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Possible upgrade to AMD Phenom II XT 1090t

Ben3991

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Hi All,

Could someone who is much more knowledgeable than me advise of any possible upgrade to my CPU please.

I currently have an AMD Phenom II XT 1090t (I know AMD, but money….). I’ve had this for at least 8 years. I only use my PC for iRacing and a bit of web design so don’t need anything ground-breaking, just wondering if there was a worthwhile upgrade in the £50 - £100 range?

The motherboard is an ASUS Crosshair IV Formula which I believe is an AM3 socket. I’ve updated other main parts of the system over the years to the following:

1050ti
16GB Ram
SSD

Apparently, iRacing is fairly CPU intensive so I definitely think my old CPU is the bottleneck at the moment. Any ideas would be much appreciated!
 

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You're pretty much at the limit. There is a 1100T but it's a miniscule clock bump which you could easily achieve by overclocking your 1090T; I'd spend the money on a decent cooler and see how far you can clock it.

I'm still rocking one myself, serves the other half very well with what she does paired with a GTX 950 Strix.
 

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New CPU would involve a new motherboard and new RAM, you'll not get that for £100

You could get 50-60 quid for the cpu, mobo and ram combo you still have. Sell the 1050Ti (might get 80-90 for it) add that all up and get 100+60+80 = £240

and get
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £253.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​


A decent b450 mobo would cost more but would allow you to drop in a Ryzen cpu later at no extra outlay, other than the cpu.​
 

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Are you running the 1090T overclocked? They're fairly easy to crank up to 4GHz-ish, and overclocking the CPU-NB up towards 3GHz also provides a healthy performance boost. I was quite impressed with the gaming performance of my 1090T cranked up like that and paired with a GTX 780 when I still had it back in 2016.
 

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I’ve got the same CPU running at 3.9GHz and it runs everything I currently have adequately and as mentioned above there are limited noticeable in place upgrades available.

I’m probably going to be in the market for Zen 2 as long as pricing is sensible but can hold out ‘til it is released but if you’re itching to upgrade now then subbytna’s suggestion would be a decent way forward.
 

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Yeah but if he's spending money he might as well get a new platform. That's an old dead platform he is on and has been for years. He can always stick a GPU in later and disable the GPU on the cpu, then stick a new CPU in when he has funds. A step by step upgrade without a huge layout to start with....or get a OCUK 12 month repayment option and just get a full new AM4 setup and pay it off monthly.
 

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The short answer to your question is no.

My advice would be to overclock the CPU and NB as suggested. This will give you a noticeable boost if you are CPU limited.

Don't throw anymore money at the platform you have - if you're set on upgrading, save up until you can afford something decent.
 

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Ben3991 said:
Hi All,

Could someone who is much more knowledgeable than me advise of any possible upgrade to my CPU please.

I currently have an AMD Phenom II XT 1090t (I know AMD, but money….)
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If you have had an intel core 2 quad q, it could have been worse :D

You can try to upgrade with this CPU - 8 logical processors:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £98.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)​
​
 

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op, if your cpu is not oc'ed, then it should be easy with your motherboard to do it. Provided you have a good cooler. Even a Cooler Master 212 will enable you to oc to 4GHz. Plenty fast for the gpu you have.

EDIT: If the game you're playing is single threaded, then i recommend disabling 2 cores and OC to 4.2GHz. Keep an eye on your load temp. Keep it under 55C. Lower ambient will help along with a nice cooler. You should be able to oc to 4GHz with all 6 cores at around 1.38-1.4V. Might be lower depending on the cpu.
 
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I wouldn't throw money at such an old rig - save up and move to AM4. Your biggest expense will be the DDR4 RAM. A B450 and a 2200G would probably wipe the floor with your AM3 machine.
 

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As above at this point in time a hundred quid saved in the pocket is a future with a better platform, ride it out and when your ready to upgrade properly its another ton in the kitty. Stay strong you'll scratch the itch when timing is right
 

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Tbf I started on a 2400G and then added a GPU and will then put a ryzen3 series in it. But the 2400G is pretty much keeping up with an RX590 so he would be good on his 1050ti.
 
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