E5400 Processor
So I've considered upgrading my 10 YO CPU and I'm considering core 2 quad q9400 or q9550. My current rigs consists of Intel Pentium dual core E5400, AMD Radeon R7 250X, Corsair VS 650 PSU and 6 Gigs of RAM.
Pentium E5400 Processor
Intel Pentium E5400 Processor
My typical usage include moderate gaming (Mostly I play PES and FIFA and sometimes FPS like Battlefield 4), Surfing, running virtual machines and a little bit of programming. The main motive behind my upgrade is my current CPU is pathetic, I mean even when I'm writing this post, chrome is consuming 50% CPU resources with just 7 tabs open most of which are of EBay so not that power hungry tabs. Also i feel that my GPU is being seriously bottle necked by my CPU (even games like PES and FIFA stutter at 1366x768). Also I've a budget of just 30-50 Dollars, so i can't change the mobo along with the processor.