AMD Phenom II X4 945

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Ultimate Trolling? The 6770 is a $80 low-end GPU that definitely isn't "strong". If you want to build a gaming pc, a 6850 or 7770 is the absolute minimum.
 
Nothing much to tell about the 945. Its the same proc as the Athlon just with an L3 cache and an extra core. Its has a locked multiplier so you wont be able to overclock quite as well as a Black Edition so if you were looking to do some heavy overclocking, you might want to try something else.

I dont care for the i3's that much for the reason you cant overclock them at all. If youre not interested in OC'ing then thats not a big deal but I love overclocking and preach its virtues all the time. Its a lot of free performance to be leaving on the table.
 


For what it's worth, I actually agree here. A 6770 isn't bottom of the barrel low end, but it's nowhere near great either. My GTX 560 OC would destroy it and it's not a great card either.

I.T. knowledge and experience has nothing to do with it. It's FACT. Take a look here: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2011-gaming-graphics-charts/3DMark11-Enthusiast,2660.html

When you find where the 6770 falls in that lineup, you'll see the light.