Currently I have an i3-3220 paired with a Sapphire HD 7870 Ghz edition card. I'm changing my HTPC case from an Apevia X-Master-bk/500 to a Lian Li PC-V354B. I plan to do some mp gaming in BF3 when the wife and kids aren't around to take advantage of my Sony Bravia 46" tv. Will my i3-3220 bottleneck my gpu in 64 player conquest and rush maps? If so, what processor should I upgrade to? In order to keep the heat down in such a small case I don't plan on overclocking the processor, so the i5-3570K processor is out. If I do upgrade the processor I prefer to keep the price under $200.
Upgrading i-3220 htpc to gaming rig, need some advice
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- Apr 27, 2009
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You will probably want to upgrade the chip. Not overclocking, this is quite possibly the best deal out there. It isn't under your $200 but it is basically an i7 for an i5 price. The i5 3350p isn't bad either. Just wanted to make you aware of other nice options out there.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117286
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117286
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