I want to play Deus Ex 3, Max Payne 3, and Borderlands 2, and my Athlon II x2 250 is pretty painful on DX3, so I'm looking to upgrade within the next month or so. I'm looking for a new CPU, motherboard, and RAM, ideally for less than $200. I will be keeping the rest of the parts including a Radeon 6850, an SSD, 2 HDDs, and a DVD Burner. I like to keep the PC speakers, headphones, mic, and TV plugged in, and my front port broke, so I need a motherboard with more than 3 audio jacks. I don't really care about SATA speeds or USB3. I'm in Hawaii, so Amazon with free shipping is almost always cheaper.
Right now I'm looking at:
G860 for $73
Intel h61 for $74
4GB Kingston DDR1333 for $18
Has anyone seen benchmarks on the g2120? I was waiting for the low end Ivy Bridge to come out before upgrading, but I don't know about paying $20 more for a die shrink and 100 MHz. Are there any cheaper 1155 motherboards with extra audio jacks? Any other potential problems or suggestions?
Thank you.
Right now I'm looking at:
G860 for $73
Intel h61 for $74
4GB Kingston DDR1333 for $18
Has anyone seen benchmarks on the g2120? I was waiting for the low end Ivy Bridge to come out before upgrading, but I don't know about paying $20 more for a die shrink and 100 MHz. Are there any cheaper 1155 motherboards with extra audio jacks? Any other potential problems or suggestions?
Thank you.