What cpu is best for a friends set up?

[sunzzofman]

Hi all,im posting on behalf of a friend as hes debating what cpu to get,i said about just getting the one with the higher benchmark scores etc but he wants to know if anything would limit the cpu and be worthless spending more his current specs are

I3 2120 3.3 ghz cpu
8 GB 1333 mhz ram
750 w psu
Gigabyte g8-h61m-s2pv motherboard
1336 x 768 native moniter resolution
(im also giving him my 560 ti soon)


should he get the i5 3350p or the i5 3470?

 

[logainofhades]

What 750w PSU? 750w is a bit overkill for this, but still nice to have for future upgrades. The i5 3470 would be a great choice. It will game better. If you do not give him your graphics card right away, or he has none to run temporarily until you do, do not get the i5 3350p. It doesn't have the intel graphics on the chip, making the system unusable without a dedicated card. Make sure that board has bios support first though.

 

[sunzzofman]

not sure think the psu was just a ebay one he has a 4870 which i gave him ages ago so not worried about graphics etc not sure about the bios thing either il look into it now. so if its not about graphics would u still pick the 3470

did u mean by bios if the mobo supports that cpu?

 

[logainofhades]

If graphics won't be a problem, then save the $20 and get the 3350p. You probably won't see a real difference in speed between the two. Yes, make sure the board supports the CPU and has the necessary bios revision if it does.

 

[sunzzofman]

wow tjheres so much more to buyign a cpu then i thought lmao,i bought a fx 8350 a few weeks back,as it said on my motherboard website it supports it,now i need iv got bios version 1001,and on the website it says it needs bios version 1201 lol.yet my cpus working :S

 

[logainofhades]

Sometimes, even without a proper bios revision, a cpu will work but will be listed as unsupported cpu. Sometimes they don't even boot. lol

 

[sunzzofman]

ooooo.will it be performing as it should or should i update my bios? ah my friend needs to upgrade his bios version as well,the 3350p is supported but hes bios version is old.thanks again for the help bud it means alot

 

[Solid_Snake3]

Haha ok I would go for the i5 3470, because, well, the 3350P is a Laptop processor. It won't work on a desktop system. So then you'll have to rule out the 3350P, and the only choice left would be the 3470. I would go for that one if I'm not getting a laptop. I hope this helped, and rate as best answer if you found what you needed.

 

[logainofhades]

Haha ok I would go for the i5 3470, because, well, the 3350P is a Laptop processor. It won't work on a desktop system. So then you'll have to rule out the 3350P, and the only choice left would be the 3470. I would go for that one if I'm not getting a laptop. I hope this helped, and rate as best answer if you found what you needed.

Umm, no it is a desktop processor... I don't know where your got it was a laptop processor.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782

 

[Solid_Snake3]

Haha ok I would go for the i5 3470, because, well, the 3350P is a Laptop processor. It won't work on a desktop system. So then you'll have to rule out the 3350P, and the only choice left would be the 3470. I would go for that one if I'm not getting a laptop. I hope this helped, and rate as best answer if you found what you needed.

Umm, no it is a desktop processor... I don't know where your got it was a laptop processor.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the suffix letter P that comes after the SKU mean power efficient mobile processor?

 

[logainofhades]

Haha ok I would go for the i5 3470, because, well, the 3350P is a Laptop processor. It won't work on a desktop system. So then you'll have to rule out the 3350P, and the only choice left would be the 3470. I would go for that one if I'm not getting a laptop. I hope this helped, and rate as best answer if you found what you needed.

Umm, no it is a desktop processor... I don't know where your got it was a laptop processor.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the suffix letter P that comes after the SKU mean power efficient mobile processor?

The "p" at the end is for chips that don't have intergrated graphics on the chip. There are power saving desktop chips with an "s" at the end. Laptop cpu's would have an "m" at the end like this.

http://ark.intel.com/products/53452/Intel-Core-i5-2450M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz

 

[Solid_Snake3]

Haha ok I would go for the i5 3470, because, well, the 3350P is a Laptop processor. It won't work on a desktop system. So then you'll have to rule out the 3350P, and the only choice left would be the 3470. I would go for that one if I'm not getting a laptop. I hope this helped, and rate as best answer if you found what you needed.

Umm, no it is a desktop processor... I don't know where your got it was a laptop processor.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the suffix letter P that comes after the SKU mean power efficient mobile processor?

The "p" at the end is for chips that don't have intergrated graphics on the chip. There are power saving desktop chips with an "s" at the end. Laptop cpu's would have an "m" at the end like this.

http://ark.intel.com/products/53452/Intel-Core-i5-2450M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz

lol ok I also looked at the Intel website for its suffixes and that's what I read there. Anyways, other sources are telling me that you're correct, so I guess I was wrong. But still go for the 3470 it's cheaper than the 3350 and also performs better. (Prices from Amazon.com)

 

[logainofhades]

Newegg has the 3350p for $20 less than the 3470.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007671%2050001157%20600005579&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=343%7C19-115-234%5E19-115-234-TS%2C19-116-782%5E19-116-782-TS&percm=19-115-234%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B19-116-782%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24

 

[sunzzofman]

Newegg has the 3350p for $20 less than the 3470.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007671%2050001157%20600005579&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=343%7C19-115-234%5E19-115-234-TS%2C19-116-782%5E19-116-782-TS&percm=19-115-234%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B19-116-782%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24

yeh my friend bought the 3450p ,thanks alot for ur replys guys i would mark it as solved but carnt find were it lets me,even googled it lol theres nout i can do to solve it :S