Intel Pentium G860 Processor

This is one of the best value dual core processor for gaming, it's Intel Pentium G860 processor. Pentium G860 comes with Sandy Bridge generation (32 nm production) and use the motherboard with LGA 1155 socket package. Is it really good for work even for gaming? based from many review and benchmark that I've found, this Pentium G860 has shown a great performance for gaming, even better than some AMD quad-core processors (in gaming test)!!.

Intel Pentium G630 Processor - Full Specifications

As one of cheap Intel Sandy Bridge socket LGA 1155 processors, Intel Pentium G630 dual-core has impressed me, with a fairly cheap of price, you will get a big monster and high gaming performance from Intel Pentium G630 processor series, if you want to know more about the Pentium G630 gaming performance test or G630 benchmark result, you should better visit Toms Hardware site, I have visited the site and found Pentium G630 test (benchmark and gaming), well here is the full specifications of Intel Pentium G630 processor

ECS H61H2-M2 - Value Intel Socket 1155

ECS H61H2-M2 is one of the most value and cheap Intel LGA socket 1155 motherboards, it's comes for latest Intel Sandy Bridge processors such as Intel i5 2500K, i3 2100, Pentium G series also for Intel i7 Sandy Bridge series. Well, many of computer users need a cheap and value Intel 1155 socket motherboard for their mini system or also for gaming, ECS seemly want to give the real value motherboard for their fans and the ECS H61H2-M2 is one of the real budget motherboard for everyone who need a cheap motherboard for Sandy Bridge system. Let see the motherboard below.

Is Intel HD 2000 Good for Gaming?

Many of my friends asking "is Intel HD 2000 good for gaming?", and I tell to them "yes you can playing games with Intel HD 2000 on-board graphics card", but wait, you have to adjust settings on the games with low to medium settings and please use low resolution such as with 1280x720px or 1024x768px. As one of the new generation of Intel HD series from Intel Sandy Bridge processors, HD 2000 and also HD 3000 is nice on-board graphics card for limited-budget user who need a cheap computer without add-on graphics card. Well, here is the Intel HD 2000 gaming benchmark result, enjoy.

Foxconn H61MX | Foxconn Motherboard

Foxconn H61MX is one of cheap value socket 1155 motherboard for Intel Sandy Bridge series from Foxconn motherboard, it has been powered by Intel H61 chipset which it looks perfect for entry level computer users. Almost the same with another H61 motherboards, Foxconn H61MX comes with uATX form factor and compact motherboard layout, it's not ATX motherboards but still okay. There is something special from Foxconn H61MX motherboard, there is only available 2x slots of memory module, 1x PCIe x16 2.0 version, and 4 SATA2. It's not bad and good enough for daily computer needs.

Gaming Computer + 22" Monitor with $500 - February 2012

If you want to build a complete gaming computer (plus 22" monitor) with budget around $500, you can follow this tips. Okay, the first thing that you should to know is I will going to Intel processors, why? well the Sandy Bridge has beat almost all AMD processor today, and sorry for AMD, I still waiting for the best gen of Bulldozer from all of your team. Next, add-on graphics card, yups, you need it for better gaming experience, and I choose the AMD HD 6670 series, it's not the best graphics card for gaming but still great for daily home computer gaming, but not for extreme / hardcore gamer. Okay check my system below.

Intel Pentium G630 - 2.70 GHz - Dual Core

Here is one of the next Intel Pentium 2nd generation with Sandy Bridge code, it's Intel G630 socket 1155. Powered by 2.7GHz dual core processor, 3MB of memory cache, 2 thread and 2 core, not the best but still good for daily computing activity. Truly, there is more than one series from Intel Pentium next generation, i have written it in my older post.

Asus K53SV - Available with Intel i5-2430M

Asus K53SV series is one of middle class of Asus notebook, this stylish notebook also available with Intel i5-2430M processor which it so powerful for working even for playing latest PC games, it's because the Asus K53SV has been born with NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M with 1GB or 2GB edition. You have to know that Asus K53SV has many variant, you can easy to choose defending your needs, the examples Asus K53SV released with Intel Core i7 2670QM, i5 2430M, i3 2310M, also available with Intel Pentium B950 and Intel Pentium B940.

Intel Pentium B950

Intel Pentium B950 is one of Intel mobile processor with dual core processor type, it's comes with 2.1GHz of default clock speed and also has 2 threads features. If you know more about Intel B series, you can found another series of Pentium, I have written about this processor here Intel Pentium B940 series which comes with slower speed with 2.0GHz of default clock speed and same 2 of threads. Pentium B950 is medium class of mobile processors for notebook with more than 2GHz of clock speed.