Pentium K or Hexacore?

[Random32]

For a budget gaming/HTPC build, should I go G3258 wtih cooling and OC or an FX 6300?

 

[Guest]

For a budget gaming/HTPC build, should I go G3258 wtih cooling and OC or an FX 6300?

It makes very little difference, a G3258 should give better performance across the board, unless playing Far Cry 4 is important to you. A G3258 can also be overclocked to give considerable performance gains.

[EarthboundHero]

Video card? That'll make a huge difference.

[Stardar1]

what is the build you are planning?

[Taswell]

Pentium!!! lol

 

 

I think it does a better job unles you need to do somthing that really benefits from having more cores ( like streaming or something)

[Random32]

Video card? That'll make a huge difference.

Something along the lines of a 750 Ti probably a 750 Ti or a 260X

[Pandora]

pentium just because it gives you an amazing upgrade path

[EarthboundHero]

Something along the lines of a 750 Ti probably a 750 Ti or a 260X

Then go for whatever is cheaper. With those GPU's they'll perform about the same. The G3258 can run quiet and cooler though.

[FruitBasketSilex]

Something along the lines of a 750 Ti probably a 750 Ti or a 260X

G3258 all the way.

[GzeroD]

Pentium will be a boon for HTPC things where being cooler will let the fan stay quieter. That said if the games you want too play require 4 threads you will be boned.

[Faceman]

For a budget gaming/HTPC build, should I go G3258 wtih cooling and OC or an FX 6300?

i3.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n79y3C

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n79y3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-GAMING 3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.59 @ Newegg)

Total: $153.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 17:12 EDT-0400

[MrBucket101]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.98 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.34 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($192.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.00 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $541.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-23 17:53 EDT-0400

[Ketcchup]

You will come here later crying about the shuttering in games after buying g3258

Get an i3 4160, Athlon 860K por Fx6300

[vSyNd1c4t3]

For a budget gaming/HTPC build, should I go G3258 wtih cooling and OC or an FX 6300?

Pentium

 

WHY? Cause.

[typographie]

Of the two I'd probably lean toward the FX-6300 just for consistency, but if you can afford an FX-6300 you may as well just throw in an extra $20 and get a Core i3-4160.

[GzeroD]

My support goes for the i3 builds

[Hieb]

Yeah I'd strongly recommend i3. It will play basically every game in existence stutter free.

The Pentium G3258 will usually have higher avg framerates than an FX-6300 but will run into serious stuttering issues because 2 threads just isn't enough. An i3 will outperform an FX-6300 in the overwhelming majority of games and eliminates the stuttering that you'd have with a G3258.

 

If it has to be either the G3258 or FX-6300 then it's a tough call... the FX-6300 will have more consistent results, but the G3258 (while a bit of a gamble) gives you an excellent upgrade path so you can upgrade to i3/i5/i7 later.