Upgrade from Core 2 Duo

[morgoth780]

My friend is going to have $240 to upgrade his CPU/Mobo in his gaming rig. He currently has a Core 2 Duo and a Gtx 460. What would be the best upgrade for him?

Quick Edit: He does have 4GB of DDR3, so he doesn't need RAM right now.

 

[djangoringo]

It might be needed new ram as well.
For 240$ : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/l5Pg
For just a bit more : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fEbT

If you need the ram : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AxMd

 

[munjoo238]

You can get the Cheapest i5 ( about $190) . That's already Quad Core 3.4 Ghz I think. I got mine even cheaper ( $180) i5 3330 at 3.0 Ghz Quad core. and a Generic Mobo for $50. You can even use your existing RAM.

 

[stantheman123]

?
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

amd 6300+asrock extreme 3 $223

And with that he can overclock too. Just my 2cents

 

[morgoth780]

And so this is basically the big debate: FX 6300 or i5 3350P. With the 6300 he could overclock, which he definitely would, but at stock the i5 will be better.

Which would be better? Probably the most CPU intensive game he plays is StarCraft 2.

 

[lupinesithlord]

I series.

 

[stantheman123]

And so this is basically the big debate: FX 6300 or i5 3350P. With the 6300 he could overclock, which he definitely would, but at stock the i5 will be better.

Which would be better? Probably the most CPU intensive game he plays is StarCraft 2.

Ask him Is he Gonna over clock if he is. He can save some $$ with the amd 6300 and still get a blazing cpu. If hes not gonna overclock just go for the i5

My 6300 at 4.5ghz chews games apart. Even somthing like skyrim very cpu intensive I play that game Fully maxed out with max render distance With No lower than a min of 50fps. The 6300 is a great chip for the price. However the i5 is amazing too. Skyrim/battlefield 3/farcry uses all my 6 cores too Oo