gaming cpu $150 or less

[k0enf0rNL]

i need a cpu for my new build. i want to combine it with a R9 280 or better. i've been looking at an i5 4440 but its a bit expensive for my liking.

 

thx in advance

[Rashy]

Uhh whats your motherboard? otherwise i can throw in any sockets. Im throwing in FX-6300 AMD+AMD=better compatibility from what ive heard

[ShadowCaptain]

i need a cpu for my new build. i want to combine it with a R9 280 or better. i've been looking at an i5 4440 but its a bit expensive for my liking.

 

thx in advance

 

Grab an i3 4150 if going intel

 

 

Or maybe an fx6300

[Guest]

Anniversary Pentium, obviously

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evXpqpNhu_Y

[harrynowl]

I guess this is for someone else?

 

i3 4150 is good.

[SnowGhost1212]

Anniversary Pentium +1, invest the saved cash into slightly higher quality components.

[typographie]

Im throwing in FX-6300 AMD+AMD=better compatibility from what ive heard

 

That's a myth that pops up every so often, but there's no truth to it.

 

I second the i3 recommendations. Although the Pentium G3258 is worth mentioning if you just want a cheaper option that will allow an upgrade to a Broadwell i5 or i7 later on.

[Rashy]

That's a myth that pops up every so often, but there's no truth to it.

 

I second the i3 recommendations. Although the Pentium G3258 is worth mentioning if you just want a cheaper option that will allow an upgrade to a Broadwell i5 or i7 later on.

then my ears have deceived me. i gotta stop visiting the Master Race Tavern in PC Town. why not go with G3258 get some decent cooler and OC dat bby

[k0enf0rNL]

then my ears have deceived me. i gotta stop visiting the Master Race Tavern in PC Town. why not go with G3258 get some decent cooler and OC dat bby

 

 

Uhh whats your motherboard? otherwise i can throw in any sockets. Im throwing in FX-6300 AMD+AMD=better compatibility from what ive heard

 

 

That's a myth that pops up every so often, but there's no truth to it.

 

I second the i3 recommendations. Although the Pentium G3258 is worth mentioning if you just want a cheaper option that will allow an upgrade to a Broadwell i5 or i7 later on.

 

i pick the motherboard after i've chosen the cpu. i think the pentium G3258 is a bad choice because its a huge bottleneck in some games. the i3 is only a dual core so i was looking at the x4 870k but i dont know if its good or bad in games

[Kevinkt]

i pick the motherboard after i've chosen the cpu. i think the pentium G3258 is a bad choice because its a huge bottleneck in some games. the i3 is only a dual core so i was looking at the x4 870k but i dont know if its good or bad in games

how is it a huge bottleneck but an i3 is somewhat better? the pentium is still faster at stock speeds than an x4 870x. and way ahead when overclocked

[typographie]

i pick the motherboard after i've chosen the cpu. i think the pentium G3258 is a bad choice because its a huge bottleneck in some games. the i3 is only a dual core so i was looking at the x4 870k but i dont know if its good or bad in games

 

The i3 has two physical cores, but it has Hyperthreading, so it behaves like a quad-core in games that call for it. Its not as fast as an i5's four physical cores, but it will easily crush an 860K. It can even outperform FX-8350's/8370's in many games. The Pentium G3258 might be comparable to an 860K, but it would give you an upgrade path using the same motherboard to something better later on.

 

You can't compare AMD processors to Intel processors based on any numerical measures other than the performance they actually achieve in games. The architectures are worlds apart. An Intel Haswell core ≠ an AMD Kaveri core.

[Rashy]

the pentium will obliterate the athlon

how is it a huge bottleneck but an i3 is somewhat better? the pentium is still faster at stock speeds than an x4 870x. and way ahead when overclocked

PentiumMasterRace.

I still have my Pentium 4 on my side ^^

[Hansell]

Pentium +1, I use g3220 its more cheap no oc ability but that's enough for me,the anniv edition tho you can oc it until it melted

[sci.fi.man]

Pentium galore! hahaha. my old G3220 is great. try G3258 to 4.5GHz is even greater too (unless you have beefier mobo and cooler). 

[connorpiper]

i3 4150 for me. 

The 4 threads is worth it more than the OC ability. 

[connorpiper]

i pick the motherboard after i've chosen the cpu. i think the pentium G3258 is a bad choice because its a huge bottleneck in some games. the i3 is only a dual core so i was looking at the x4 870k but i dont know if its good or bad in games

 

The i3 is dual core but has 4 threads.

[SkilledRebuilds]

^This. The 4 threads really do make a difference being used really well by all games (in a good way for it's multithreaded nature)

 

Grabbing a cheaper CPU as a placeholder for a more powerful one in coming months is perfectly fine.

Hence my locked i5 on my Z-board, budget didnt allow for all parts I wanted, made the best of both worlds for 6 months.

[connorpiper]

how is it a huge bottleneck but an i3 is somewhat better? the pentium is still faster at stock speeds than an x4 870x. and way ahead when overclocked

 

Because games that need 4 cores will die on it.

And the i3 is Hyperthreaded (4 threads)