Which CPU should I buy?

[mattzx]

Hi,

I need advice on which CPU I should buy. I'll be using the system to browse the internet, occasional word processing and some game playing. The games I play are old, ranging from the mid 90s to around 2004/05, although I would like the CPU to have the ability to play the occasional new game such as the new Deus Ex game and Max Payne 3 when it's out. I don't mind if the settings are low on those games. I'll be using an ATI HD5770 which I already have and also my copy of XP Home Edition.

My budget is very low, I have around £60.00 to spend.

The CPU's I'm considering are:

Celeron G530 £33.03
Pentium G620 £44.95
Pentium G630 £49.79
Pentium G840 £54.94
Athlon II x3 450 £59.99
Athlon II X4 631 £49.92


Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks
Matt

 

[Krono5]

Which motherboard do you have?

 

[mattzx]

Which CPU sould I buy?

I don't have one yet. If I go for one of the Intel processors I'm going to get this one

ASRock H61M-VS Socket 1155 VGA 5.1 Channel Audio mATX Motherboard £35.04

If it's the Athlon II x4 631

MSI A75MA-P35 A75 Socket FM1 onboard graphics 8 Channel HD Audio mATX Motherboard £41.15

And for the Athlon II x3 450

Asrock N68C-S UCC GeForce 7025 Socket AM2+ VGA Out 6 Channel Audio mATX Motherboard £32.60

Matt

 

[RJC]

Hello and welcome to the forum

On the list of motherboards for the AMD CPUs the MSI board will not work with that CPU, you would need to look at the AsRock for both.

The motherboard specced wil work with these cpu's:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1967&subid=2060

 

[jamesfreddie]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte H61MA-D3V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £47.99
1 x Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £46.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP2G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £23.99
Total : £129.47 (includes shipping : £8.75).

 

[stulid]

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[mattzx]

Thanks RJC for the welcome and the advice on the motherboard. Do you have an opinion on the cpu I should get?

 

[stulid]

The fastest you can get/afford, you cant overclock these Celeron, Pentium chips, so you want the fastest possible.

 

[Phatzy]

I would have said go for a AMD A6/A8 but I noticed you have a 5770.

 

[mattzx]

I could always sell the 5770 it's not a new item I've just bought if the A6/A8 are a good options, but would I be able to play the older games I play the latest being realised in 2005 and also the occasional new game with just the intergrated graphics? Or would I need something like a 6570?

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Deus Ex does seem to like four threads though:

http://www.techspot.com/review/436-deus-ex-human-revolution-performance-test/page7.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deus-ex-human-revolution-performance-benchmark,3012-7.html

Max Payne 3 also uses the RAGE engine which was used on GTAIV and runs better with at least three to four threads.

The Athlon II X4 631 and A6-3650 have exactly the same CPU performance.

TBH,that MSI motherboard is incredibly well specified! USB3.0 and SATA3.0 for £41!!