Old PC upgrage

neocon · 11 Jan 2020 at 15:41

Got an old PC with a MSI H61M-P31 (G3) Socket 1155 Micro ATX Motherboard.

Currently installed Pentium G850 and 4GB.

I want to upgrade the CPU and memory.

Would a used Intel Core i5-2500S SR009 Quad-Core 2.7GHz/6M Socket LGA1155 Processor CPU be ok? I've seen one for £15 on the bay.

drakulton · 11 Jan 2020 at 16:13

It should be okay according to this https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/H61M-P31-G3#support-cpu

ExoMale · 11 Jan 2020 at 17:10

depending where you look you can obtain some of the i7's which would be better especially if you do any sort of gaming. mean ive upgrade an i3 2100 to a i5 2400 and noticed a big difference, but it doesnt support higher chips, but all the same its better to get the best still

neocon · 11 Jan 2020 at 17:11

Which is better?

Core i5 Ivy Bridge i5-3330

Or

Core i5 Sandy Bridge i5-2500S

Both are around £15 -£20

PC will be plugged into a TV and only used for watching movies and web browsing

Joxeon · 11 Jan 2020 at 20:32

neocon said:
Which is better?

Core i5 Ivy Bridge i5-3330

Or

Core i5 Sandy Bridge i5-2500S

Both are around £15 -£20

PC will be plugged into a TV and only used for watching movies and web browsing

The ivy bridge is slightly faster but only by a couple of % and the difference wouldn't really be noticeable.