How long will this cpu last me for game?

bsc14

<- You can see my pc under my name over there.

Anyway, my old mobo died a couple months ago and I picked up a x3 710.

So far everything has ran really well on it. And if anything my videocard is the bottleneck at the moment.

For example when I run COD:MW at 1900x1080 it runs fine but gets these little quick hang-ups here and there...seems to be my videocard.

Anyway, the videocard is going to be replaced around Christmas or a little after.

What do you think about my cpu though? I was told it's a bit on the weak side...true?

I'm not all that familiar with hardware.

DSK · 11-03-2009, 06:50 | posts: 16,635 | Location: Scotland | User is Online

Seems fine to me.

Terrorizor · 11-03-2009, 06:58 | posts: 1,876 | Location: United States | User is Offline

cpu isn't the strongest , but seems good for the money . should be ok for gaming .

video card is alright if you leave the Anti-aliasing off in games and keep the lighting effects 'in check' @1920.

itsb1again · 11-03-2009, 07:07 | posts: 420 | Location: Florida | User is Offline

It should be okay. When I play borderlands my CPU usage goes to only 50%. I can actually convert a movie and play games at the same time. So I think you'll be perfectly fine.

Julepalme · 11-03-2009, 07:40 | posts: 205 | Location: Denmark | User is Offline

indeed.. cpu bottleneck will only show in CPU heavy games and in workstation usage.. unrar/par/transcoding etc.

and even then that one will last a year or 2 for cpu heavy stuff.. for GPU heavy games prolly good for 3 years.