Choosing a CPU.

[Autrei]

Hello, I a building a about $500 PC and I am trying to choose a CPU. What I do with it is ALOT of multitasking with usually at least 3(MC server, Minecraft, Chrome, Eclipse, ETC) programs open and in the future I would wish to Stream/Record. The only games I play are Minecraft(Mostly) and Trove. I am not a really big gamer. I have been looking for a under $180 proccessor with at least 4 cores. Ive seen the AMD 8350 And when researching it all I can find are Fan-Boys for 1 or the other. I was wondering if there is a better choice for under $180.

[Florb]

Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition. (Overclock it)

 

If not, the i5-4690 is a solid choice.

[Autrei]

I dont know if I will overclock its not somthing I would like to do if i can help it.

[Florb]

If you don't want to overclock then the 4690 is your best bet.

[WhatComesAround]

i5 4690

[Autrei]

I can only find the if 4690 for $210 Is it that worth it to save up extra for that?

[NicekillBG]

I can only find the if 4690 for $210 Is it that worth it to save up extra for that?

What is your gpu and whats ur location?

[Florb]

If you can afford the 4690, it's an extremely good CPU for the price, however there is a slightly cheaper 4570 that isn't far behind.

[Autrei]

Im still choosing a GPU (Most likeley Nvidia somthing)also and America

[Florb]

Go for a 750 Ti and a 4690K if you're only going for multithreaded performance!

[pomaranc]

I can only find the if 4690 for $210 Is it that worth it to save up extra for that?

sometimes 4690K is cheaper (for whatever reason) so check that as well

[Autrei]

Ok, so after getting my parts and checking over them my build comes out a bit over budget, The thing is the the CPU what about under $100?

[Sam Z Man]

Hello, I a building a about $500 PC and I am trying to choose a CPU. What I do with it is ALOT of multitasking with usually at least 3(MC server, Minecraft, Chrome, Eclipse, ETC) programs open and in the future I would wish to Stream/Record. The only games I play are Minecraft(Mostly) and Trove. I am not a really big gamer. I have been looking for a under $180 proccessor with at least 4 cores. Ive seen the AMD 8350 And when researching it all I can find are Fan-Boys for 1 or the other. I was wondering if there is a better choice for under $180.

The FX-8350 if your only doing that is your best bet.

Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition. (Overclock it)

Because that will totally stream games and run a server, thanks I could always use a good laugh.

[salecar3]

Hello, I a building a about $500 PC and I am trying to choose a CPU. What I do with it is ALOT of multitasking with usually at least 3(MC server, Minecraft, Chrome, Eclipse, ETC) programs open and in the future I would wish to Stream/Record. The only games I play are Minecraft(Mostly) and Trove. I am not a really big gamer. I have been looking for a under $180 proccessor with at least 4 cores. Ive seen the AMD 8350 And when researching it all I can find are Fan-Boys for 1 or the other. I was wondering if there is a better choice for under $180.

get fx 6300 for 6 cores for streaming and get gtx 960 or 760 and you are golden

[Autrei]

Ok after cutting down on cpu i come in on budget thanks everyone!

[Florb]

The FX-8350 if your only doing that is your best bet.

Because that will totally stream games and run a server, thanks I could always use a good laugh.

Of course! 2 Cores is always enough

[Sam Z Man]

This would be the perfect Minecraft rig for your price range and can still play PC games at a acceptable level and stream and run a minecraft server.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($157.95 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.50 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($52.20 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Logisys CS369BK ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply ($36.90 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $495.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-20 07:29 EDT-0400

[Sam Z Man]

Of course! 2 Cores is always enough

You can game on one and stream on the other, if only life was that simple.

[JoaoPRSousa]

If you won't overclock Id rather buy an i5 4460.

[Sam Z Man]

Guys Minecraft isn't a normal game it's like video editing you need CPU power and it will take as many cores as you give it if you have the right mods installed, for GPUs it won't matter at all you can run it off a 75$ GPU and it will perform amazingly well.

[Ketcchup]

Minecraft uses all cores, esentially for loading the map. A FX is not a bad option.

Anyway, as always, never get a G3258 or you will come crying later complaining about how other games stutter or even don't launch and asking for your money back.

[typographie]

I can only find the if 4690 for $210 Is it that worth it to save up extra for that?

 

The i5-4440 is $189 on Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116942

 

The G3258 is only a good choice if you absolutely only have $75 for a CPU. If you can spend even a little bit more, there are i3's out there that would be better choices. Any i5 is better.