FX-6300 or Intel i3 4150?

[MachineKillx]

Hey Guys, I'm going to get a budget gaming pc, but I'm not sure which cpu to get, I know the i3 is better in single threaded performance but I don't know that that means, I'm mostly going to game on the cpu And I'm not going to oc. Please Help

Thanks in Advance.

[79wjd]

If purely gaming, 4150; if rendering and gaming, then a 6300 

[Paul_VB]

the FX6300 would blow the i3 out of the water for most things. What GPU are you planning on using?

[xox]

Benefits of the i3:

Intel swag

 

Benefits of the 6300:

Faster

More cores

Possibly cheaper (it is here)

[MachineKillx]

the FX6300 would blow the i3 out of the water for most things. What GPU are you planning on using?

A R9 280 ou 270x

[MachineKillx]

Some people told me that the fx-6300 is just and old cpu that doesn't compete with the i3

[Paul_VB]

A R9 280 ou 270x

very nice choice. Definatly go with the 6300. Even though the i3 might have better single threaded performance (this means that programs that only use 1 CPU core will perform better), games will only become more optimized for more cores in the future

[Paul_VB]

Some people told me that the fx-6300 is just and old cpu that doesn't compete with the i3

 the 6300 is a bit old, but it's still a very capable CPU.

 

also, i know you said you weren't going to do much overclocking, but with the 6300 you do have the option if you change your mind in the future

[Castdeath97]

Will the FX-6300 is unlocked if you're into overlocking.

[MachineKillx]

 the 6300 is a bit old, but it's still a very capable CPU.

 

also, i know you said you weren't going to do much overclocking, but with the 6300 you do have the option if you change your mind in the future

 

very nice choice. Definatly go with the 6300. Even though the i3 might have better single threaded performance (this means that programs that only use 1 CPU core will perform better), games will only become more optimized for more cores in the future

Thank You, cause a friend of mine told me the i3 is still better, but I'm really not sure

And do u know a good budget micro atx mobo to go with the fx-6300?

[Shhuks]

Some people told me that the fx-6300 is just and old cpu that doesn't compete with the i3

You will get similar performance gaming very minor FPS difference. If you intend to do any rendering the 6300 would be better because of the extra cores. 

[Reno2792]

Not sure if you had a chance to watch the Holiday Buyer's guide that Linus made. He goes through a few systems and the fx 6300 is one of the CPUs that he still recommends because intel doesn't have anything in that price range that overclocks.

 

Here is a link to the video if you are interested

Youtube

[Paul_VB]

Thank You, cause a friend of mine told me the i3 is still better, but I'm really not sure

And do u know a good budget micro atx mobo to go with the fx-6300?

 

there arent that many good mATX boards for the fx6300. you could probably get one, but do you NEED mATX? standatd ATX would most likely be a batter choice

[Aniallation]

Some people told me that the fx-6300 is just and old cpu that doesn't compete with the i3

The reason they complain are:

 

1. intel fanboys = amd haters

2. There will be no newer AM3+ CPUs, so in the future if you want more power, only choice is to upgrade to 8 core FX unless you upgrade the motherboard as well. If you get the i3 with a H97/Z97 board, you can upgrade to Broadwell i5/i7 later on if you want more power and keep the same mobo

 

 

Thank You, cause a friend of mine told me the i3 is still better, but I'm really not sure

And do u know a good budget micro atx mobo to go with the fx-6300?

Again, Intel fanboys.

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3

[MachineKillx]

there arent that many good mATX boards for the fx6300. you could probably get one, but do you NEED mATX? standatd ATX would most likely be a batter choice

Yea I have a MicroATX case

[alexyy]

Pentium k > > > > > > 

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1500524/intel-pentium-g3258-performance-and-owners-club

[MachineKillx]

The reason they complain are:

 

1. intel fanboys = amd haters

2. There will be no newer AM3+ CPUs, so in the future if you want more power, only choice is to upgrade to 8 core FX unless you upgrade the motherboard as well. If you get the i3 with a H97/Z97 board, you can upgrade to Broadwell i5/i7 later on if you want more power and keep the same mobo

 

 

Again, Intel fanboys.

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3

I was also thinking of that, I'm getting my pc this christmas, so I thought that next christmas I can get an i5 and I will be set...

[Paul_VB]

Yea I have a MicroATX case

in that case, i'd reccomend using the FM2 platform. the am3+ matx boards really suck, but there are some great FM2 matx boards. if you use the fm2, you'll need to pick a different CPU

[Aniallation]

Pentium k > > > > > > 

Leave. We don't need more wars.

 

 

in that case, i'd reccomend using the FM2 platform. the am3+ matx boards really suck, but there are some great FM2 matx boards. if you use the fm2, you'll need to pick a different CPU

The Gigabyte one isn't that bad actually, and with FM2+ the maximum you'll get is the quad-core 860K.

[Aniallation]

I was also thinking of that, I'm getting my pc this christmas, so I thought that next christmas I can get an i5 and I will be set...

By next Christmas there will already be Skylake which will require a new mobo anyways

[MachineKillx]

I was thinkinh that I would get an i3 and then a year later an i5

[MachineKillx]

By next Christmas there will already be Skylake which will require a new mobo anyways

Lol that may be true

[alexyy]

Leave. We don't need more wars.

 

He needs a budget gaming pc pentium is the king for it.. 

 

Take a look the "bottleneck" doesn't exist unless you using over 770/7970 ect.. 

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1500524/intel-pentium-g3258-performance-and-owners-club

[Paul_VB]

Leave. We don't need more wars.

 

 

The Gigabyte one isn't that bad actually, and with FM2+ the maximum you'll get is the quad-core 860K.

but they dont have sata 6gb/s.... also, i think going with intel might be better in this situation anyway

[Aniallation]

He needs a budget gaming pc pentium is the king for it.. 

 

Take a look the "bottleneck" doesn't exist unless you using over 770/7970 ect...

Again, this is between a locked i3, and an FX on an mATX board. If you'd use your head, you'd realize that the overclocking factor doesn't exist.