Best Gaming CPU for the Money

[samuelspark]

FX-4100 $60 (with Hyper 212 Evo for OC along with better case for airflow)
Phenom II 960T $50 (with Hyper 212 Evo for OC along with better case for airflow)
i3-2100 $100

If I went AMD, I'd get a Asrock 970 Extreme4 motherboard.
If I went Intel, I'd get a Asrock H61M/U3S3.

I think this heavily favors the AMD CPU's no?

 

[samuelspark]

Samuel stop making threads for a reaction.

This is for my friend.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

AMD 1100T ...

All the best Brett

 

[jaguarskx]

Hi

AMD 1100T ...

All the best Brett

If you can find one at a reasonable price....

 

[esrever]

the 960t is the most balanced CPU and at those prices the best one. Might even unlock to a 6 core just in case you need it in some games.

 

[samuelspark]

Unfortunately, our local Microcenter is out of the 960T's. Should I wait for more or get the FX?

 

[esrever]

I'd wait too but if you need it soon the FX4100 isn't that much worse of a deal.

 

[cmi86]

My FX was so bad I ended up trading it in to go back to a Phenom II. I got lucky and found the 960T, it is a much more efficient/more versatile CPU.

PS where the hell did you find a 960T for $50 bucks ?!?!? I paid $100 for mine from MC.

 

[Plasmid]

Well the benchmarks don't lie the core i3 2100 is faster when it comes to gaming and more power efficient. I don't get the purpose of these threads when the info is readily available. Socket AM3 + is dead there's no other cpu better than the one you are considering at least for gaming that is.

Then again you are about to get the 960t for 60 dlls which is dirt cheap. I'd say go with the 960t.

 

[rds1220]

I would say either the I3 or Phenom II. There is no way I would get a Bulldozer if your main purpose for this computer is going to be gaming.

 

[ElMoIsEviL]

FX-4100 $60 (with Hyper 212 Evo for OC along with better case for airflow)
Phenom II 960T $50 (with Hyper 212 Evo for OC along with better case for airflow)
i3-2100 $100

If I went AMD, I'd get a Asrock 970 Extreme4 motherboard.
If I went Intel, I'd get a Asrock H61M/U3S3.

I think this heavily favors the AMD CPU's no?

Links to those prices please.

Because last I checked the 960T sold for around $125: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995

 

[amuffin]

1045T for $109 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0382798

 

[nekulturny]

If you can find one at a reasonable price....

If you can find one at all you mean.


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amuffin,

1045T aint the same animal as a 1090/1100T Black edition sadly.

 

[nekulturny]

Well the benchmarks don't lie the core i3 2100 is faster when it comes to gaming and more power efficient. I don't get the purpose of these threads when the info is readily available. Socket AM3 + is dead there's no other cpu better than the one you are considering at least for gaming that is.

Then again you are about to get the 960t for 60 dlls which is dirt cheap. I'd say go with the 960t.

Lets be reasonable. The LGA1155 socket is equally dead.

 

[hellfire24]

FX-4100 $60 (with Hyper 212 Evo for OC along with better case for airflow)
Phenom II 960T $50 (with Hyper 212 Evo for OC along with better case for airflow)
i3-2100 $100

If I went AMD, I'd get a Asrock 970 Extreme4 motherboard.
If I went Intel, I'd get a Asrock H61M/U3S3.

I think this heavily favors the AMD CPU's no?

i would suggest 960t.
BTW,your quote should be g500+x4!

 

[vitornob]

Lets be reasonable. The LGA1155 socket is equally dead.

You're correct my friend...
But still, dead for dead I stay with the faster

 

[nekulturny]

You're correct my friend...
But still, dead for dead I stay with the faster

I'll take a quad core over a dual core any day though. The rules of horseshoes and hand grenades (close enough) apply to the gaming performance of Phenom II and i3-2100. BTW, did you check out my Metro 2033 screenies in the other thread? Something fishy there.

 

[samuelspark]

I'm getting them at Microcenter and if I get them with a motherboard, I get $40 off.

 

[nekulturny]

I'm getting them at Microcenter and if I get them with a motherboard, I get $40 off.

I would get this one instead of the 960T if you can get the same deal:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0325874

 

[samuelspark]

http://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/AMDbundlePROMO.html

List of bundable CPU's.

Any AM3 motherboard gives the discount.

 

[nekulturny]

http://www.microcenter.com/specials/promotions/AMDbundlePROMO.html

List of bundable CPU's.

Any AM3 motherboard gives the discount.

Aww.. Than yea, go with the 960T. Don't expect it, but you may be able to unlock two more cores making it a 6 core. I've heard rumors that it is possible, but I don't know how to go about doing it.

 

[nekulturny]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRgo1X2DvdI
Looks pretty simple if you can pull it off.