDR3 ram also(might upgrade in future)

500w local smps (not planning to upgrade smps currently)
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Dec 15, 2014 at 8:44 AM
Sell ur current processor, motherboard and RAM and increase the budget by 3k and buy this :
Intel g3220 -3.5k
Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2-3.1k
Corsair value select RAM-2.5k
Total-9.1k
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Dec 15, 2014 at 2:48 PM
Current CPU is AMD Sempron 64 LE-1100 -
AMD Sempron 64 LE-1100 - SDH1100IAA3DE (SDH1100DEBOX)

Kindly Suggest some in Amd Family ( Note -use is education Software and Net and Movies Only -DVD)

how about AMD 4 GHz AM3+ FX-4300 FX-Series Four-Core Edition FD4300WMHKBOX Processor?
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Dec 21, 2014 at 2:30 PM
Hi i would like buy an assembled cpu with mid range configuration. Budget is 20k. I would like to know whether to go for AMD or INTEL chipset.