Possible to game using Athlon X2 4000 @ 2.3ghz ?

[Snow-Munki]

Hi,

I have a pretty old Athlon X2 4000+ which I think runs at about 2.3ghz. This is on my HTPC which runs fine but decided I would like to start playing games on it soon ( Just Cause 2 / Dirt 2 etc )

I plan to get a 5770 very soon and it will be on my TV which only displays up to 720p ( 1366 x 768 )

Do I also need to get a new CPU, I'd prefer to stagger the purchase and maybe get the CPU in a few months time. Have my eye on the Athlon II X4 635.

Thanks,

 

[Snow-Munki]

thanks all.

Thought X4 would be better long term than X3 ? I'll read around and see though. There is a slim chance my g/f may want to send renders to this machine so guess a phenom would be better. When I get the funds may be able to stretch to a X4 Phenom.

Motherboard - yeah checked and latest bios surprisingly supports the latest AMD CPU's

 

[Snow-Munki]

thanks all. Just need to convince the g/f I need to buy another computer part now !