new pc

[astranger200]

hi,

Im australian and I have a $700 max bugget for my new pc. It will be used for gaming and folding@home.

I could either have a 4460 and a 270 or a G3258 and a 280.

what should I do?

[HoiDaniel]

4460 definetly.

I've been in your position, and a quad core processor is way better than the pentium. If you want to save money for a better GPU, go with a cheap i3 processor AT LEAST.

[TetraSky]

If those are your only choices, 4460 and a 270.

 

Don't get the G3258. It might be cheap and tempting, but dual core CPUs is a terrible choice if you're thinking of keeping the PC for a while, especially now that DirectX12 will "finally" introduce better multicore support.

Some people will try and justify it by saying things like "oh but he can upgrade later on", sure you could, but by the time you get around to, Intel probably won't be making CPUs for your particular socket anymore, so then you're stuck with buying a CPU, a motherboard and possibly even RAM if your particular board at the moment is DDR3. While had you just went with Quad core in the first place, you'd only have the GPU to upgrade.

[Bordermick]

4460 definetly.

I've been in your position, and a quad core processor is way better than the pentium. If you want to save money for a better GPU, go with a cheap i3 processor AT LEAST.

Yeah pretty much this.

[astranger200]

I also want to fold which uses little cpu and as much gpu as it can. the performance of the 280 is way over the 270 so...

[astranger200]

so I have squeezed both into the budget, but, it is very barebones