DunkelGruen
Schraubenverwechsler(in)
Situation:
PC with AM3 Motherboard, AthlonX4, 12GB DDR3, actually X3 but motherboard has function to unlock core, which I use and overclock (I don´t use)
using internal graphics so far. But now I want better graphics performance which is not possible because PCIe slot is not working (I tested with ok old Card).
I play mainly age of wonders III, which so far just is running ok at full hd and min graphics settings, with GPU limit.
I bought 4k TV and want to play AOWIII on it (upscaled Full HD, but full graphics setting)
Bought a GTX1050Ti, maybe oversized, but I may run up to 3 different Displays, 2 of them 4k in future, and card can handle that. And needs few power and is silent.
Clearly Motherboard needs to be exchanged. Don´t want to spend to much money however, not in short run nor in long run, maximum I´would spend now is 270€. I plan migrating to newer case, new Power Supply and WIN10 later, not now; Budget: 200€; Iconsider moving to CPU FX8300 or Pentium 4560 soon/now.
I really with my current PC is: it has 3 optical drives, 2 IDE and 1 SATA. One of main uses of PC is ripping my audio CD using EAC into FLAC and converting them to mp3.
My experience is: different CD have Errors in different drives and actually the older drives seem to produce less errors. So I would like to keep the 3 drive solution at least until I have ripped all CD´s I own now. I read costumer feedback on IDE<->SATA Adapters and it was not encouraging.
Options:
1) buing used AM3 / AM3+ motherboard, preferably with core unlocker, preferably IDE and preferably internal graphics - price? maybe up to 25.
2) I bought new AM3+ MB with IDE but, no core unlocker no internal graphics but consider to return it (need to decide within 10 days); price 55; Didn´t think that I actually might get less CPU Power than now. Also would like to be able to use MB without Graphic card; consider CPU upgrade to FXX8300 - 100€ - but I don´t like: large money into dead + poerhungry platform
3) suggestion for new AM3+ MB with: DDR3, IDE, core unlocker, internal Graphics?, well if exists; then it costs more than the MB I bought
4) Intel 1151 MB with DDR3 (internal graphics, but no IDE + Pentium G4560: 125€ - cheaper than MB I bought + FX8300, less power, I checked and found no S1151 MB with IDE
5) 1161MB, 16GB DDR4, G4560: 270€
6) wait for Rizen 3, maybe some competitor for G4560 arrives in price and performance, but selling basically same Chip but much more artificially crippled Chip at 1/3 of Rizen1400 and at 1/8 of 1800X which Is what can AMD do up to rizen1300 release, then AM4 MB, 16GB, Rizen3 would be 270€ too
well difficult...
Well AMD shut really look to make G4560 competitor
any tips for reuse of the 2 IDE optical drives? USB<->IDE, external?
PC with AM3 Motherboard, AthlonX4, 12GB DDR3, actually X3 but motherboard has function to unlock core, which I use and overclock (I don´t use)
using internal graphics so far. But now I want better graphics performance which is not possible because PCIe slot is not working (I tested with ok old Card).
I play mainly age of wonders III, which so far just is running ok at full hd and min graphics settings, with GPU limit.
I bought 4k TV and want to play AOWIII on it (upscaled Full HD, but full graphics setting)
Bought a GTX1050Ti, maybe oversized, but I may run up to 3 different Displays, 2 of them 4k in future, and card can handle that. And needs few power and is silent.
Clearly Motherboard needs to be exchanged. Don´t want to spend to much money however, not in short run nor in long run, maximum I´would spend now is 270€. I plan migrating to newer case, new Power Supply and WIN10 later, not now; Budget: 200€; Iconsider moving to CPU FX8300 or Pentium 4560 soon/now.
I really with my current PC is: it has 3 optical drives, 2 IDE and 1 SATA. One of main uses of PC is ripping my audio CD using EAC into FLAC and converting them to mp3.
My experience is: different CD have Errors in different drives and actually the older drives seem to produce less errors. So I would like to keep the 3 drive solution at least until I have ripped all CD´s I own now. I read costumer feedback on IDE<->SATA Adapters and it was not encouraging.
Options:
1) buing used AM3 / AM3+ motherboard, preferably with core unlocker, preferably IDE and preferably internal graphics - price? maybe up to 25.
2) I bought new AM3+ MB with IDE but, no core unlocker no internal graphics but consider to return it (need to decide within 10 days); price 55; Didn´t think that I actually might get less CPU Power than now. Also would like to be able to use MB without Graphic card; consider CPU upgrade to FXX8300 - 100€ - but I don´t like: large money into dead + poerhungry platform
3) suggestion for new AM3+ MB with: DDR3, IDE, core unlocker, internal Graphics?, well if exists; then it costs more than the MB I bought
4) Intel 1151 MB with DDR3 (internal graphics, but no IDE + Pentium G4560: 125€ - cheaper than MB I bought + FX8300, less power, I checked and found no S1151 MB with IDE
5) 1161MB, 16GB DDR4, G4560: 270€
6) wait for Rizen 3, maybe some competitor for G4560 arrives in price and performance, but selling basically same Chip but much more artificially crippled Chip at 1/3 of Rizen1400 and at 1/8 of 1800X which Is what can AMD do up to rizen1300 release, then AM4 MB, 16GB, Rizen3 would be 270€ too
well difficult...
Well AMD shut really look to make G4560 competitor
any tips for reuse of the 2 IDE optical drives? USB<->IDE, external?
