[SOLVED] Upgrading from i5 2nd gen

[Alaw banda]

I'm looking to upgrade my 2nd gen i5 (2400) and intel motherboard. I intend to keep everything else as it is. My main use is gaming and a bit of light motion design/video editing from time to time. I've got a max budget of 25k and referring to used goods is certainly on the cards. Should I try my luck and go for one of the entry level i5 6th gen processors or consider my budget and loom in the 4th gen side of things?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Majawar]

Unfortunately jumping to 6G Corei5 will require to change your RAM as well. Intel Sixth Generation processors (Skylake CPU) comes with LGA1151 socket and the motherboard has DDR4 RAM support. It does contain DDR3L support but the boards are very rare to find.

Now shifting to Core i5 6400 will cross your budget easily unless you are planing to adjust second hand items. You can go with 4G Intel processors but in future their motherboards will be hard to find. Like nowadays new 2G motherboards are unavailable.

 

[Alaw banda]

Unfortunately jumping to 6G Corei5 will require to change your RAM as well. Intel Sixth Generation processors (Skylake CPU) comes with LGA1151 socket and the motherboard has DDR4 RAM support. It does contain DDR3L support but the boards are very rare to find.

Now shifting to Core i5 6400 will cross your budget easily unless you are planing to adjust second hand items. You can go with 4G Intel processors but in future their motherboards will be hard to find. Like nowadays new 2G motherboards are unavailable.

Oh, wasn't aware about the part about the RAM. I can obviously sell my current 8GB sticks but I'd still have to dish out a little more cash. What I'm wondering at this point is if a non-K 4th gen processor is considerably worse (mainly in gaming) than a 6th Gen processor? As long as I get a motherboard with a few years warranty I don't think availability should be an issue.

 

[Zeeshan Mehar]

[MENTION=70357]Alaw banda[/MENTION] brother both 4th & 6th gen performs same in the gaming, there is only slight difference b/w them. you can say tech difference

 

[GAMINVAD]

Don't know man, i say let a little more cash gather, and go for the ryzen series, 1500x. It is 189 bucks on amazon and newegg. I mean gaming aside, i am sure the cores and extra threads will prove to your benefit specially in the video editing and stuff

 

[Majawar]

Don't know man, i say let a little more cash gather, and go for the ryzen series, 1500x. It is 189 bucks on amazon and newegg. I mean gaming aside, i am sure the cores and extra threads will prove to your benefit specially in the video editing and stuff

Local availability is the main issue. I don't know why AMD isn't common in Pakistan now.

@Alaw banda Its true Ryzen is good investment but local shopkeepers are stuck with Intel Pros. Right now there are few suggestions from my side.

1) Go with Core I3 7100+mobo+8GB DDR4 RAM for around 26K
2) Core I5 7400+mobo+ DDR4 8GB RAM for 31K
3) G4560+mobo+8GB RAM for 20K. You have to look for items around. Search PG Market Place. This setup is best for gaming purpose. Cheap and vibrant.
4) Core I3 6100+mobo+8GB RAM for around 20K.

 

[Alaw banda]

Local availability is the main issue. I don't know why AMD isn't common in Pakistan now.

@Alaw banda Its true Ryzen is good investment but local shopkeepers are stuck with Intel Pros. Right now there are few suggestions from my side.

1) Go with Core I3 7100+mobo+8GB DDR4 RAM for around 26K
2) Core I5 7400+mobo+ DDR4 8GB RAM for 31K
3) G4560+mobo+8GB RAM for 20K. You have to look for items around. Search PG Market Place. This setup is best for gaming purpose. Cheap and vibrant.
4) Core I3 6100+mobo+8GB RAM for around 20K.

Will probably save up for a 6/7th gen system at this point. Thanks for all the replies lads