G3258 or FX-8320?

[Aontaigh]

CPU: AMD FX-8320
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) - 2133MHz 10-12-11-28-1T
SSD: x2 Sandisk Ultra Plus 124GB - RAID 0
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X (At stock due to heat of room in summer)

 

I am considering selling my FX-8320 and M5A99FX to a friend who is purchasing a PC quite soon (He will give me a generous price), I will then purchase a G3258 and a Maximus VI Hero (May tone down). Sometime next year I plan on upgrading to an i7 due to video editing at that time. My computer is for heavy gaming along with things like internet browsing, skype, etc. I play mainly Counterstrike GO and Infestation (WarZ). Is it worth doing this?

[Guest Kloaked]

No. Just wait until you can get the i7.

 

EDIT: If you're just gaming, you don't need an i7, you can get by with an i5 since they both have equal performance in every game, give or take 1 fps.

[AlwaysFSX]

A Pentuim and the Maximus Hero? I swear, ASUS needs to get rid of that fucking thing, it's so useless for the money. Get the Pentuim and a good CHEAP Z97 board.

[MegaDave91]

A Pentuim and the Maximus Hero? I swear, ASUS needs to get rid of that fucking thing, it's so useless for the money. Get the Pentuim and a good CHEAP Z97 board.

 "RoG for the masses" - JJ

[shiftberry]

the maximus mobo is too much for a pentium CPU, get a cheaper one instead and overclockable!

[AlwaysFSX]

"RoG for the masses" - JJ

"RoG for the people that believe this board is good when something from Gigabyte can do the same exact thing for half the price and look better doing it to."

[MbV93]

Why!? The 8320 is completely capable of handling all of that...

[fringie]

I'd say stick with your current cpu and mobo. I'd explain why in depth but effort so I'll summarize it as this; you'll be able to go broadwell next year but if you buy an overpriced motherboard now you wont be able to go broadwell next year without taking a big loss. You won't be able to go DDR4 & it doesn't sound like your having issues with the performance of your cpu.

[Bagmup]

If you're set on swapping the 8320 for the Pentium (must be so you can upgrade later or else it makes no sense) Asus has released a bios so you can oc the Pentium in H series motherboards.

[Kevinkt]

omg so many topics on 4xxx-8xxx amd cpu vs pentium. stick what you have people imo.

[Aontaigh]

Why!? The 8320 is completely capable of handling all of that...

 

The FX 8320 doesn't cut it for games like Arma II & III, Infestation, etc. For games like CSGO it's fine. My friend is purchasing a PC quite soon and will give me a more generous price for it. I may tone down the motherboard. At the moment I'm not required to video edit, in a few months I will be hence the i7.

[Bagmup]

omg so many topics on 4xxx-8xxx amd cpu vs pentium. stick what you have people imo.

Unfortunately, people see it hanging with the i7 in some games and think they can get the same performance as an i7 in all applications for $80.

I wouldn't even consider the Pentium over the 8320.

[Aontaigh]

Unfortunately, people see it hanging with the i7 in some games and think they can get the same performance as an i7 in all applications for $80.

I wouldn't even consider the Pentium over the 8320.

 

Could you explain why, I stated that at the moment it will be only required for gaming. It would be naive to expect something like that.

[Bagmup]

Could you explain why, I stated that at the moment it will be only required for gaming. It would be naive to expect something like that.

I just saw your other post saying you'll be going to an i7 later and your friend is buying the other PC, if that's the case then for sure get the Pentium as a cheap stop gap.

[Internet Swag]

Title made me lol hard. 

[Aontaigh]

I just saw your other post saying you'll be going to an i7 later and your friend is buying the other PC, if that's the case then for sure get the Pentium as a cheap stop gap.

 

That was exactly what I was thinking. Right now what is required of my PC is solely gaming which I feel the Pentium would serve me better. In 6 months or so I will then upgrade to an i7 when it is required (Video editing)

[Kevinkt]

Unfortunately, people see it hanging with the i7 in some games and think they can get the same performance as an i7 in all applications for $80.

I wouldn't even consider the Pentium over the 8320.

right? 8320 will beat the shit out of the pentium for any video/photo work or if you want to get into streaming on twitch.

[Aontaigh]

right? 8320 will beat the shit out of the pentium for any video/photo work or if you want to get into streaming on twitch.

 

Which I am not doing, solely gaming is what is required of my CPU. In six months or so when my PC is required for video editing an i7 will be purchased. As another user said, the Pentium is a cheap stop gap as I will get a genrous price for the components I'm selling.

[Kevinkt]

Which I am not doing, solely gaming is what is required of my CPU. In six months or so when my PC is required for video editing an i7 will be purchased. As another user said, the Pentium is a cheap stop gap as I will get a genrous price for the components I'm selling.

yeah but wasting 70 bucks on a cpu for six months for a very small gain isn't worth it when you can just keep that 70 and buy a better cpu cooler for your next cpu in six months.

[Aontaigh]

yeah but wasting 70 bucks on a cpu for six months for a very small gain isn't worth it when you can just keep that 70 and buy a better cpu cooler for your next cpu in six months.

 

My NH-D14 is more than adequate, noise was a big factor to me when purchasing it. The whole reason I want to purchase it now is due to the generous prices for my motherboard and CPU.

[Faa]

Whats up with this g3258 hype, linus makes a video I see everyone wanting to upgrade their 8320 to it.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $283.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Why would you pay 280$ for that instead of this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $334.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[Vrbas]

 

Whats up with this g3258 hype, linus makes a video I see everyone wanting to upgrade their 8320 to it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $283.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Why would you pay 280$ for that instead of this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $334.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Was thinking exactly the same thing.  Just hope it doesn't disappoint a lot of people.  

 

"The Hype is real" IGN

[Sintezza]

or just grab the Xeon E3-1230V3, and a cheap Z97 board, for eventualy sli support, if that is an important feuture for you. its just an i7-4770 without the igpu. but still it offers 4 cores 8 Threads, for an i5 price.

 

Still i agree, that basicly his current FX8320 is better for video editng, but yeah okay