AMD Ryzen 3 4100 AM4 65W Desktop Processor CPU $54.95 + Free Shipping

CatsoM

Apr 24, 2023 7:24 PM

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CatsoMApr 24, 2023 7:24 PM

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Anyone have an inexpensive motherboard recommendation that could be paired with this?

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Andrepartthree

Apr 25, 2023 1:50 AM

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AndrepartthreeApr 25, 2023 1:50 AM

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for anyone who's interested this will run windows 11

https://www.amd.com/en/product/11821

Andrepartthree

Apr 25, 2023 2:13 AM

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AndrepartthreeApr 25, 2023 2:13 AM

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Quote from CatsoM

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Anyone have an inexpensive motherboard recommendation that could be paired with this?

well there's this

https://slickdeals.net/f/16593950-msi-pro-b660m-p-ddr4-micro-atx-intel-motherboard-100-free-shipping?from_da_id=96686468&sdxt01=2023-04-19+19%3A40%3A30&sdxt06=%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A%3Adealalert&sdxt07=120096&utm_source=dealalerts&utm_medium=email&utm_term=16593950&utm_content=17560&utm_campaign=96686468&p=163020527&band=3&rec=2&bsencid=da7d32c7b36bc8027956c30fdffa97c1e0caa637&bsft_aaid=c863b09a-3e54-4d9e-b673-b3e124d9a730&bsft_eid=46d8ce06-d19a-818d-4c0e-d5b62ce3c762&bsft_clkid=16db22ee-12e4-44ad-b942-23879a5dbd35&bsft_uid=c822d219-e5c0-47ba-a47b-003f5bfde1f3&bsft_mid=f0a12d00-50a6-41b8-8963-bfb990e3a02d&bsft_txnid=9e8d0613-1aff-4729-8d8f-d3bd796d631b&bsft_mime_type=html&bsft_ek=2023-04-20T02%3A52%3A19Z&bsft_lx=8&bsft_tv=33&src=da_si_v2_96686468#post163020527

and this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...rphotog-20

on the other hand as I'm finding out the hard way you get what you pay for Frown

My daughter's desktop PC has been giving me more problems than the other two desktop PC's and I can't help but notice I have what was a $100 motherboard at the time I bought in there, "ASUS TUF GAMING B450M-PLUS II AM4 AMD B450 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard "

By contrast my son's desktop PC with it's " ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-PLUS AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen™) Micro ATX Gaming Motherboard " has not given me any problems at all (hopefully this continues to be the case Smilie

) .. strangely enough you can buy it for $160 through "newegg on ebay" but sold out on newegg's website itself

https://www.ebay.com/itm/29509387...R_zCnOL2YQ

or go to ebay and do a search for ebay item number:295093879368 if the link above doesn't work though sadly given the "seller pays for return shipping" part looks like the newegg/ebay return policy isn't as good as newegg website's hassle free return policy Frown

One thing I loved about the asus MB I linked is the easy flash bios ... asus walks you through how to do it but basically you get a cheap usb 2.0 thumb drive 16 GB or more, copy bios files onto it, plug it into the correct usb slot on the motherboard, hit the button on the back of the motherboard and it updates the bios without you needing anything other than the 24 pin power/motherboard cable plugged into the motherboard from the power supply.

https://www.asus.com/us/motherboa...550m-plus/

As I found out the hard way if the MB's bios does not support that particular CPU and you didn't upgrade the bios then the PC build will flat out refuse to start up and you're stuck with the pain of removing the cpu from the stock cooler, shipping the motherboard back to the seller, cleaning the thermal paste off the cpu and reapplying the thermal paste.. it's a huge pain.. MB's with the usb bios flash function are more expensive but absolutely worth it in my opinion.

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CharleyW

Apr 25, 2023 2:43 AM

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CharleyWApr 25, 2023 2:43 AM

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Quote from CatsoM

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Anyone have an inexpensive motherboard recommendation that could be paired with this?

https://pangoly.com/en/compatibil...otherboard
do not more than $50 on this. DO NOT get this for gaming.
you'll need a bios update for most affordable boards. which requires an older cpu first.
this is really not worth yany one's time imo, unless you want to go through a ton of effort to figure out how to construct a potato.

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...vsm1830279

i can't rationalize anyone buying this

Last edited by CharleyW April 24, 2023 at 07:45 PM.

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jakk55

Apr 25, 2023 2:47 AM

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jakk55Apr 25, 2023 2:47 AM

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Quote from CharleyW

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https://pangoly.com/en/compatibil...otherboard [pangoly.com]
do not more than $50 on this. DO NOT get this for gaming.
you'll need a bios update for most affordable boards. which requires an older cpu first.
this is really not worth yany one's time imo, unless you want to go through a ton of effort to figure out how to construct a potato.

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...vsm1830279 [userbenchmark.com]

i can't rationalize anyone buying this

You got the wrong 4100: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...vsm1830279

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CharleyW

Apr 25, 2023 3:11 AM

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CharleyWApr 25, 2023 3:11 AM

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Quote from CatsoM

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Anyone have an inexpensive motherboard recommendation that could be paired with this?

do this instead-
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134544152835?hash=item1f5374d903%3Ag%3AkQMAAOSwwkZkRoYR&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAA... [ebay.com] there's a best offer on this too!

with

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134544152835?hash=item1f5374d903%3Ag%3AkQMAAOSwwkZkRoYR&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAA... [ebay.com]

or

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144992095034?epid=19059507100&hash=item21c233cb3a%3Ag%3AQIAAAOSw71RkFKqR&am... [ebay.com]

golden rule- don't spend more on your motherboard than your cpu

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CharleyW

Apr 25, 2023 3:15 AM

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CharleyWApr 25, 2023 3:15 AM

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Quote from jakk55

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You got the wrong 4100: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...vsm1830279 [userbenchmark.com]

I had changed it immediately, I knew what I was looking at

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CharleyW

Apr 25, 2023 3:17 AM

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CharleyWApr 25, 2023 3:17 AM

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get a 12100 or a 12400 and cheapest motherboard to match off ebay instead folks! my 2 cents...

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Luigis3rdcousin

Apr 25, 2023 3:22 AM

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Luigis3rdcousinApr 25, 2023 3:22 AM

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This should be paired with a B550 or A520 motherboard because those will support the newer models like this

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SkillfulHorn4174

Apr 25, 2023 5:33 AM

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SkillfulHorn4174Apr 25, 2023 5:33 AM

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Will this work for laptop? Needing to upgrade to windows 11 compatible cpu asap. cheap as possible.

elremoien

Apr 25, 2023 1:49 PM

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elremoienApr 25, 2023 1:49 PM

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Quote from Andrepartthree

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well there's this

https://slickdeals.net/f/16593950-msi-pro-b660m-p-ddr4-micro-atx-intel-motherboard-100-free-shipping...

and this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...rphotog-20 [amazon.com]

on the other hand as I'm finding out the hard way you get what you pay for

My daughter's desktop PC has been giving me more problems than the other two desktop PC's and I can't help but notice I have what was a $100 motherboard at the time I bought in there, "ASUS TUF GAMING B450M-PLUS II AM4 AMD B450 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard "

By contrast my son's desktop PC with it's " ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-PLUS AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen™) Micro ATX Gaming Motherboard " has not given me any problems at all (hopefully this continues to be the case

) .. strangely enough you can buy it for $160 through "newegg on ebay" but sold out on newegg's website itself

https://www.ebay.com/itm/29509387...R_zCnOL2YQ [ebay.com]

or go to ebay and do a search for ebay item number:295093879368 if the link above doesn't work though sadly given the "seller pays for return shipping" part looks like the newegg/ebay return policy isn't as good as newegg website's hassle free return policy

One thing I loved about the asus MB I linked is the easy flash bios ... asus walks you through how to do it but basically you get a cheap usb 2.0 thumb drive 16 GB or more, copy bios files onto it, plug it into the correct usb slot on the motherboard, hit the button on the back of the motherboard and it updates the bios without you needing anything other than the 24 pin power/motherboard cable plugged into the motherboard from the power supply.

https://www.asus.com/us/motherboa...550m-plus/ [asus.com]

As I found out the hard way if the MB's bios does not support that particular CPU and you didn't upgrade the bios then the PC build will flat out refuse to start up and you're stuck with the pain of removing the cpu from the stock cooler, shipping the motherboard back to the seller, cleaning the thermal paste off the cpu and reapplying the thermal paste.. it's a huge pain.. MB's with the usb bios flash function are more expensive but absolutely worth it in my opinion.

I thought I was going to run into this same issue with my 5800x and my Steel Legend MB, but I was able to get into the BIOS and update it to a compatible firmware. Then I installed an OS and everything was peachy.

warre2m

Apr 25, 2023 1:54 PM

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warre2mApr 25, 2023 1:54 PM

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Quote from SkillfulHorn4174

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Will this work for laptop? Needing to upgrade to windows 11 compatible cpu asap. cheap as possible.

Unlikely. What model is the laptop? They typically use a low power mobile variant. Also, typically the block work windows 11 is the TPM which is most often a separate chip on the motherboard and at minimum requires a motherboard where it can be enabled.

SkillfulHorn4174

Apr 25, 2023 2:05 PM

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SkillfulHorn4174Apr 25, 2023 2:05 PM

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Quote from warre2m

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Unlikely. What model is the laptop? They typically use a low power mobile variant. Also, typically the block work windows 11 is the TPM which is most often a separate chip on the motherboard and at minimum requires a motherboard where it can be enabled.

Hp Pavilion x360. Intel 4415u 2.3ghz currently

starshipbundy

Apr 25, 2023 3:31 PM

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starshipbundyApr 25, 2023 3:31 PM

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Quote from SkillfulHorn4174

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Hp Pavilion x360. Intel 4415u 2.3ghz currently

It's essentially impossible to change the CPU for that laptop to this, which is specially a desktop CPU, there's no socket on your motherboard to add this. If you need a Windows 11 capable laptop, there are sometimes work around, but that CPU is so old that you might need a new machine.

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violian

Apr 25, 2023 7:02 PM

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violianApr 25, 2023 7:02 PM

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Have built several rigs, and honestly, it's not bad at all for $50 if you're just going to game on a 1080p standard 75Hz monitor based on all the Youtube videos I've seen. It's only ~12% less-performance than the Ryzen 5 3600.....but the 3600 is usually ~$120...which is about 2x as much. My young nephew's birthday is 2 months away and I have a spare B550 motherboard - so I've been thinking of building him a gaming rig because he really wants one - perhaps put this CPU in there, toss in my old GTX-1660-Super, and then give him my old 1080p monitor.

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