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Getting the i3 530 for my next rig. Will it suffice for HTPC + some gaming use with a 5770 video card?
Not that good choice for gaming. For other stuff it is however.
I'd say it's a great budget gaming chip, it beats the e8400/8600 in many benches.
arent the i3's memory controllers pretty weak ? i didnt think you could bump memory speeds up that much
I'd say it's a great budget gaming chip, it beats the e8600 in some benches.
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isnt that generally where people end up anyways ? right around 1600
You have the best gaming CPU b4$ in my opinion. If he wants to game better to use PII 720, especially C3 stepping when it is out. It cannot OC near as much, but it has good cache, is great performer when a game uses only 2 cores (most of them) and has 3th core when it is needed, and it is more and more often.
http://en.inpai.com.cn/doc/enshowcont.asp?id=7488&pageid=6451