Intel Celeron 430 Upgrade Help Needed!!! oh and read the description :)

Bryce Demar

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Hello Everybody I recently purchased a video-card for my friend as a b-day present ( geforce n210 ) but unfortunately as I worried we seen next to no boost in performance my friend enjoys playing minecraft and team-fortress 2 but if he had the opportunity he would play better games i feel that the CPU is limiting his performance the most. When at idle his CPU is at 25% and when running any thing it immediately maxes out at 100%!!!
Because he has a budget of 50 dollars I am not expecting anything to fancy. the socket type must be lga775 and a dual core. he currently has a celeron series 430 CPU and i'm not shore what can replace it please help and the CPU can be in used condition as long if its very good or in like new condition. Thanks, Bryce
 

kookie3010

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For gaming the Core 2 Duo e7600, E8400, E8500 or E8600 is the best bet if u are on a budget.you can get the core 2 quad or extreme cpu but its hard to find cpu for these sockets nowadays and the cost a hefty amount of money.i would save up and get a new mobo which support the i5/i7 series.