Need help on building new computer

[wolfyisms]

I'm building a new computer for gaming and I'm wondering which CPU I should buy. Is it worth it to spend the extra $80 to nab the Venice 3500+ or should I just nab the 3200+ and use that extra $80 for the GPU?

Any comments will help! Thanks!

 

[zendari]

Neither. Get the 3000+.

 

[theMan]

i would go 3200. the best thing for gaming is the gpu. the cpu doesnt help much. you can easily clock the 3200 up really high, maybe almost 2900mhz.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

The transition from a 3000+ to a 3200+ is a better bang for your buck than the transition from a 3200+ to a 3500+, so I would recommend getting the 3200+.

 

[deadseasquirrel]

Originally posted by: wolfyisms
I'm building a new computer for gaming and I'm wondering which CPU I should buy. Is it worth it to spend the extra $80 to nab the Venice 3500+ or should I just nab the 3200+ and use that extra $80 for the GPU?

Any comments will help! Thanks!

It would help to know the rest of your system specs (mobo, PSU, video card, memory, etc). As an average across the board, the 3000+, 3200+, and 3500+ will all reach similar overclocking speeds. Yet, you didn't mention that you planned to overclock, so that might be moot for you.

It all depends on your budget as well. If you're planning on getting the 3500+ and matching it with an FX5200, and you're mainly interested in gaming, you'll get a lot of responses to get a different video card instead.

 

[Promethply]

Yeah, I'd pick the 3200+ over the 3500+ Venice too, and use the money saved towards a better graphics card.

 

[TankGuys]

Originally posted by: Promethply
Yeah, I'd pick the 3200+ over the 3500+ Venice too, and use the money saved towards a better graphics card.

Indeed.

If you are looking to play games, that's definitely the route to go. If, however, you were just using the computer for standard business apps and such, I'd say your money was better spent on the faster processor.

 

[wolfyisms]

So the 3200+ operating freq is 2.0GHz, and 3500+ is 2.2GHz..
How much can you safely overclock the 3200+ and 3500+ Venice cores? (i'm new to this, forgive me)

Here's the situation.. Right now, I want to upgrade my computer for gaming (WoW, HL2, Splinter Cell, EE2), but later on I'll need to use it for graduate school (which means having to have Visual Studio or other technical programs on the system). My plan was to buy the CPU, Mobo, and RAM right now, then buy the graphics card at a later date (end of month).