Cpu advice please

[danjama]

Hi guys, I'm on a budget. For SD vid editing and processing, and gaming, il2 cod, Ro2 at some point, r factor2, ROF, which will be better for 2/3 years:

I3 540 3.06ghz

Or

Athlon II X2 250 3.00ghz

I notice the i3 does better on benchmark sites. Any advice before I shell out?

[hc_wolf]

ok well just so you know, don't expect to play il2 COD on either of those cpu's they are below minimum spec.


I would recommend you go out and get a second job and upgrade to an i7 2600k

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by hc_wolf

ok well just so you know, don't expect to play il2 COD on either of those cpu's they are below minimum spec.


I would recommend you go out and get a second job and upgrade to an i7 2600k

i5 25000k is a much better chip bang for buck imo.

people overclocking them over 4Ghz on air.

despite having an i7 myself, hypertheading is not really worth it.

[JG14_Jagr]

i5 2500K was $219 and with a $35 Air Cooler I OC'd it to 4.2 Gig by pressing one button on the MSI P67A-GD65 motherboard.. easiest overclock ever.. only way to make it easier would have been for MSI to actually press the button for me

I used this, its awesome, silent, and I could beat you to death with it You actually attach your motherboard to it, not the other way around.. but..can't hear the fan and its keeping my CPU under load REALLY cool.. like crazy cool..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185142

[easyhomewin]

was thinking about the same thing myself, very tempted by the AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20GHz Quad Core for £75

[MadTommy]

This might be useful...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...or,2895-5.html

[etzi]

I can recommend only the i5-2500K. 4.9 GHz Primestable with air cooling.

Best bang for the buck!

[Sully_pa]

I'm using the Phenom II X4 955 BE overclocked to 4.0 on air.

[MD_Wild_Weasel]

Originally Posted by Sully_pa

I'm using the Phenom II X4 955 BE overclocked to 4.0 on air.

sweet thats the cpu i have.. what cooling you using, my setup is..

Windows 7 ultimate 64bit
ie8
msi geforce gtx 460 hawk"talon attack"1024mb
asus m4n82 deluxe nforce980a sli
Amd phenom II quad core 955 black edition @3.2 ghz(not overclocked, YET!!!!)
corsair XMS2 4gb ddr2 pc2-8500c5
Akasa venom cpu cooler
Inwin Ironclad full tower case
WD 500gb hdd

[sod16]

Q6600 is a masterpiece. It is one of THE best processors ever released. Intel released it on a 775 set as they didn't have so much power over the market. Now they there planning to release 3 NEW LGA's and the year after they'l probably do 6... Its a joke... 775 lasted from Pentium 4 too the Q series. 1156 hasn't even lasted a year.