I’ve spent a lot of time researching CPUs for an upgrade to my Windows 11 computer, unsuccessfully. As mentioned in another thread, my hardware is old.
My search has been frustrating because a lot of the CPUs I clicked on turned out to be for laptops. And I won’t buy any of the CPUs that could potentially be affected by the flaw hitting Intel 13th and 14th gen CPUs. I’m not impressed with what Intel has been saying about their fix. It’s one thing if people already bought one of those CPUs. But why buy one and ask for trouble?
I’d prefer to keep it to $300 or less, but would go to $400. AMD is fine. And while there are advantages to buying an older, established CPU, I’m still leaning toward an as modern a CPU as possible. Integrated graphics is fine, as I’m not a gamer.
This will necessitate a new M/B and RAM, but I figure a M/B can be had for $100 – $150. I don’t know what the RAM will cost me, but if possible, I’d at least like to have the option of installing DDR5.
Thank you for your recommendations.