Choosing the best CPU

How to Choose the Best CPU That Suits Your Needs?

For a gamer, you don’t want to have a CPU that is only good enough for word processing. What you really want is one that has a great deal of power to run the highest end games out there. While you may not have the budget to get the top end CPU in the market, you shouldn’t scrimp and get the cheapest CPU too. The more important thing is how you can strike a balance between performance and price. Here are three steps to choose your CPU.

1) Determine your budget

The last thing that you want to do is to max out your credit limit to get the most expensive CPU out there. Before you even start shopping, first determine how much money are you willing to spend on the CPU. While there is always a CPU for almost every price range, you will have to set aside about $200 for a decent gaming CPU

2) Select the brand

Choosing either a Intel or AMD CPU is really based on one preferences. Many benchmarking reports have shown that Intel Core2Duo score better than AMD in term of performance and heat generation, but it is more expensive. If you are low on budget, you may want to choose AMD CPU since it costs at only 3/4 of the price of a equivalent Intel CPU and still give you the performance you want.

3) Select the model

When choosing the model, focus on the no of cores, speed, and price. Check out forums/review sites to see how that particular model performs. If you are upgrading the CPU for your existing system, make sure the CPU uses the same socket as the one in your motherboard.