Need a great budget CPU!

[MinotaurGrumps]

I am looking for a CPU that can handle light gaming and regular tasking very well! My budget is 120$

I was considering the a10-6800k, and a10-6790k.

I will not be using a GPU, so I need great onboard graphics.

Thanks so much!

[Polyvalent]

You could easily get an FX-6300 for that price range.

 

cant read im retarded

 

I'd say aroud a 6800k

[79wjd]

I am looking for a CPU that can handle light gaming and regular tasking very well! My budget is 120$

I was considering the a10-6800k, and a10-6790k.

I will not be using a GPU, so I need great onboard graphics.

Thanks so much! 

Even the best onboard graphics is pretty blegh compared to even the cheapest gaming gpu... If you want to play anything more than csgo/dota2/tf2 type games, then you really want a dedicated gpu. 

[Camcognito]

Maybe an i3. It has ok integrated graphics. My i3 can run Minecraft, TF2, ETS2, and Garry's Mod easily. Also you can upgrade to an i5 later down the road.

[Tripnator]

Correct me if im wrong but cant you get a a10-6790k and one of the really cheap gpu's and crossfire them for better performance if you had money at a later date? 

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Maybe an i3. It has ok integrated graphics. My i3 can run Minecraft, TF2, ETS2, and Garry's Mod easily. Also you can upgrade to an i5 later down the road.

 

This ^ I'm pushing ETS2 on medium with my i3 M. i3-4130 or i3-4330.

[Guest]

Personally, I'm considering making a machine with the A10-7800 that would serve as my desktop for a while and which I could later turn into a passively cooled server.

The thing about buying unlocked (K) APUs is - you'll need a higher end motherboard and an aftermarket coooler to overclock.

[Camcognito]

I'm pushing ETS2 on medium with my i3 M. i3-4130 or i3-4330.

Yeah with my 4130 I can run all medium with high texture settings.

[MinotaurGrumps]

Yeah with my 4130 I can run all medium with high texture settings.

Should I go with a a10-6800k, or the i3 4130? Or maybe the newer 4160?

[Camcognito]

Should I go with a a10-6800k, or the i3 4130? Or maybe the newer 4160?

i would go for an i3. I love mine.

[Faa]

Should I go with a a10-6800k, or the i3 4130? Or maybe the newer 4160?

A 6800K will outperform a i3's IGP, but with discrete GPU's its a different story. Do you game or? Since you said you're not using a discrete GPU, I assume not?

[MinotaurGrumps]

A 6800K will outperform a i3's IGP, but with discrete GPU's its a different story. Do you game or? Since you said you're not using a discrete GPU, I assume not?

I do the occasional TF2, and Minecraft. But besides that I generally am using it for regular internet surfing, and Microsoft word.

Here is the current build if you care:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7QqbVn

[Faa]

I do the occasional TF2, and Minecraft. But besides that I generally am using it for regular internet surfing, and Microsoft word.

Here is the current build if you care:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7QqbVn

You can get Windows 8 for 10$ from G2a.com

Buy it from there and buy a gtx 750 orsomething that would be much better.

[Jack.EXE]

A8-7600 Bang for the buck APU today.

[MinotaurGrumps]

A8-7600 Bang for the buck APU today.

How does it compare with the i3?

[Dicoray]

Get a Pentium G3258 (Linus has a video on it) and use the money you save to buy a discrete gpu like a 260 or 750

[MinotaurGrumps]

Get a Pentium G3258 (Linus has a video on it) and use the money you save to buy a discrete gpu like a 260 or 750

I was thinking of that, but then it will be around 180$ while a good CPU can do what I need for around 130$

Besides normal Word, and Google stuff. The only CPU taking activites I do is some Tf2,Minecraft,CSGO,and G-mod.

[Jack.EXE]

I was thinking of that, but then it will be around 180$ while a good CPU can do what I need for around 130$

Besides normal Word, and Google stuff. The only CPU taking activites I do is some Tf2,Minecraft,CSGO,and G-mod.

 

What's your total budget? I can make something

[Guest]

I have an i3-4130 (albeit with a GTX 760), and it runs any game without being a bottleneck - don't know about the HD 4400 though.

[MinotaurGrumps]

What's your total budget? I can make something

Around 400$ USD

[Jack.EXE]

Around 400$ USD

including OS?

[Jack.EXE]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba  500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($61.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $435.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 12:51 EDT-0400

 

A tad over budget, but should be manageable, and an awful lot more powerful than the last.

[nokturrduk84]

Should I go with a a10-6800k, or the i3 4130? Or maybe the newer 4160?

i3 of course. Don't get amd, it's crap cpu.

[Dicoray]

I was thinking of that, but then it will be around 180$ while a good CPU can do what I need for around 130$

Besides normal Word, and Google stuff. The only CPU taking activites I do is some Tf2,Minecraft,CSGO,and G-mod.

I mean 250x sorry, also where do you live where i live the Pentium is about 70 USD and a 250x is about 65