Help Me Choose a AMD CPU under 120$

I'm trying to make a lil gaming rig, nothing fancy just something that will handle today's games, I'm looking at these 3 cpus and i wanted to know opinions on which is best, why and if theres another i should consider.

AMD Athlon II X4 631
AMD A6-3650
AMD FX 4100

Keep in mind that the max is 120$ and i want the best bang for the gaming buck.Thanks ahead of time

 

AMD Phenom II X4 955. can be had for the stated price, and is faster then your given selection.

 

Yea...955/965 would be better...

 

The 955 is a pretty damn good CPU. Built a budget machine for a friend around that.

 

+1 on 955

Or you could spend extra 10$ for 965

 

Unless you're planning a motherboard change, none of the above as none of them will work with your current board. You have an AM2+ board and listed two socket FM1 and one AM3+ CPU's, none of which are compatible with your M4A785-M.

That said another vote for the x4 955.

 

955

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+1 on the 955

 

PhenomII X4 955 and OC it...

 

Phenom II X4 960T is only $110 at newegg and amazon. Chance to unlock to 6 core if mobo supports unlocking.
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+1 on the 960T

 

Thanks for the input all, i went the entirely other direction and got a i3-2100 with a motherboard that could be upgraded at a later date :smile:

 

955 or 965. Working on my 955 to get it stable @ 4Ghz

 

Nice choice, which motherboard did you get?

 

MSI MB-Z68MA45
Intel Core i3-2100
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600
GAMMA Classic Series ATX Mid Tower

got it all off amazon :nerd:

 

i3 is a great gaming cpu

 

that m/b should be compatible with IB 1155 with a bios update

 

Nice move