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Even an AMD Phenom II x4 "around 3ghz" can play BF3 fine, so it's not like a hardcore CPU is needed unless it's for a really kickass gaming computer. That CPU is in the same ballpark of an I3...
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If you're near a Microcenter, check out their cpu/mb combo deals, as well as if they have any of the $50 AMD x4 left. If you're not near a Microcenter, bummer.
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i3-2120 is probably the sweet spot. It's not much more money than the i3-2100, but it is noticeably faster.
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CPU/GPU Specs. are dependent on what type of games he plans to play and your overall budget.
Intel CPU- i3 2100($110)
AMD CPU- x4, FX-4100 or FX-6100 on sale
AMD GPU- HD 6770($70) or HD...
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An i3-21xx would be perfect. If that $150 budget includes mobo and RAM, though, you could go with a Celeron or an AMD. CPU usually isn't the bottleneck, unless you start getting into really...
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You done good with that one.
It would be difficult to find anything new on the market, that could give you anything close to that much CPU and GPU power and speed for $270.
Agreed.
When it...
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You could also go for an AMD FX-4100. The benchmarks seem to put it at about as much processing power as my Core 2 Quad Q8300, which is what I used for several years to play video games until I got...
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Here is the setup of my $300 box:
Intel G620 (oem) from superbiiz $49
ECS H61H2-M2 from newegg $15
Cooler Master Hyper 212 plus from newegg $5
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 memory from newegg...
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unless you are building it with your nephew as a project, just buy a prebuilt outlet system, will be faster and cheaper.
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Thanks (and reps) to everyone for the advice. I think I'm going to go with the Intel i3-2120 for the CPU, particularly after reading the reviews. Now to find an inexpensive mobo and a good deal on...
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Hi - I'm building a new PC for my nephew, and it's been a few years since my last build. Any advice on a CPU for a budget gaming machine? He'll be using it for general purpose/schoolwork stuff, and...
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What is your overall budget? What games, How old is the kid?
There should help you to educate yourself a bit.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html...
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You'll be needing the mobo and ram to go with it, so you might look at the barebone kits at Tiger Direct .
