building new pc, help decide which cpu to get

[velcro]

someone i know says i should get this
cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819103210

but idk if its gonna be good enough for dolphin, any suggestions
my mobo has CPU Socket Type AM2+/AM2

[ggohdin]

For a similar price i would get an Athlon II 250 or 245 the may have a lower clock speed, but have great over clocking speeds up to 4 ghz, they are am3 but if you have an am2+ it will work. If not get a athlon 64 x2 6000+, there all the same price, over here were i live the 245 is cheaper than the 5200+.

I use a 245 oc @ 3.3ghz and i get 40 - 50 fps in mario galaxy, sonic unleashed i get 16 - 22 fps, mario kart i get 45 - 50. paper mario & wario land I get 50+ and wii sports i get 50.

[CacoFFF]

Athlon II or Phenom II all the way.

3ghz Athlon II will beat the crap out of that 5200 no matter how much you overclock it.

Remember to check the compatibility list of your motherboard from its manufacturer website.

If it isn't compatible, you may still try the the normal Phenoms (x2,x3,x4), I got another rig with a X2 7850 and is good enough... if only it had a video card .