Which CPU is the best for my computer?

[JJCUniverse]

Hey guys,
I have an AMD Athlon II x2 220 currently which is not enough for me to play games like BF4 and Arma 3. I am looking to upgrade to a better CPU to manage to play some new games.

Computer: HP Pavilion p6507c-b
Motherboard: PEGATRON CORPORATION NARRA5 (Socket AM2 )
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 660
RAM: 4 GB

Please tell me the best gaming CPU I can get which is not over a $100 and can work with everything I have. Thanks.

 

[Zircoben]

Hey guys,
I have an AMD Athlon II x2 220 currently which is not enough for me to play games like BF4 and Arma 3. I am looking to upgrade to a better CPU to manage to play some new games.

Computer: HP Pavilion p6507c-b
Motherboard: PEGATRON CORPORATION NARRA5 (Socket AM2 )
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 660
RAM: 4 GB

Please tell me the best gaming CPU I can get which is not over a $100 and can work with everything I have. Thanks.

Here is your upgrade information: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c00906129#N116

It looks like the best CPU you can get is this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103771

But that makes no sense, since your CPU is an AM3 CPU that is clearly better...

The max TDP is 89 watts, which makes it so you can't get any quad cores or even triple cores. I would recommend you get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $139.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 22:57 EDT-0400

 

[JJCUniverse]

Alright, I'm really new to all of this so what you're saying is I need to get a new motherboard to get a better CPU really.

 

[Zircoben]

Alright, I'm really new to all of this so what you're saying is I need to get a new motherboard to get a better CPU really.

Yeah basically. For a budget of $100 you can't do much. A bargain basement CPU is at least $35, and 2GB of RAM is $25, and a crap motherboard is about $40.

The components I listed above are the best you can do for this price range.