Pentium G3258 equivalent

[Jared_1]

I'm building a new computer with a MSI H81M-E33 motherboard. I would be getting the Pentium G3258 but I was wondering if I could get a quad core LGA1150 processor with the same speed for about the same price ($100 or less).

[TheSLSAMG]

You won't be able to get a quad, but an i3 would be the next best thing. It's almost as good as an i5 for most games, and better than an overclocked Pentium for most as well.

[Jared_1]

You won't be able to get a quad, but an i3 would be the next best thing. It's almost as good as an i5 for most games, and better than an overclocked Pentium for most as well.

Any idea about which one I should get? Also, I am getting 8GB Crucial Balistic Sport 1600MHz DDR3 RAM if that makes any difference.

[Silyy097]

You won't be able to get a quad, but an i3 would be the next best thing. It's almost as good as an i5 for most games, and better than an overclocked Pentium for most as well.

Get a hyperthreaded i3.

[Jared_1]

And it would be nice to get somewhat better Intel HD graphics as the Pentium only has Intel HD and not Intel HD 4000 series. I currently have a AMD Radeon HD 5450 PCIe card (it sucks) and the Intel HD is better but I'd like something better until I can get my new GPU.

[TheSLSAMG]

Any idea about which one I should get? Also, I am getting 8GB Crucial Balistic Sport 1600MHz DDR3 RAM if that makes any difference.

8GB is fine for gaming, and I would highly recommend the i3 over the G3258.

[Jared_1]

How's this: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-I3-4160-Processor-Hyper-Threading-BX80646I34160/dp/B00LV8U0VE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433212523&sr=8-1&keywords=i3

[Silyy097]

You can get the 

4370 http://ark.intel.com/products/77495/Intel-Core-i3-4370-Processor-4M-Cache-3_80-GHz

4360 http://ark.intel.com/products/77493/Intel-Core-i3-4360-Processor-4M-Cache-3_70-GHz

4160 http://ark.intel.com/products/77488/Intel-Core-i3-4160-Processor-3M-Cache-3_60-GHz

4130 http://ark.intel.com/products/77480/Intel-Core-i3-4130-Processor-3M-Cache-3_40-GHz

 

The 4370 is faster than all of the others and has more Cache but obviously its more expensive.

4370 and 4360 same price on Intel's website 

The 4160 and 4130 both has similar prices (on intel's website), so get the 4160, unless it has some other thing that the 4130 does better in.

 

EDIT: I (think) that the 43xx is a better/refreshed version of the 41xx series. Do check up on this.

[MageTank]

Cheapest i3 i could find is this http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=100905&vpn=BX80646I34160&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1443

 

Difference between the 41xx and 43xx is the 43xx has slightly more L3 cache (1MB), and the 41xx has HD 4400 graphics, while 43xx has HD 4600 graphics. 

 

It honestly wont matter that much, but the choice is up to you.

[Jared_1]

You can get the 

4370 http://ark.intel.com/products/77495/Intel-Core-i3-4370-Processor-4M-Cache-3_80-GHz

4360 http://ark.intel.com/products/77493/Intel-Core-i3-4360-Processor-4M-Cache-3_70-GHz

4160 http://ark.intel.com/products/77488/Intel-Core-i3-4160-Processor-3M-Cache-3_60-GHz

4130 http://ark.intel.com/products/77480/Intel-Core-i3-4130-Processor-3M-Cache-3_40-GHz

 

The 4370 is faster than all of the others and has more Cache but obviously its more expensive.

The 4160 and 4130 both has similar prices (on intel's website), so get the 4160, unless it has some other thing that the 4130 does better in.

I'll try to get the 4160 if my budget can get it.

[Jared_1]

Cheapest i3 i could find is this http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=100905&vpn=BX80646I34160&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1443

 

Difference between the 41xx and 43xx is the 43xx has slightly more L3 cache (1MB), and the 41xx has HD 4400 graphics, while 43xx has HD 4600 graphics. 

 

It honestly wont matter that much, but the choice is up to you.

It would be nice to get the better Intel HD graphics now but I'm going to get a PCIe card so it would be nice to have better graphics to use until then.

[Mao_Zedong]

You can get the 

4370 http://ark.intel.com/products/77495/Intel-Core-i3-4370-Processor-4M-Cache-3_80-GHz

4360 http://ark.intel.com/products/77493/Intel-Core-i3-4360-Processor-4M-Cache-3_70-GHz

4160 http://ark.intel.com/products/77488/Intel-Core-i3-4160-Processor-3M-Cache-3_60-GHz

4130 http://ark.intel.com/products/77480/Intel-Core-i3-4130-Processor-3M-Cache-3_40-GHz

 

The 4370 is faster than all of the others and has more Cache but obviously its more expensive.

4370 and 4360 same price on Intel's website 

The 4160 and 4130 both has similar prices (on intel's website), so get the 4160, unless it has some other thing that the 4130 does better in.

 

EDIT: I (think) that the 43xx is a better/refreshed version of the 41xx series. Do check up on this.

The 4300 ones are just higher end, not a refresh. They mostly have a better GPU, but thats about it. The reason the 4370 and 4360 are the same price is that the 4370 is a refresh. 

[Nena Trinity]

Same price then "Athlon X4 860K" if same single core performance any "i5?"

[Jared_1]

What I might do is by the Pentium and then save up a lot of money and buy a better CPU like an i5 or i7.