Bottleneck, yes or no

[AFlyingGoat]

I'm putting together a gaming rig and was picking my cpu. im torn between the amd 8230e and the intel pentium g3258 anniversery addition. I want to know whether or not the pentium g32558 would bottleneck a geforce gtx 760, in games like tf2,just cause 2,minecraft,smite,gta 4,and csgo. Thanks for any help.

[ZetZet]

get an i3, i3 can run 780ti no problem. or amd, but i wouldn't recommend it.

[JeffreyEagan]

AMD is meh nowadays. Even I'm getting tired of my AMD processor.

[DollarPCJunior]

no

[nhatduy1611]

The G258 won't bottleneck a 760 in most game in a more cpu demanding game then maybe but you should be fine. But i think getting a i3 is a much better choice to avoid bottlenecking like a 4160

[SteveGrabowski]

An i3 is a way better choice, and gives a pretty well-balanced system with a GTX 760. 

[harrynowl]

i3 4150 is more consistent in gaming.

[MaxBunny]

Well, some modern games require a quadcore. By going dual you'll be bottlenecking yourself from being able to run those and any newer games by default. If you're just going to stick with older games and indies though then you should be fine.

[Scarymonkeys]

As said before, in most games, no, but in some games, like Far Cry 4, a lot.

[Faceman]

Buy an i3 or a locked i5.  Forget AMD, especially for those games you mentioned.

[Jarsky]

no

 

This is the answer.

 

You dont need an i3 like others are saying, you'll max out the performance of the graphics before you hit problems with those CPU's.

[i_build_nanosuits]

This is the answer.

 

You dont need an i3 like others are saying, you'll max out the performance of the graphics before you hit problems with those CPU's.

i could prove you wrong in a flash but i'm not even in the mood...OP get a core i3 or i5-4440 for example...it's miles better.

[Briggsy]

I wish the anniversary Edition Pentium had never existed... please don't buy it OP.

[dragoon20005]

the Pentium Bandwagon is getting stale

 

even with a huge OC on the Pentium

 

in AAA games you will experience stutter till it becomes a puke fest

[Clyne]

I wish the anniversary Edition Pentium had never existed... please don't buy it OP.

and that FREAKING BANDWAGON.........

[Jarsky]

i could prove you wrong in a flash but i'm not even in the mood...OP get a core i3 or i5-4440 for example...it's miles better.

 

Please go ahead. I know a number of people that are happily running a G3258 with a GTX 670/680.

Please share with me also how a modern pentium processor will not play games my athlon ii can play.

 

I'm not saying the i3 or i5 are not good options, but considering the OP is after a ~$60 CPU, im saying yes it will work just fine.

[sgloux3470]

Depends on the game.

 

The FX will probably perform better in heavily multithreaded games, but the Pentium will perform better in CPU bound games that can only use one or two threads.  

 

For the games you want to play, I don't think you'd notice much of a difference with either option.  So I would suggest going for the pentium as it is the cheaper option.

[Darel]

dont buy the hype of that pentium, just because intel released the god damn unlocked pentium, why buy a 2 core cpu?? thats insane. You'll be disappointed, get an i5, not amd.. because sadly amd it's dated... or just wait another year for amd