Choosing a new processor

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by beerzy1, Jul 10, 2013.

  1. beerzy1

    beerzy1 Private E-2

    Hi guys,

    I wouldn't consider myself a gamer so I don't need a big set up but of the few games I play one of them is Football Manager 2013 (Some of you may know it) but basically it's a game that works with alot of data, processes alot of information in a short period of time, and the thing is that the game runs incredibly slow on my computer.

    To give you an idea, the game has an "efficiency meter" (missing the right words :-o ) and the velocity of my computer is ranked in half a star out of 5*.
    My computer has about 10 years, but it has a new graphic card, new motherboard, more ram... (I'll leave specs below)
    Other info that I think it might be useful is that the CPU usage is about 60/70% when fm is running.

    Do you think it's worth upgrading the processor, and if so I know that not every processor is compatible with a motherboard I think, so I would appreciate if you guys could tell me some possibilities or some websites where I could check it out

    Would appreciate some help guys!
    Any additional info you need just ask me plz.
     

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    Last edited: Jul 10, 2013
  2. gman863

    gman863 MajorGeek

    Your best bet would be to buy or build a new PC.

    Personally, I would go with an Intel i5 processor and 8GB of DDR3 memory (neither of which will work with your current board). The i5 has excellent video processing built in, so you may not need a separate graphics card. I've seen systems from Dell like this for as low as $500 USD (although personally - if you have the skill to do so - I think a custom built system will be better quality if you research the customer ratings of individual parts such as the motherboard and hard drive).

    Hope this helps. :)
     

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