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i3 530 or AMD Athlon II x4 640

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July 22, 2014 8:26:26 AM

Hello I was wondering what cpu would be better to go with my Radeon HD 6850 GPU.

Will the i3 530 or the AMD II X4 640 be better for gaming?

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July 22, 2014 8:30:35 AM

Here's some pure numbers for you. I'd go with the Athlon, as it's cheaper and wins out on numbers alone. But, it always boils down to what exactly you'll be playing and doing.

http://www.game-debate.com/cpu/index.php?pid=636&pid2=2...

Also, neither of those should bottleneck a 6850 at all.
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July 22, 2014 8:34:48 AM

Athlon x4 over original i3.

New haswell i3 would be at minimum equal if not better, and quad core i5 any series would trump the Athlon x4
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