Quote (DCSS @ Feb 8 2018 06:13am)
Phenom II is not as bad as you might think, esp. if you can crank it up to 3.9-4ghz. Even though it's 2 yrs older than bulldozer it actually has slightly higher IPC. Stick it with a gtx 1050 (non ti) if you choose to keep it.
It's also the last time (before Ryzen) that AMD made a cpu with traditional core design, fully fledged no compromises and meant to trade blows with Intel in all respects. I've got one myself still and I wouldn't be too upset if I had to use it over my haswell, even though it is slower.
As for whether it's worth $200... even if the SSD's were run into the ground TBW wise I think it'd be worth it.
At least sell the cpu don't scrap it, someone on a very tight budget looking to upgrade or a lover of legacy hardware will scoop it up for around $40-$50 at least.
Thanks for the detailed response.
Why do you recommend pairing it with a gtx 1050?