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You can get Athlon X4 640s quite cheap. Or if you'd like L3 cache a Phenom X2 555 and try your luck at unlocking the core(s).

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I recently built a cheap AMD Sempron 145 system out of spare parts, to use when I don't have my main rig available. However, it looks like I'll be using for quite a long time now. Now, I do want to game on it, but nothing really serious. So, IF I find out that I can't run TF2 properly, what CPU should I get? The board is AM3+, but it's 760G, so I wouldn't really go for FX here.

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FX-6300 can run just fine on 760 if I recall correctly.

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what is your gpu

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You can get Athlon X4 640s quite cheap. Or if you'd like L3 cache a Phenom X2 555 and try your luck at unlocking the core(s).

Dual core is enough for me, actually. Thanks!

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FX-6300 can run just fine on 760 if I recall correctly.

 

760 can run a 6300. My grandpa has a 6300 on a 760g mobo.

TDP is a little high on that one. You sure it won't throttle?

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Alright, does your Sempron 145 unlock to a dual core?

Haven't tried it yet, I can do it on Sunday.

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It can run a 6300

I saw that you said a dual-core would be fine, so go with a Phenom X2 or an Athlon X2

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ok then you should be fine for the gpu since i can run tf2 on the lowest setting with intel hd graphics 2000 you will benifit more from a cpu upgrade so maybe get a fx 4xxx series cpu 

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TDP is a little high on that one. You sure it won't throttle?

It doesn't on his. I have it Oc'ed to 4.2 ghz on a corsair h70.

The 4.2ghz 6 core is a decent cpu.

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It doesn't on his. I have it Oc'ed to 4.2 ghz on a corsair h70.

The 4.2ghz 6 core is a decent cpu.

It is more expensive than the other ones that people have posted. Does Piledriver have better performance than K10?

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FX-6300 or FX-8320.

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You can get Athlon X4 640s quite cheap. Or if you'd like L3 cache a Phenom X2 555 and try your luck at unlocking the core(s).

Found a Phenom X2 555 on eBay, will order one if I need one. Thanks.

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Found a Phenom X2 555 on eBay, will order one if I need one. Thanks.

:) they can unlock to quads too. :) how much is the 555? make sure it's c3, they're better.

 

more unlikely to unlock too as C3 yields were much better than C2 which means less were faulty and more were locked for sales :P

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:) they can unlock to quads too. :) how much is the 555?

About 40 euros IIRC, plus shipping.

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