good cheap cpu under $100 ?

[yoursoawsome]

Hello,

 

I am new to forms and i would appreciate your responses. I have been wanting to build a pc but i have some limitations to build this pc. I want to build this pc under $250, but if its too low $350 might be ok. I will be using this computer to do basic internet tasks, basic video and photo editing and some very light gaming. I have had the most trouble finding a good cpu. I don't want to spend more than $100 on a cpu. I have been looking at the Intel Pentium Processor G3258. i was mostly brought to it by the price being $70 and the unlocked featured. I know there are a lot more than just this cpu but there are just too many to sort. I would greatly appreciate it if you would recommend a cpu and maybe some other parts to go along with it or maybe some other forms, videos, articles.....

I have been searching for a cpu for more than a month. thank you for your time and responses.  

 

 

*edit

 

​What apu's would you recommend?

 thank you so much for responses!

 

edit: for my build the os, and accessories such as a monitor are not part of the price.

[colec18]

Go with the Pentium g3258, its overclockable and cheap.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117374

[ForsakenLive]

If you are not going to use a GPU, take a look at the A8-6600K from AMD. You can pair it with any cheap FM2 or FM2+ motherboard.

[dragoon20005]

the Pentium is a great CPU choice and you can upgrade to a full quad core later when you use the Z97 or H97 boards

[Thebman712]

um yes the g3258 will be kick ass if you overclock it 

 

 if you want to build under 250$ then a amd apu will be good too, if this build is for gaming

[Darktron]

go for Pentium G3258

[Admiaczking]

AMD Athlon X4 760K, Intel Pentium G3258, AMD A8-6600K, AMD FX-4200

[SatoshiNan]

G3258 no doubt , best budget dual core Intel that can surpass i3 after OC

[Fgtfv567]

I was gunna recommend the G3258 but if you have no GPU, look at some AMD APUs

[i_build_nanosuits]

For a 350$ machine i highly doubt that you have the budget for both a CPU and a GPU, so you have basicaly no choice than looking at an A8 or A10 AMD APU...

I will suggest for you a full build for 350$ not including the OS or any peripherals or monitor soon.

EDIT: this is the best i could do for 350$, this will run most games at acceptable framerate on medium/low settings, for other light tasks (web browsing and stuff) it's perfect:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($137.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS80F CPU Cooler ($7.99 @ Mwave)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($44.69 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($37.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Apex TX-381-C MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($26.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.50 @ Newegg)

Total: $348.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 23:17 EDT-0400

[Probenja]

For less than $250 or $350 get an apu, an a8 will do fine for you.

 

With an OS:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.79 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.14 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $394.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 23:20 EDT-0400

[ShadowCaptain]

No OS included, use Linux which is free (lots of games on it) or pickup a cheap windows key online <$30 (G2A maybe), or save up for a retail windows licence (with windows it would be like $70-90 if bought from store)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AM1M-S2H Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard  ($34.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.95 @ Mwave) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($130.67 @ Newegg) 

Case: Diablotek DIAMOND ATX Mid Tower Case w/400W Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $332.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 04:04 EDT-0400

[A10-FTW]

A8 6600k 

[harrynowl]

I have a feeling you'd be best off with either the A10 5800K if it's going cheap or an A10 6800K.

 

@i_build_nanosuits build is very good value for your usage.

[yoursoawsome]

I have a feeling you'd be best off with either the A10 5800K if it's going cheap or an A10 6800K.

 

@i_build_nanosuits build is very good value for your usage.

hows the graphics performance on the AMD A10-5800K, can it handle 3 monitors

[harrynowl]

hows the graphics performance on the AMD A10-5800K, can it handle 3 monitors

It can as long as you don't intend to run things like battlefield 4

[Lazmarr]

hows the graphics performance on the AMD A10-5800K, can it handle 3 monitors

I'm going to guess that it'll depend on the motherboard and how many display ports it has; in addition I don't think gaming on all 3 monitors will be very good, but it should, theoretically, handle light gaming on one and other light tasks on the others Ok-ish.

[yoursoawsome]

I'm going to guess that it'll depend on the motherboard and how many display ports it has; in addition I don't think gaming on all 3 monitors will be very good, but it should, theoretically, handle light gaming on one and other light tasks on the others Ok-ish.

 is the cpu strong enough to support a $100 graphics card in the future so i can use the triple monitor set up with medium or high settings

[Lazmarr]

 is the cpu strong enough to support a $100 graphics card in the future so i can use the triple monitor set up with medium or high settings

What resolution will this be at?

 

Also created this build, is slightly over budget by ~ $20 but it will perform decently when paired with an R7 240 or R7 250

Build

By perform decently I mean you should get just over 30fps on high at 1080p with some tweaks to shadows and things. For triple monitor you would be looking at low settings at 30fps at 720p; 1080p would be pushing it.

Found this Powercolor R7 250 it may perform better as it is using 2GB GDDR5 VRAM (other R7 250 are using GDDR3) which will may allow you to play on three monitors, maybe at 1080p; it's around $100.

*If you decide to use this build make sure you set the Memory at 1866mhz in the bios otherwise dual gpu will not work.*

[yoursoawsome]

What resolution will this be at?

 

Also created this build, is slightly over budget by ~ $20 but it will perform decently when paired with an R7 240 or R7 250

Build

By perform decently I mean you should get just over 30fps on high at 1080p with some tweaks to shadows and things. For triple monitor you would be looking at low settings at 30fps at 720p; 1080p would be pushing it. 

as long as its over 720 and 30 fps

[yoursoawsome]

What resolution will this be at?

 

Also created this build, is slightly over budget by ~ $20 but it will perform decently when paired with an R7 240 or R7 250

Build

By perform decently I mean you should get just over 30fps on high at 1080p with some tweaks to shadows and things. For triple monitor you would be looking at low settings at 30fps at 720p; 1080p would be pushing it. 

whats the difference in the A10 5800K and the one in your build

[Lazmarr]

What resolution will this be at?

 

Also created this build, is slightly over budget by ~ $20 but it will perform decently when paired with an R7 240 or R7 250

Build

By perform decently I mean you should get just over 30fps on high at 1080p with some tweaks to shadows and things. For triple monitor you would be looking at low settings at 30fps at 720p; 1080p would be pushing it.

Found this Powercolor R7 250 it may perform better as it is using 2GB GDDR5 VRAM (other R7 250 are using GDDR3) which will may allow you to play on three monitors, maybe at 1080p; it's around $100.

*If you decide to use this build make sure you set the Memory at 1866mhz in the bios otherwise dual gpu will not work.*

whats the difference in the A10 5800K and the one in your build

This one has a better iGPU if I am not mistaken and will allow you to Hybrid Crossfire with the R7 250; whereas the A10 5800K can only hybrid crossfire with the 6670, which is not as good as the r7 250 I have linked. (It also doesn't come with features such as mantle that will help improve your fps with multi monitors).

I also edited my original post with some new information

[yoursoawsome]

This one has a better iGPU if I am not mistaken and will allow you to Hybrid Crossfire with the R7 250; whereas the A10 5800K can only hybrid crossfire with the 6670, which is not as good as the r7 250 I have linked. (It also doesn't come with features such as mantle that will help improve your fps with multi monitors).

I also edited my original post with some new information

i know this is off topic but hows this gpu NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420, because i can get my hands maybe for free

[i_build_nanosuits]

i know this is off topic but hows this gpu NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420, because i can get my hands maybe for free

not worth your time.

[yoursoawsome]

not worth your time.

why