I did not know that, good to know.
/Doesn't use AMD.
I know they are not the most powerful, but they are always a better long-term investment than Intel. Their platforms stick around longer and are less costly than Intel, and you get as much performance as you could need barring special requirements.
I know. But I like to know I have the best that my chosen platform has to offer and that I can always update it as needed. When Intel changes sockets every other year, they throw a wrench in that plan because now I have to get a new motherboard, too. I can't just slap in a new CPU and be done.
I own the 550 since 2009 and it's pretty much the same thing cept mine has 0.1GHz less of a clock. Runs L4D2, ME2, Dragon Age, number of things all on high on stock w/ good frames and if you want to get into it these chips can get ~3.8GGHz OC real easy with a decent cooler. Only thing it's really chugged on is BC2 at 1080p which is a CPU intensive game that supports quads.
I've decided to upgrade my CPU, and I don't need anything flashy or expensive, so I found this one, what do you think? Should I change my mind? Does it have good stock cooling, overclockable etc.
How well would it run newer games?
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