AMD Phenom II X4 965

[EAGLEye52]

I am starting another build and wanted to know if this is a good budget cpu. It is pretty cheap on newegg and also wanted to know if this is a good gaming cpu paired with a GTX 660?

 

[VirtualLarry]

It is quite dated, being a 45nm CPU. However, that also makes it cheap. An Intel Ivy-Bridge core i3 CPU may be faster than it, for games that don't use four threads.

You also need a mobo with beefy VRMs on it, to handle the 965's 125W TDP. (Which only increases when overclocking.)

 

[EAGLEye52]

well thanks I can compromise for a radeon hd 7850 and get a fx-6300 or unless anybody has other ideas for a $550 gaming pc.

 

[oynaz]

Are you paying the power bill yourself? If yes, are more modern, less power-thirsty CPU might be a good investment.

 

[EAGLEye52]

I'm not paying for power my parents pay the bills but I have saved up the money to build this new pc.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Yea, it's slightly faster than the 750k at $80, so a good price there. But I think you can squeeze in a FX-6300.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1336396
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1347927
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1326446
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139028

EMCXPVR69 Discount From Promo Code -$12.00

Grand Total: $557.85
$45 in MIR.

The prices on the video cards seem to be changing over, so if that's changed let us know.


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