pentium g3258 advice

[gordy64]

I have been thinking about using the g3258 in my first build over the fx 6300 because of its lower price and overclocking ability. I'm still hesitating a little because I'm not really familiar with intel cpus as a whole. I also do not know the limits of the cpu, what cards will bottleneck with it, how does it perform compared to other budget cpus, etc. If you have any suggestions for what cpu cooler I should use *cough* hyper 212 evo *cough* and what cards i could pair it with for the best performance it would be very helpful.

[NeatSquidYT]

I have mine with a 212 EVO. I'd highly recommend getting an i3 and a H81 board though instead if you're not thinking of upgrading to an i5/17 in the future.

[lani100]

I have been thinking about using the g3258 in my first build over the fx 6300 because of its lower price and overclocking ability. I'm still hesitating a little because I'm not really familiar with intel cpus as a whole. I also do not know the limits of the cpu, what cards will bottleneck with it, how does it perform compared to other budget cpus, etc. If you have any suggestions for what cpu cooler I should use *cough* hyper 212 evo *cough* and what cards i could pair it with for the best performance it would be very helpful.

What's your budget and what games do you want to play, The hyper 212 is a good cooler for almost any cpu these days.

[gordy64]

What's your budget and what games do you want to play, The hyper 212 is a good cooler for almost any cpu these days.

I dont really have a set budget, just as low as possible. I generally play csgo, saints row, and games like that

[i_build_nanosuits]

I dont really have a set budget, just as low as possible. I generally play csgo, saints row, and games like that

i suggest a core i3 as a bare minimum.

Something like this would be great!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $157.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-12 13:35 EDT-0400

[gordy64]

i suggest a core i3 as a bare minimum.

Something like this would be great!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $157.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-12 13:35 EDT-0400

is it unlocked? also would it bottleneck a 960?

[i_build_nanosuits]

is it unlocked? also would it bottleneck a 960?

all the core i3 processor are locked, therefore you can't overclock them much...but don't worry you aint gonna be able to match the performance of that chip with a G3258 regardless...and no it won't limit the performance of a GTX 960 in most games, it's a good match for 1080p gaming.

[AcMaiden]

all the core i3 processor are locked, therefore you can't overclock them much...but don't worry you aint gonna be able to match the performance of that chip with a G3258 regardless...and no it won't limit the performance of a GTX 960 in most games, it's a good match for 1080p gaming.

Even if the G3258 is OCed at 4.5Ghz?

[Scarymonkeys]

The i3 has hyper-theading allowing it more cores due to virtual cores. Basically makes it a weaker quad-core. G3258 just has two cores, which in some newer games, isn't even compatible, or makes extreme bottlenecks. i3 has stronger and more cores, allowing it to run broken, core-hungry games with at least some headroom. All depends on what you're playing to be honest.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Even if the G3258 is OCed at 4.5Ghz?

for the vast majority of modern games out there, yes.