Comparing cpu motherboard combination help!

[Illest]

Hi so im trying to decide which processor to get for my gaming computer but cannot chose and need help!?!

its between an

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX...


an if i get an am3 processor it will be with this mother board.

BIOSTAR A870U3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

and if with the i3 ...

ASUS P8H67-V (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS


please help

 

[o1die]

I would go for the phenom II 955 if gaming is all you do on your system. If you do video editing and downloads, don't get the 2100; save for the 2500K.

 

[Illest]

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