Reddit mentions of AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor, Black Edition (HDT90ZFBGRBOX)

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-Processor-Edition-HDT90ZFBGRBOX/dp/B003FVI2KQ

its an AMD phenom processor.

You can get this CPU which according to HP's specification page is the best processor that will be compatible. I'm not sure if the 95w TDP limit is because of the motherboard or the power supply but somebody here may know. If it is the PSU you could maybe get a better one as you'll be putting a better PSU in to be running that 660 anyway...

EDIT: Sorry that CPU is 125w This one is 95w..

Oops, my bad. I forgot you have AMD. Here's a comparison of your current cpu parts against the new parts if you want to upgrade. The performance score are from the Passmark website: CPU, GPU

parts|score |avg resell price on ebay

---|---:|---:
AMD Phenom II X4 945|3,628|$90
Radeon 4850x2|1,427|$90 for x1

parts|score|price

---|---:|---:
AMD Phenom II 1090t|6,058|$169.99
Radeon 4850x2|2,848|$144.99

If you're willing to resell these parts on ebay, you might just need to spend a net price of $50-100ish. If not, then you're looking to spend around over 250. I've actually been meaning to upgrade my 7 years old comp and have been researching around. The 1090t and 6850 right now has the best performance per $.

The computer is a bit dated. The CPU is very weak. You followed my instructions, but doing the msinfo32.exe method only shows the Graphics Card family rather than the exact graphics card, so I can't give an accurate assessment of performance. You have the recommended amount of RAM.

Unfortunately the AM3 socket CPUs are old. They still sell them on places like Amazon, but they are either absurdly overpriced or you would need to find a used one. These will make the cut however. If you are willing and able to upgrade your computer, otherwise you might be better off with a new computer.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003FVI2KQ
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003FVNC0Q

I can point you in the direction of some good graphics cards once you find your exact graphics card model. Look at stickers, use Google, backtrack orders, just whatever. Otherwise with that CPU it's not going to run the game well even on low settings.

Nice board. It looks like the best processor you can get for that board is a Phenom II hexacore like this 1090T. That board has plenty of power to safely overclock a 6 core processor though from my experience they're pretty stout at stock with turbo core.

This is the best one that your motherboard supports.
www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-Processor-Edition-HDT90ZFBGRBOX/dp/B003FVI2KQ

How it compares to what you have.
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/AMD-Phenom-II-X6-Black-1090T-vs-AMD-Athlon-II-X4-640

As you can see it is not a huge upgrade. It is a pain, but I would recommend a new motherboard and cpu.

AM3 is an old socket and got replaced pretty quickly by AM3+, which unfortunately broke backwards-compatibility. You're not going to get a new processor for this board - your only real options are used.

You could try a six-core Phenom like [the 1090t] (https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-1090T-Processor-HDT90ZFBGRBOX/dp/B003FVI2KQ) for reasonably cheap, but honestly for $300 you could (and probly should) just replace the motherboard, CPU and RAM. An i5 6500 is $190, an H110 mobo is $40-$50, and 8GB of DDR4 is $40 - that's almost exactly your budget, and makes future upgrades easier as well.

$4000 -> 2914€

AMD:

• Asus Crosshair IV Extreme ~350€ (didn't find a German link)
  
• AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE ~214€
  
• 16 GB Crucial DDR3 (2x 2x 4GB) for 496€ at Crucial
  
• 2x HD5970 for 1130€
  
  Intel:
  
  
• Asus P6T7 392€
  
• Intel i7 970 for 665€
  
• 24 GB Crucial for ~742€
  
• 2x GTX 480 for 988€
  
  And also:
  
  
• 4x Samsung F3 1TB 212€ for RAID
  
• Crucial RealSSD 256GB ~525€
  
  I'm a bit over budget... you could sacrifice a graphic card in exchange for your monitors. Then you'll still have to buy PSU, DVD-RW, case, ...
  
  edit:formatting

I believe the best CPU your PC can upgrade to is something like this. I'm sure you can find it cheaper elsewhere online.

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-Processor-Edition-HDT90ZFBGRBOX/dp/B003FVI2KQ is my cpu
and
http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/CROSSHAIR_IV_FORMULA/ is my motherboard. Hopefully those links will work.
Not sure if that will change your answer at all (Dont know why it would)

I ran an AMD Phenom II x6 1090t for a looong time and it was pretty cheap, it's not as great as newer processors but if you can find an used one, would be an improvement at least.

This one (but you can find a better price)

Or if your motherboard is AM3/AM3+ compatible instead of just AM3, you can go for a FX-8300 for the same cost as the 1090t

Or if you're willing to spend a bit more, get a new motherboard with am4 slot and get a ryzen 5 1400 (the 1600 is worth it but if you're limited by budget... you can also wait for the ryzen 3 to be released, which will be cheaper, but would still require a am4 slot motherboard)

[AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor, Black Edition 181.09] (http://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Phenom-Processor-Edition-HDT90ZFBGRBOX/dp/B003FVI2KQ) - 3.2 GHZ higher than that one

[HyperX 8GB 2 x 4GB 89.99] (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104259&cm_re=Ram-_-20-104-259-_-Product)

ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ 154.99

XFX Radeon HD 5770 1 GB - 99.95 - This card sucks.

[Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM - 57.99] (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840&cm_re=1_TB_Hard_Drive-_-22-148-840-_-Product)

NZXT Phantom 410 Series - 99.99

[LG Internal 12X Blu-ray Drive - 44.97] ( http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8324495&Sku=L49-8023%20OEM)

Total Cost - 728

Granted this person is selling it for 600. This comes with caution that he/she has used it for years. Also the cpu is an older type there for the cost for it is higher. Also the GPU is older. The GPU would hold you back when you want to play DAYZ / Arma 3 / BF4. You can make a way better computer then what this person is offering to sell.

Well, I have two of the graphics card that I stated above running via SLI, so doesn't that kind of bring it up to one modern graphics card? Also, my motherboard is pretty new (since a power surge messed up the one I had before it). So I am considering just getting a new CPU. And maybe some more RAM, but 3 GB usable should be enough right?

here is the processor on amazon

Yeah, shes old. But silly me didn't enable -XX:ParallelGCThreads, which is the only saving grace of having an almost 10 year old hex-core to play on. I miss my i7 laptop.