Pentium G3258 question?

[Aimessan]

i got a question im thinking about building a new computer around the Pentium G3258 and im wondering if i pair it with a gtx 960 will i be able to play games like Assassin's Creed Unity on low to medium setting at a decent frame rate on a z97 board

[dragoon20005]

i got a question im thinking about building a new computer around the Pentium G3258 and im wondering if i pair it with a gtx 960 will i be able to play games like Assassin's Creed Unity on low to medium setting at a decent frame rate on a z97 board

nope the Pentium is not a good CPU because the CPU is a dual core only

 

it will cause your games to stutter

 

get at least the i3 for the 4 treads

[ApolloX75]

Ehhhh... Short answer maybe. Unity is picky.

Long answer? Games like Dragon Age Inquisition will not work at all; it's a quad-core optimized game, and I'm sure more to come will be a handful too. If you're on a super tight budget an FX 6300 or something similar would be good, but if you can squeeze it get an i3 with hyperthreading or ideally any i5.

[Kherm]

Yeah, i'd get an i3+B85 or H87/97 board

[Aimessan]

ok so more cores the better so i could get a 6 core amd processor and be fine? with the right motherboard of course 

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

i got a question im thinking about building a new computer around the Pentium G3258 and im wondering if i pair it with a gtx 960 will i be able to play games like Assassin's Creed Unity on low to medium setting at a decent frame rate on a z97 board

for most games it is pretty good. one potentially better value though is the AMD FX6300 and a cheap motherboard.

[ApolloX75]

ok so more cores the better so i could get a 6 core amd processor and be fine? with the right motherboard of course 

Yeah, for a while. But the AMD lineup is very far behind Intel now. They'll bottleneck almost anything at this point. From a gamer perspective if you can afford a simple i5 with a decent motherboard, do it.

[JustCallMeVlad]

i got a question im thinking about building a new computer around the Pentium G3258 and im wondering if i pair it with a gtx 960 will i be able to play games like Assassin's Creed Unity on low to medium setting at a decent frame rate on a z97 board

 

 

Overclocked the Pentium should run perfectly fine 

[Kherm]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $205.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-03 22:02 EST-0500

 

You could also go for a cheaper mobo, if this is too out of your budget

[MiniMoose1211]

If you can afford it, get a quadcore whenever possible. The Pentium is good for "modern" games like league of legends etc. But for the newest AAA titles, I would suggest a quadcore i3-i5.... I built a pc for a friend and he loves his pentium Pentium and 750ti.... Runs league of legends, gmod, and pretty much any game he wants maxed out  (Keeping in mind he doesn't play Unity, BF3/4/hardline, etc.)

[i_build_nanosuits]

This would indeed be a much better choice:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $176.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-03 22:05 EST-0500

 

and if by any means you can afford this, it's much better:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.69 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $251.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-03 22:06 EST-0500

 

No AMD FX processor can match these CPU's in games wheter you go with the i3 or i5 you get better gaming performance than AMD FX.

[Cheddle]

This would indeed be a much better choice:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($104.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $176.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-03 22:05 EST-0500

 

and if by any means you can afford this, it's much better:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.69 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $251.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-03 22:06 EST-0500

 

No AMD FX processor can match these CPU's in games wheter you go with the i3 or i5 you get better gaming performance than AMD FX.

 

^ +1

[LeaTheTechWoman]

nope the Pentium is not a good CPU because the CPU is a dual core only

 

it will cause your games to stutter

 

get at least the i3 for the 4 treads

I have a G3258 is my 'Future' Toxic R9 270X will work?

[JustCallMeVlad]

I have a G3258 is my 'Future' Toxic R9 270X will work?

Yes.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I have a G3258 is my 'Future' Toxic R9 270X will work?

yes, but that's about as high as you want to go on the GPU with this one.

Overclock it to 4.0ghz+