What CPU Should I Get? And Will It Make My PC Go Faster?

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Hi, I am really, really bad with computers, so I was wondering if this cpu I might get will actually help my computer or would it be similar speeds. This is the cpu I want to get (if you know any better ones for around this price let me know) http://goo.gl/B7fRfk, and the cpu I have now is Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Dio CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.3GHz full specs: http://goo.gl/75PeKx

Thanks for all your guys help, without you I would have made some really stupid decisions....
 
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A 2.33GHz Core2Duo will be a significant if not severe bottleneck in most semi-modern games.

Even simple games like Diablo 3 were CPU-bound on my 3GHz Core2Duo E8200. Of course, a GT210 is not going to win FPS contests either, so you really need to upgrade both for best results.
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Oh! If you wanna play minecraft, get the 50 dollar processor you listed earlier, its very powerful, but at the same time you will need a new system build.
Tell me if you need a partlist.
 
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* We haven't even discussed the GRAPHICS at all. Getting a better CPU won't make much difference if he has crappy graphics like the Geforce 210.

You're probably much better off getting the best graphics card you can afford.

Links:
relative performance: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/R7_260X/26.html

You won't get the same score but the relative performance of the GPU's remains the same.

Stores: http://pcpartpicker.com/

For $105 (rebates?) the R7-260X is a great card. Unfortunately the performance quickly drops off below $100.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r7260xoc2gd5

I didn't see a budget, and I'm not 100% sure your specs are as advertised but from what I understand you have integrated Geforce 210 graphics? If so, I think the R7-260X is the best choice.
 
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right now I have a GeForce 210 not integrated, but are you sure that will get me way better fps? (Thats all the money I have and I am going to get till christmas) sorry for late response.
 
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A 2.33GHz Core2Duo will be a significant if not severe bottleneck in most semi-modern games.

Even simple games like Diablo 3 were CPU-bound on my 3GHz Core2Duo E8200. Of course, a GT210 is not going to win FPS contests either, so you really need to upgrade both for best results.
 
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