upgrading CPU for gaming

phantom27 · Feb 18, 2014

Hello,
I have a ELITEGROUP 945GCT-M3 motherboard and CPU is Intel® Pentium® D Processor 820
(2M Cache, 2.80 GHz, 800 MHz FSB). I am looking to upgrade the CPU so i can play games such as WoW and Final Fantasy. Could anyone give me some advice on what would be the best CPU that will work on my motherboard.

guanyu210379 · Feb 18, 2014

Forget it! The rig is way too old and already belongs in the museum.
It is just not worth any single penny to upgrade it anymore.
It is better to plan to build a complete new rig.

chris987 · Feb 18, 2014

unfortunately your motherboard support a maximum 2gb ram 1on each slot, so even you upgrade to a core 2 quad and your (gpu which you will need also need to upgrade) with 2gb you wont be able to play such games(online)
you need an general upgrade.

phantom27 · Feb 18, 2014

chris987 :

ok what would be the best motherboard to get and i can start from there

chris987 · Feb 18, 2014

phantom27 :

well if you are planning on an upgrade it would be best to give us a budget and we can start from there

Soumil · Feb 18, 2014

What is your overall budget?
Maybe we can fit a combo in it..

guanyu210379 · Feb 18, 2014

Yup! like said, it is better to start planning for a new rig.
Upgrading to already out-of-date C2Q is only wasting away money in my opinion.
so...
Start with the budget, see what you currently have e.g. monitor, keyboard, OS, etc. to check if you have to buy new or leave them out of your budget.

phantom27 · Feb 18, 2014

chris987 :

phantom27 :

well if you are planning on an upgrade it would be best to give us a budget and we can start from there

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well my budget is very limited at this time and I will not be able to buy everything at once. This is something that i will have to do piece by piece

chris987 · Feb 19, 2014

wait till you have the budget and then proceed, else you may regret your choises since avaliable options on market change constasntly.be patient.

guanyu210379 · Feb 19, 2014

I agree with chris987,
prices goes down, new products for the same price level are coming, etc.
Since you will need in the end a whole new rig, I would rather wait until you have enough budget than simply buying parts now and regret later

evetsreklaw · Feb 19, 2014

you can buy some pretty decent setups already done for you on ebay with a bit of searching and research. then sell your old parts on to recoup some of your money. someone somewhere will buy them

logainofhades · Feb 19, 2014

Assuming budget is low and your power supply isn't very stellar, this is an idea for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($71.02 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $335.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-19 14:11 EST-0500)

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