alvino said:No. If you're going to go for gaming, a budget processor would be the AMD Athlon 64 3500+. If you have the money, wait for the FX-57 or just get the FX-55. Dual-core processors don't really improve overall gaming performance. They're designed to be for intense applications and heavy multitasking.
ownage said:Okay...the 3500+ is NOT a budget processor. the 3000+ is. Just oc the 3000+ to 2.7Ghz (yes, its on air) get a Thermalright XP-90c or a XP-120 and put a three blade delta on it. then let the AS5 settle in and push your cpu little by little until you get to 300(FSB) X 9(multiplier) and you have 2.7ghz. If you have h20 cooling you can go up to 2.8 or 2.9.