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Looking for CPU upgrade advice (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/buildapc@lemmy.world
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Hello,

I have been upgrading this PC for years now, and the CPU is way behind. However I'm not sure what to put in. I planned on sticking with AMD, I'm running Linux Mint, and I want to spend $200-300. My monitor is capable of 165 FPS but nothing I play tends to reach that (Counter-Strike 2, Doom: The Dark Ages, Control, other big-budget games). So I'd like something that could help get this thing up to speed.

I'm also interested to hear what other components ought to be prioritized for upgrading in the future.

Thanks

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[–] 3 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

Upgrading your CPU to anything from the last 3 generations is going to require a motherboard and memory also. It'll be very hard to do that under $300.

My advice at this point is to keep saving up until RAM prices drop. Then you'll have more money and things will be cheaper. You'll be able to get something on AM5 then.

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