Pentium G3258 worth it?

[cluelessgenius]

so yesterday i saw slicks test of the g3258 and as i remember it was close to the 4790k in gaming so i am wondering if i should get one ? i currently have a fx8120 on a crappy board and id like to upgrade my board but maybe wanna get g3258 as a placeholder till the next gen of intels comes. would my performance decrease? would you recommend doing that or not and why? do you have other suggestions as i really need to get a new mobo?

[dragoon20005]

get this

 

i say it worth the price

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $163.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[Manny Calavera]

unpark the cores and wait for better intel procs

[KamiKatze]

Is the next gen intel CPUs also LGA 1150? If not, its not worth it.

[dragoon20005]

Is the next gen intel CPUs also LGA 1150? If not, its not worth it.

5th gen Broadwell is still on the LGA1150

 

but can't say for 6th gen

[Albatross]

Is the CPU worth 87$? I personally think so.

 

What kind of budget do you have? If it is around 200$ I would suggest @dragoon20005's build as well. MSI makes great boards so you won't be disappointed in its quality. 

[MikeTz]

I'm thinking of doing the same thing...Getting the G3258, OC it, get broadwell later and put the g3258 on a secondary machine for my bro since he is getting into PC gaming little by little..

I personally recommend it since I will be doing it myself 

[TheProfosist]

I just ordered one.

[Shaqo_Wyn]

so yesterday i saw slicks test of the g3258 and as i remember it was close to the 4790k in gaming so i am wondering if i should get one ? i currently have a fx8120 on a crappy board and id like to upgrade my board but maybe wanna get g3258 as a placeholder till the next gen of intels comes. would my performance decrease? would you recommend doing that or not and why? do you have other suggestions as i really need to get a new mobo?

Figures. Linus and Slick declare the G3258 a beast (don't get me wrong, I'm sure it is) and suddenly everybody's thinking about getting one. I'd still go for the 4790K any day.

 

[cluelessgenius]

 

get this

 

i say it worth the price

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $163.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

well thanks for the suggestions but i was actually thinking about a really beefy mobo now and a beefy cpu later so was planning on getting something like the msi max ac or a top tier asus board

unpark the cores and wait for better intel procs

cores are unparked its not about the cpu performance its about getting a new mobo and not wanting to go am3+ again just so i can keep my 8120

5th gen Broadwell is still on the LGA1150

 

but can't say for 6th gen

well thanks i did mean the broadwell chips

Is the CPU worth 87$? I personally think so.

 

What kind of budget do you have? If it is around 200$ I would suggest @dragoon20005's build as well. MSI makes great boards so you won't be disappointed in its quality. 

budget is around 400€ yeah i know i do also like msi quite a bit but asus also does appeal to me very much im not sure yet

[cluelessgenius]

Figures. Linus and Slick declare the G3258 a beast (don't get me wrong, I'm sure it is) and suddenly everybody's thinking about getting one. I'd still go for the 4790K any day.

 

its not just declaring if they have numbers for it and maybe i read the graphs wrong but it looked close to the 4790k in gaming

[Shaqo_Wyn]

its not just declaring if they have numbers for it and maybe i read the graphs wrong but it looked close to the 4790k in gaming

I'm not saying they're wrong, I saw the numbers too. Will I get one for myself? No. Will I get one for my dad who wants a snappy PC? Yes.

[cluelessgenius]

I'm thinking of doing the same thing...Getting the G3258, OC it, get broadwell later and put the g3258 on a secondary machine for my bro since he is getting into PC gaming little by little..

I personally recommend it since I will be doing it myself 

small world i was thinking about doing the same thing only in my case i only call him "brother"

[dragoon20005]

well thanks for the suggestions but i was actually thinking about a really beefy mobo now and a beefy cpu later so was planning on getting something like the msi max ac or a top tier asus board

well thanks i did mean the broadwell chips

budget is around 400€ yeah i know i do also like msi quite a bit but asus also does appeal to me very much im not sure yet

hmm I really see no need to get the top tier board unless you are doing extreme liquid nitrogen OC which is why they made the MPower and XPower

 

and no way am I buying the Asus ROG board when I not gonna use all their features, you know that the Asus Sonic Radar Audio which allow you to see the enemy based on sound is banned online?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming7

 

Any Z97 will do OC but if you want a board which supports multi GPU then the gaming 7 is a good board

[TheProfosist]

Figures. Linus and Slick declare the G3258 a beast (don't get me wrong, I'm sure it is) and suddenly everybody's thinking about getting one. I'd still go for the 4790K any day.

 

*snip*

I wanted one as soon as intel announced it.

[cluelessgenius]

I'm not saying they're wrong, I saw the numbers too.

so whats your point?

[cluelessgenius]

hmm I really see no need to get the top tier board unless you are doing extreme liquid nitrogen OC which is why they made the MPower and XPower

 

and no way am I buying the Asus ROG board when I not gonna use all their features, you know that the Asus Sonic Radar Audio which allow you to see the enemy based on sound is banned online?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming7

 

Any Z97 will do OC but if you want a board which supports multi GPU then the gaming 7 is a good board

see multi gpu is a dfinite yes in the future but also id like a board with poosible waterblocks coming in the future or already having them on like the mpower

[Shaqo_Wyn]

so whats your point?

That the 4790K has more raw power which makes it better for an ultimate gaming build. You're doing the watercooled glass case with the waterbox aren't you?

[TheProfosist]

That the 4790K has more raw power which makes it better for an ultimate gaming build. You're doing the watercooled glass case with the waterbox aren't you?

And the 4930K has even more?

[dragoon20005]

see multi gpu is a dfinite yes in the future but also id like a board with poosible waterblocks coming in the future or already having them on like the mpower

hmm for Z97

 

2 GPU will make your system beast

 

the Z97 MPower should suit your needs

[cluelessgenius]

That the 4790K has more raw power which makes it better for an ultimate gaming build. You're doing the watercooled glass case with the waterbox aren't you?

how nice that you actually remebered yes i am doing that but i was planning on using a g3258 as a placeholder till broadwell is here also i am switching out my 770 for 2 of dem new 880s and watercool everything.

[TheProfosist]

Im planning a 750 Ti with it probably. Might even throw a G10 on it for giggles.

[cluelessgenius]

Im planning a 750 Ti with it probably. Might even throw a G10 on it for giggles.

so you are going to get one too?

[Manny Calavera]

Im planning a 750 Ti with it probably. Might even throw a G10 on it for giggles.

why not pentium and 780ti ?

[TheProfosist]

so you are going to get one too?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/171891-pentium-g3258-worth-it/?p=2283180

why not pentium and 780ti ?

cause that would just be a joke and way out of the budget. The two 670's I have in my desktop are good enough for now anyway.