Generic Processor Help Thread

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You could get a far superior CPU with a new board cheaper ie AMD 760K or Intel Haswell Pentium G series (either under $150 for CPU and motherboard) rather than waste money on a CPU over 5 years old.


Didn't know it was that relevant, my bad.
AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
 
Ok first off just about any cpu you can get with that is going to bottleneck that HD 7800 series which I assume is a Hd 7850 or HD 7870. The Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 is probably your best bet with that particular motherboard. The E8500 is no longer manufactured but can be found used on amazon and ebay for around $40. I myself have a E8400 and it does fine with most games except games that are very CPU dependent (Battlefield 3, GTA 4).

Edit: The E8400, E8500, and E8600 are very similar in performance so it doesn't really matter which one you get.
 


Sooooo you think the 8400 WILL work, then?