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I have now 660 sli and a g3258. What is the best cpu for this system. At this point a 970 is not something I want and the 660s are just fine. Is a G3258 ok or do I need an i5 4690k? I like to overclock and have the G3258 at 4.5

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I would get a better CPU, maybe an i5 4460 if you don't want to spend much. The G3258 will hold you back in games.

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Second computer, or is your signature a lie? ;)
 

I'd go for something like an I3 at least. If you can find a good deal. Or a lower level I5 and just forego the overclocking.

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I would get a better CPU, maybe an i5 4460 if you don't want to spend much. The G3258 will hold you back in games.

By how much? I have a 4770k in my current build I would be interested to swap and test fps. 

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Second computer, or is your signature a lie? ;)

 

I'd go for something like an I3 at least. If you can find a good deal. Or a lower level I5 and just forego the overclocking.

Nope its a second. I am using it as a pc for a tv. Instead of a ps4 #pcmasterrace

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Second computer, or is your signature a lie? ;)

 

I'd go for something like an I3 at least. If you can find a good deal. Or a lower level I5 and just forego the overclocking.

Or dual G3258s Get up to i5 perfomance and just have a cool and pointless rig. Idk if its possible i didn't think so. only for xeons but that would be amazing. 

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Second computer, or is your signature a lie? ;)

 

I'd go for something like an I3 at least. If you can find a good deal. Or a lower level I5 and just forego the overclocking.

So don't you think i3 will bottleneck 2 660s? :D My opinion that he should save money and go for i5 for a good performance though :P

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By how much? I have a 4770k in my current build I would be interested to swap and test fps. 

 

 

well.... far cry 4 it would hold you back by 100%. it won't run on anything less than a quad core. this is the tail end of dual core gaming right here. other games would see significant bottlenecks. hell i'm not even sure if the pentium can properly feed an sli set up. try running a recent AAA game with msi afterburner running. monitor the GPU load for both gpus. that'll tell you what you can expect. turn vsync off for this. if the cpu is close to 100% usage and the gpus aren't well you have a bottleneck.

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I would get a better CPU, maybe an i5 4460 if you don't want to spend much. The G3258 will hold you back in games.

 

 

This isn't a matter of SLI or not. 2 cores for modern games just don't cut it. If you are on a tight budget, get a non-OC i5

Yeah, maybe a 4460 might be a good call if you're not OCing....

FYI, you won't be able to go 3-way SLI (Not that I'd recommend it anyway....) unless you get a CPU with more than 16 PCIe lanes, which will be LGA 2011 for intel CPUs

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and guys my planw as to get to an i5 during the summer or black friday. the g3258 was 50$ and a fun test. The 660s are fine for wgat i play and if the g3258 is good i wont upgrade but the i5 4690k or (open to suggestions of the lga 1150) something around 350 maybe. 

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Nope its a second. I am using it as a pc for a tv. Instead of a ps4 #pcmasterrace

Oh noooooo you're one of those

 

Or dual G3258s Get up to i5 perfomance and just have a cool and pointless rig. Idk if its possible i didn't think so. only for xeons but that would be amazing. 

Definitely not possible...and the costs would be huge! Once you factor in the expensive mobo and such.

 

So don't you think i3 will bottleneck 2 660s? :D My opinion that he should save money and go for i5 for a good performance though :P

Haha, perhaps a bit, but at least he'd be able to run games that require more than two cores ;)

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Yea I am one of  those. I have 2 Ps3. I dont use them but I have them. They each power a racing chair. 

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And guys.  I have  660s and a G3258. I dont want to run out and get a new cpu just yet. If there is a big sale then fine. But I am out of cash right now. Micro center has the 4690k for 200 but I have no money now. 

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