hello everybody i had a quick question that i could use some advice on.Im trying to play diablo 3,but im experiencing alot of lag and slowed down fights.I'm thinking this is due to my old cpu. im currently running a amd phenom quad-core 2.20 GHz. I was thinking about upgrading to a AMD Athlon II X3 445 but worried since its no quad if id lose performance anywhere.....any tips would be great,as im not really knowledgeable in this area. Thanks in advance!
i need of advice on cpu's
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byteninja2
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What budget? What is your current motherboard? $320 is good for a nice big upgrade that will last you the next 4 years, and more.
my mobo is an asus-M3N72-D yeh i wish i had 320$ bucks to spend 
but im on unemployment i was also checking out a amd phenom2-x4 965
EDIT: on the asus support site for supported cpu's for my motherboard its saying i need a pcb of 1.01G,to be honest i have no clue what the heck that is.
but im on unemployment i was also checking out a amd phenom2-x4 965EDIT: on the asus support site for supported cpu's for my motherboard its saying i need a pcb of 1.01G,to be honest i have no clue what the heck that is.
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Benny Boy
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Go with the 955, pretty much the same cpu anyways.my mobo is an asus-M3N72-D yeh i wish i had 320$ bucks to spend
EDIT: on the asus support site for supported cpu's for my motherboard its saying i need a pcb of 1.01G,to be honest i have no clue what the heck that is.
Geoff
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If that's the case why are you upgrading? A 2.2GHz quad core is still a great processor.my mobo is an asus-M3N72-D yeh i wish i had 320$ bucks to spend
EDIT: on the asus support site for supported cpu's for my motherboard its saying i need a pcb of 1.01G,to be honest i have no clue what the heck that is.
FuryRosewood
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you can get a athlon ii x4 off ebay for about 60 bucks...id go that route myself.
Thats the Revision of the motherboard. It should be near where the model number is or somewhere on a corner.
FuryRosewood
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Athlon-...sor-/270974581505?pt=CPUs&hash=item3f1757fb01
Supported under all boards...for 60 bucks, i dont think your losing anything with this, the 955s are a little faster, but i think with the board being a drop in support for that chip, which ive tried at times...and had issues with such, id go with the lowest wattage chip you can for a upgrade, probably can even use the old heatsink you have as long as your not overclocking as its a 95W chip, just pick up some thermal grease, 955s go for about 100 bucks on the bay, and cost about 125 on newegg...for about half the cost for most of the performance...id just grab the 630, and if your keen with overclocking, grab a heatsink fan, and you can probably easily get 10 percent clock on it, maybe more if your willing to push things.
Supported under all boards...for 60 bucks, i dont think your losing anything with this, the 955s are a little faster, but i think with the board being a drop in support for that chip, which ive tried at times...and had issues with such, id go with the lowest wattage chip you can for a upgrade, probably can even use the old heatsink you have as long as your not overclocking as its a 95W chip, just pick up some thermal grease, 955s go for about 100 bucks on the bay, and cost about 125 on newegg...for about half the cost for most of the performance...id just grab the 630, and if your keen with overclocking, grab a heatsink fan, and you can probably easily get 10 percent clock on it, maybe more if your willing to push things.
with that chip you linked i could drop it in and be good to go? and is it really a big upgrade from what im using? cuz i get really bad fps drops in diablo 3 when there is alot of crap on the screen,and i really dont think its my gfx card,im running a nvida 550ti
running a nvidia 550ti
