using i3 2100 for gaming

[buschman31]

I'm thinking of buying an used i3 2100 for $50+tax. I do some light gaming like steam and somewhat older/newer games and web browsing.
My question is any suggestions for a good matx ddr3 board that has at least 4 memory slots and would the 2100 be a good viable cpu?
I'm currently using a Zotac 775 w/ e6420+2x2gb memory+HIS 3870 but its not good for gaming. I sold my am3+ Asus board that was using an x4 945 with 2x2gb+1x4gb and a HIS 3870 vid card.
My intentions was to get another ddr3 am3 board to use with the x4 945 and ddrr3 memory I still have. I didn't have any problems playing steam games maybe with an occasional lagging since i'm not knowledgeable bout oc'ing the memory or cpu.

 

[Tsumi]

i3 is good enough for gaming, any 1155 board from MSI, Gigabyte, or Asus would work fine, and put the rest of your money into a good GPU.

The i3 2100 cannot really be overclocked anyways.

 

[LZ_Xray]

An i3-2100 is more than enough CPU to game on for the vast majority of games. I have a 2100 rig down in the sig with a GTX460 Hawk that will run frame for frame with the same GPU in a 4.6 GHz 2600k rig at 1920x1080 in most games. Only in more CPU-heavy games, such as WoW for instance, can I see a framerate difference at all. Long as you're not going extremely heavy on GPU and resolution, a 2100 for $50 is an excellent place to start.

The board it's in down in the sig was simply the cheapest Z68 board I could find at the time. Think I paid $60 a couple years ago, zero problems. And equivalent Z77 board that you could upgrade to a K-sku CPU in later would be fine if you're trying to keep price down.