disolitude on 06 December 2012
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disolitude made a recommendation for a budget gaming build. If you are going for a budget gaming CPU, get a Core i3 instead. It would still be faster in games than Phenom II X4 965 and use way less power. |
It would use way less power however x4 965 or any of those phenoms are unlocked for overclocking. At 4 ghz which all am3 phenoms can hit along with over locked northbridge, RAM and HT they should be as fast if not faster than an i3.
Not to mention that prices are lower for CPU and mobos on the AMD side and they come with more features at lower price. I picked up a 965 and MSI am3 + Sli mobo with 6 sata 3 ports and USB 3.0 for 140 bucks. You're looking at at least 100 bucks more for an i3 and mobo.
