AMD Athlon II good for gaming? Yes or No

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Last response: November 28, 2010 9:31 AM in Components

Andy657

November 28, 2010 7:17:12 AM

Hello, i have been saving up to buy a CPU, with a AMD Athlon II core, is it good for gaming help please

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etk

November 28, 2010 7:39:31 AM

It is a good value, though you can always pay more for a faster processor, and you will realize some gain from a phenom II.

It's more about balancing the build for your budget, it is hard to evaluate a single component in a vacuum.

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mosox

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November 28, 2010 9:31:59 AM

The Athlon II X3 is good enough.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/athlon-ii-x3-440-gaming-p...

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