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Hey everyone

So I recently upgraded like half of my computer, and my CPU is bottlenecking the hell out of the rest of my system. Theres only one answer to this problem. Upgrading! So pretty much the 3 CPU's that I am look at are:

Intel Pentium G3258

Intel Core i3 4160

AMD FX 6300 Black Edition

Both of the intel processors would be paired with an ASRock Z97 Anniversary. Surprisingly this is the cheapest full size ATX 1150 pin motherboard from where I will be buying, so thats why the i3 is paired with it. The FX will be paired with the ASRock 970-PRO3 R2.0. If I get the Pentium, I will grab a Hyper 212 Evo, to overclock it of course. So my questions are as follows. 

Which CPU would give me the best performance? Keeping in mind the Pentium will probably be clocked to 4.5GHz (Fingers crossed)

If I get the 6300, would it be worth buying the 212 Evo and OC'ing it? Will the MoBo be able to do it?

Also, I will be getting these upgrades around christmas. I will probably end up having this PC for a further 1-2 years before I upgrade. I wouldn't be asking this, but its really just a case of cores. I know an OC'd Pentium can beat the i3 in most applications, and the i3 is better in most things than the 6300 at the moment. So really, will the two cores on the Pentium be enough? Will the hyperthreading on the i3 provide an advantage in the next year? And will the 6 cores on the AMD side help it pull ahead, seeing the growing popularity of using more and more cores? This is more guesswork, but I know you guys usually are pretty good at guessing this stuff.

Thanks in advance anyone!

Patrick

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz GPU: Gigabyte 270 @ 1270MHz RAM: 6gb @ 667MHz HDD: 500gb 7200RPM PSU: Silverstone Strider 500W

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G3258 just for the O.Cing potential.


CPU Intel I7-4700MQ @2.4 ghz, turbos to 3.4 

Motherboard  whatever toshiba put in the thing

RAM 8GB 1600mhz 

GPU  Nvidia Geforce GT 740M  

Storage 750Gb 5400rpm   

Cooling  Crappy laptop fan 

Operating System  windows 8 64 bit

 


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'I respect the console'

 

Hahaha but yeah, I figured that would be the case. The Pentium is an absolute beast for the price.

Now all we need is an unlocked i3 and Intel will more or less control the market.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz GPU: Gigabyte 270 @ 1270MHz RAM: 6gb @ 667MHz HDD: 500gb 7200RPM PSU: Silverstone Strider 500W

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You don't need aftermarket cooler.

 

I got mine to 4.5ghz stable and still stayed below 90C during stresstest/benchmarks.

Anyone who has a sister hates the fact that his sister isn't Kasugano Sora.
Anyone who does not have a sister hates the fact that Kasugano Sora isn't his sister.
I'm not insulting anyone; I'm just being condescending. There is a difference, you see...

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