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CobblerOdd2876
Just the cpu – not really. Personally I would get a 5000+ series amd cpu and a 570/670 board, then u can use SAM
Brave-Construction
I’d say that you should just use yours until you start to become unhappy with cpu performance. 10400/3600/8700 should still be decent enough for every game out there right now
Plootsxd
In what task do you find the CPU struggling? Perhaps it’s thermal throttling with that lousy stock cooler.
MunichTechnologies
This cpu is fine, I would upgrade that cooler before anything
Harlowly
get an amd cpu so you can enable SAM in bios. Ryzen 5 will be enough for gaming. I have ryzen 7 and have no complaints coding/gaming
kushmaester
You could probably find a 10700f pretty cheap, it’s a drop in upgrade for your platform, sell the 10400 and buy a decent tower cpu cooler and you won’t be out very much money.
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Just the cpu – not really. Personally I would get a 5000+ series amd cpu and a 570/670 board, then u can use SAM
I’d say that you should just use yours until you start to become unhappy with cpu performance. 10400/3600/8700 should still be decent enough for every game out there right now
In what task do you find the CPU struggling? Perhaps it’s thermal throttling with that lousy stock cooler.
This cpu is fine, I would upgrade that cooler before anything
get an amd cpu so you can enable SAM in bios. Ryzen 5 will be enough for gaming. I have ryzen 7 and have no complaints coding/gaming
You could probably find a 10700f pretty cheap, it’s a drop in upgrade for your platform, sell the 10400 and buy a decent tower cpu cooler and you won’t be out very much money.