INTEL Pentium G3258 for gaming

[Scratchy1215]

Right there, this is normal results for BF4 and other games:

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-pentium-g3258-review

hm, thought we were talking a pentium vs a anthlon 4k, didnt know we were going from 75$ cpus to 300$ cpus

[i_build_nanosuits]

LOOOK this one as well...NOW you should do some more research:

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8232/overclockable-pentium-anniversary-edition-review-the-intel-pentium-g3258-ae/3

[i_build_nanosuits]

hm, thought we were talking a pentium vs a anthlon 4k, didnt know we were going from 75$ cpus to 300$ cpus

yes BUT you showed benchmark where the pentium was AS GOOD AS A 4690K IN BF4 !!!! i told you they are wrong and you argued with me!

Im done now think what you want

[Scratchy1215]

Just look at how even a core i3 is better than the pentium in games even if pentium is clocked at 4.7GHZ

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8232/overclockable-pentium-anniversary-edition-review-the-intel-pentium-g3258-ae

so 3 games a i3 wins and it kicks butt when an i3 is still more money then a pentium? come on dude really?

[Scratchy1215]

LOOOK this one as well...NOW you should do some more research:

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8232/overclockable-pentium-anniversary-edition-review-the-intel-pentium-g3258-ae/3

processor graphics? what pc gamer even uses them? :lol:  lmao ur not even reading

[Faa]

Just look at how even a core i3 is better than the pentium in games even if pentium is clocked at 4.7GHZ

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8232/overclockable-pentium-anniversary-edition-review-the-intel-pentium-g3258-ae

Fock, 80% gain with HT in F1 2013 wtf feels like i7's have a shitload of potential left. Anyways you're not going to pair that pentium with a 770/780 but rather something like a 80$ gpu the difference between the i5 & pentiumOC'ed will be significantly smaller but it would be a world of difference with a Titan Z.

I said it from the beginning, this cpu is meant for cpu bound dual threaded games on a budget not to rock the latest games out. Keep in mind you can overclock pentiums with a H81 board btw, the asrock one for 40$ can do it so the performance you get for 100$ is quite amazing

[Scratchy1215]

Fock, 80% gain with HT in F1 2013 wtf feels like i7's have a shitload of potential left. Anyways you're not going to pair that pentium with a 770/780 but rather something like a 80$ gpu the difference between the i5 & pentiumOC'ed will be significantly smaller but it would be a world of difference with a Titan Z.

I said it from the beginning, this cpu is meant for cpu bound dual threaded games on a budget not to rock the latest games out. Keep in mind you can overclock pentiums with a H81 board btw, the asrock one for 40$ can do it so the performance you get for 100$ is quite amazing

only the newest games are starting to use multi threads and even then the difference in fps between a i5 4690k (240$) compared to a 75$ pentium is so tiny its just crazy. if ur on a budget pentium all the way.

[Faa]

only the newest games are starting to use multi threads and even then the difference in fps between a i5 4690k (240$) compared to a 75$ pentium is so tiny its just crazy. if ur on a budget pentium all the way.

Yeah but for 50$ more you get a 6300 and a board, seems to be a better value for modern games imo if they take advantage of more than 2 cores. If not, then the pentium is. 

[chingpot]

This CPU looks good in bench graphs/tables and yields great fps when overclocked next to premium Intel chips but one thing alot of people are not mentioning about this is the big frame time variance, you will get alot of spikes and stuttering, doesn't matter how high you clock it and how good the fps looks in benches. Actual gaming performance is what matters, and if you like super smooth gameplay and are a wanna be pro FPS player or whatever this might not be for you. Just playing devil's advocate here, I know its a steal at the price and if you wanna get your toes wet overclocking for the first time go for it, but for gamers on a budget it might not be what is expected.

 

Just my thoughts....

[Deletive]

yes BUT you showed benchmark where the pentium was AS GOOD AS A 4690K IN BF4 !!!! i told you they are wrong and you argued with me!

Im done now think what you want

I don't see a problem it can keep 60fps with a 660ti at ultra on shanghai 64player.

 

This CPU looks good in bench graphs/tables and yields great fps when overclocked next to premium Intel chips but one thing alot of people are not mentioning about this is the big frame time variance, you will get alot of spikes and stuttering, doesn't matter how high you clock it and how good the fps looks in benches. Actual gaming performance is what matters, and if you like super smooth gameplay and are a wanna be pro FPS player or whatever this might not be for you. Just playing devil's advocate here, I know its a steal at the price and if you wanna get your toes wet overclocking for the first time go for it, but for gamers on a budget it might not be what is expected.

 

Just my thoughts....

Frametimes are in the video above.

[WildChickenNutz]

And a cooler twice the CPU price to get decent performance with it. lel

not true u can buy a nice cooler for 75 and under phanteks setup is the best and u can buy this cpu all for under 150 bucks and oc the shit out of it. i bought my 4790k for 330 and this cheap cooler for 74.99 and im oc to 5.0ghz on all 4 cores 

[Arttu.K]

Thanks for all the answers guys. Im contemplating between the Pentium and the fx-6300. With the 6300 i could get a noticeably cheaper mobo. Just wondering do all amd cores OC and what mobo's overclock. With Intel its the chipset what is it with amd? Thanks again guys.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Thanks for all the answers guys. Im contemplating between the Pentium and the fx-6300. With the 6300 i could get a noticeably cheaper mobo. Just wondering do all amd cores OC and what mobo's overclock. With Intel its the chipset what is it with amd? Thanks again guys.

To overclock an FX-6300 you need a good quality 970 chipset motherboard or a 990FX motherboard, and yes you can overclock all cores.

With AMD overclocking is not about the chipset it's about having a motherboard with VRM's that are good enough and good power delivery on multiple phase (idealy a 6+2 power phase motherboard or better)

Heatsink on the VRM is also a must as those will become bloody hot when overclocking.

 

Cheapest boards that are considered good enough for high overclocking:

ASUS M5A97 EVO (EVO is important it's the 6+2 board)

GIGABYTE 970A-UD3P (this is an 8+2 board)

 

Other 990FX boards are better and can run dual graphics card but they cost more, any 990FX will do the job except the Asrock 990FX killer wich is only a 4+1 board.

[Vrbas]

only the newest games are starting to use multi threads and even then the difference in fps between a i5 4690k (240$) compared to a 75$ pentium is so tiny its just crazy. if ur on a budget pentium all the way.

Not really look at watch dogs

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

And a cooler twice the CPU price to get decent performance with it. lel

you mean an air cooler for $45 USD. Right, right...

[Rohit Jackdaw]

To overclock an FX-6300 you need a good quality 970 chipset motherboard or a 990FX motherboard, and yes you can overclock all cores.

With AMD overclocking is not about the chipset it's about having a motherboard with VRM's that are good enough and good power delivery on multiple phase (idealy a 6+2 power phase motherboard or better)

Heatsink on the VRM is also a must as those will become bloody hot when overclocking.

 

Cheapest boards that are considered good enough for high overclocking:

ASUS M5A97 EVO (EVO is important it's the 6+2 board)

GIGABYTE 970A-UD3P (this is an 8+2 board)

 

Other 990FX boards are better and can run dual graphics card but they cost more, any 990FX will do the job except the Asrock 990FX killer wich is only a 4+1 board.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/fatal1ty%20990fx%20killer/

It is an 8+2 power phase designed board.

[i_build_nanosuits]

http://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/fatal1ty%20990fx%20killer/

It is an 8+2 power phase designed board.

haha yeah i meant the 990FX extreme 3 or 4 i don't know wich are the ''budget'' 990FX board that is 4+1...my bad...the killer is indeed a good overclocking motherboard but it is not cheap $$...

I would stay away from asrock anyway, the gigabyte 990FX-UD3 rev. 4.0 is a better board.

[Rohit Jackdaw]

haha yeah i meant the 990FX extreme 3 or 4 i don't know wich are the ''budget'' 990FX board that is 4+1...my bad...the killer is indeed a good overclocking motherboard but it is not cheap $$...

I would stay away from asrock anyway, the gigabyte 990FX-UD3 rev. 4.0 is a better board.

Why stay away from ASRock ?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Why stay away from ASRock ?

simply because there are other better options for not much more money, mostly offerings by Asus and gigabyte...i don't have anything against Asrock, it's all about prices and features.

[Scratchy1215]

Not really look at watch dogs

which is a new game  :rolleyes:

[Vrbas]

which is a new game :rolleyes:

You said the fps difference is tiny lol. It isn't tiny.

[Bloodkil933]

haha yeah i meant the 990FX extreme 3 or 4 i don't know wich are the ''budget'' 990FX board that is 4+1...my bad...the killer is indeed a good overclocking motherboard but it is not cheap $$...

I would stay away from asrock anyway, the gigabyte 990FX-UD3 rev. 4.0 is a better board.

I agree, my ASUS board seems to have a problem with a very warm socket, I've heard Gigabyte boards weren't as bad with it as the ASUS ones.

 

Although getto rigging a stock AMD fan has solved that.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I agree, my ASUS board seems to have a problem with a very warm socket, I've heard Gigabyte boards weren't as bad with it as the ASUS ones.

 

Although getto rigging a stock AMD fan has solved that.

so you've managed to get the project getto done ! that's good to know! hehe

i don't know about socket temps, but my guess is that they probably are all the same...my personal solution when i was running my overclockd FX was to ignore socket temps...

When you are running the monster FX you have to ignore certain temps to some degree otherwise that drives you crazy and you won't be able to sleep at night anymore.. :huh:

[Bloodkil933]

so you've managed to get the project getto done ! that's good to know! hehe

i don't know about socket temps, but my guess is that they probably are all the same...my personal solution when i was running my overclockd FX was to ignore socket temps...

When you are running the monster FX you have to ignore certain temps to some degree otherwise that drives you crazy and you won't be able to sleep at night anymore.. :huh:

The CPU hits 58 at load, so it's fine hehe

[i_build_nanosuits]

The CPU hits 58 at load, so it's fine hehe

exactly...ignore ALL the other temps

Socket temps, VRM temps, case temps, room temps, planet earth temps...solar system temps...all set to IGNORE B)