ok so I'm in the process of building my first budget gaming PC and I'm currently stuck on which budget CPU I should get. I wanted a Phenom II X4 965 but it's discontinued. I can't find it anywhere, and I don't really want such basic component of my rig to be second hand. I don't want to get any of the FX series because those are way wayy out of my budget and the cheapest ones are still more expensive yet weaker than the Phenom, so it's a nono.
On the other hand is the Athlon II X4 750k which is a really nice budget CPU but two things about it really worry me. First one is it's a FM2 socket CPU. I really want an AM3+ motherboard so I can switch to FX series once their price decreases significantly. The other thing that worries me is that the Athlon doesn't have a L3 cache. Some people are telling me it won't make that much of a difference when gaming and others are saying the exact opposite, so what am I supposed to believe?
Games I'm willing to play are GTA IV, GTA V (once it's out for PC), Battlefield 3 and 4 and Watch Dogs. My graphics card is HD 7770. Resolution will be either 1336x768 or 1440x900 and I have no problems toning down a couple of settings in exchange for better performance. My goal is to keep my gameplay above 30fps on the games I mentioned above. Is this going to be possible If I decide to go with the Athlon II 750k?
On the other hand is the Athlon II X4 750k which is a really nice budget CPU but two things about it really worry me. First one is it's a FM2 socket CPU. I really want an AM3+ motherboard so I can switch to FX series once their price decreases significantly. The other thing that worries me is that the Athlon doesn't have a L3 cache. Some people are telling me it won't make that much of a difference when gaming and others are saying the exact opposite, so what am I supposed to believe?
Games I'm willing to play are GTA IV, GTA V (once it's out for PC), Battlefield 3 and 4 and Watch Dogs. My graphics card is HD 7770. Resolution will be either 1336x768 or 1440x900 and I have no problems toning down a couple of settings in exchange for better performance. My goal is to keep my gameplay above 30fps on the games I mentioned above. Is this going to be possible If I decide to go with the Athlon II 750k?
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