Buying a new CPU! PLEASE HELP!

[Thai Stew]

Ok so I've decided it's time for me to build my very first PC. I've never done it for myself before but played around with a few setups at school (that was a long time ago now).

I had a few PCs at home that my dad bought but now I live on my own (now in Thailand, originally from London) it's time to get something of my own.

Watching YouTube videos does with with almost everything I know but the one BIG problem I have is deciding which CPU will be best for me.

I'm looking to use my computer for work which involves word and excel, as well as may editing personal video/movies. I'm not a gamer so I don't need anything too fancy, but I would like the machine to work quite fast!

I've been looking at the intel g3258 cpu but not sure if that would be my best option! I have a budget of around $80-$150

Can anyone suggest any other CPUs that would fit my needs?

Please let me know if you can help!

[MrKickkiller]

The Pentium or maybe an I3, will fit your usage case quite good.

[coffeecoffeecoffee]

Ok so I've decided it's time for me to build my very first PC. I've never done it for myself before but played around with a few setups at school (that was a long time ago now).

I had a few PCs at home that my dad bought but now I live on my own (now in Thailand, originally from London) it's time to get something of my own.

Watching YouTube videos does with with almost everything I know but the one BIG problem I have is deciding which CPU will be best for me.

I'm looking to use my computer for work which involves word and excel, as well as may editing personal video/movies. I'm not a gamer so I don't need anything too fancy, but I would like the machine to work quite fast!

I've been looking at the intel g3258 cpu but not sure if that would be my best option! I have a budget of around $80-$150

Can anyone suggest any other CPUs that would fit my needs?

Please let me know if you can help!

Any haswell i3

[Thai Stew]

Yeah I3 was another potential option. Are AMD processors just for gaming or good for my needs also?

[Ryoutarou97]

Video editing might take advantage of AMD's cores since they're crazy cheap per core, but it depends how much you use it b/c single core perf seriously suffers. Then again, 4 weak cores is pretty close to 2 strong ones and has less stuttering so maybe the athlon 860k or an fx?

[Thai Stew]

Do the FXs come in different options? If so are they a wide range?

[coffeecoffeecoffee]

Yeah I3 was another potential option. Are AMD processors just for gaming or good for my needs also?

 

I would stick with an i3.. if your budget is $150~ you could get the highest end i3

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34370

[Thai Stew]

Ok that looks good to me! If I had an overall budget of $400-$500 would it be feasible to build a good system, or am I better off buying an off the shelf system and doing a few upgrades?

[coffeecoffeecoffee]

Ok that looks good to me! If I had an overall budget of $400-$500 would it be feasible to build a good system, or am I better off buying an off the shelf system and doing a few upgrades?

Do you have an OS preference and a form factor preference? and $400-500~ just for  the computer? or peripherals aswell?

[Thai Stew]

That budget including peripherals yes! Would like to use Windows 8!

[BrandedUpontheGrave]

I would get this, are we speaking USD though?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($72.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($31.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($55.57 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($79.90 @ Newegg) 

Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 

Keyboard: Kensington K72436AM Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($12.95 @ Amazon) 

Total: $455.33

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-22 04:10 EDT-0400

[coffeecoffeecoffee]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qcRXt6

 

What about something like that.. gives you ~$40 left for a mouse and keyboard if you want a monitor on top of that.. probably not going to happen with that budget..

[OmarM89]

go with a used i5 if possible, will be better than i3

[Thai Stew]

Ok thank you all for your great ideas and suggestions! Think I might go with an i3 or have a look around for a cheap or second hand i5! Will check out those setups and see which one suits my budget! Thanks again youre all amazing!

[The Official Czex]

Yeah I3 was another potential option. Are AMD processors just for gaming or good for my needs also?

 

I'd actual recommend an AMD Athlon X4 860K for your needs. 4 cores for better gaming than with the Pentium and a higher base clock. It's also pretty damn cheap at $70 USD.