i5 2500 good for gaming

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PhatLloyd

PhatLloyd

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I am looking at buying a second hand i5 2500 (non K) for my other pc that I am building for my cousin. He will just be gaming, no overclocking. Will the cpu handle future games? Is it a good idea to buy it second hand even if it's tested and works?

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geofelt
It all depends on the price and the games.
As a rule, the graphics card is more important than the cpu for gaming.
The i5-2500 is actually a decent gamer.
Here is what it can do; it is comparable to the 3350p in the report
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=i5-3350p

I would have no problem buying used from a seller you can trust.
It all depends on the price.
But, in general, I would build with newer tech.
Consider the merits of a starter build based on a $70 G3258.
Here is a good article :
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html
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It all depends on the price and the games.
As a rule, the graphics card is more important than the cpu for gaming.
The i5-2500 is actually a decent gamer.
Here is what it can do; it is comparable to the 3350p in the report
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=i5-3350p

I would have no problem buying used from a seller you can trust.
It all depends on the price.
But, in general, I would build with newer tech.
Consider the merits of a starter build based on a $70 G3258.
Here is a good article :
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html
 
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