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HTPC Upgrade -Need advice.

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Looking to upgrade my HTPC as I can't really play many games any more and I think it's mostly down to the CPU.

HTPC atm

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4GB Memory DDR2
P5Q-E
HD7850

Considering..

Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 £49.99
Asrock H97 Pro4 Intel H97 - £64.99
Corsair XMS3 8GB - £67.99
HD7850 - No change as I think it's probably enough.



So is this worth it? thoughts? Not sure about the G3258 but it does seem very well priced.
 
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Reviews have been very good considering it dual core, In some instances it does drop behind the quad-core options a lot but compared to me Q9550 it should still be an improvement, and yes I will be overclocking.

If you plan on overclocking, wouldn't you need a Z97 board!
 
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