Which Intel CPU should I buy

[Person31]

So i'm thinking of getting an intel i5 4690K CPU, but that seems a little overkill for me. i could save a lot of money for an i3? What cpu should I buy, i'm looking at intel processors. I do lots of programming and web browsing. i also do light photo editing sometimes and I'm thinking of doing video editing and photo editing that uses more graphics memory, my current pc which is a prebuilt pc only has 256mb of vram. Sorry if i use bad computer vocab i'm a newbie

[mikat]

if you do not plan on overclocking, get the i5-4460

[Person31]

I think i'm going to do a little overclocking, but not immediately.

[Person31]

My budget is around 500-600 USD.

[mikat]

My budget is around 500-600 USD.

for CPU alone? or CPU+MOBO or whole build?

[kevinruan26]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7vGnBm I just chose these parts on-the-fly You can choose your own case.

[Person31]

my budget is 500 to 600 dollars for cpu+mobo+ram+psu+case

[Person31]

my dad says that I should find stuff that is more price to performance so I get more from the money say like if an i7 only has hyper threading and is like 100 dollars, that would not be good, so something with a good value. 500-600 is more like the highest I will let myself look for.

[Person31]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7vGnBm I just chose these parts on-the-fly You can choose your own case.

isn't that psu a little bit to low for a graphics card like that

[fabox]

isn't that psu a little bit to low for a graphics card like that

The PSU is fine. The 960 just has a max. TDP of 175W I guess. 

 

As a processor, I would use the i5-4660 instead of the Pentium G3258. 

[Person31]

if you do not plan on overclocking, get the i5-4460

I saw that cpu is more expensive than the 4690 or 4690K on the place I look at

[fabox]

I saw that cpu is more expensive than the 4690 or 4690K on the place I look at

 

In Germany the i5-4660 is about 173€(192$) and the i5-4690k 232€(257$). 

 

I have no idea on which sites you're looking for your hardware but the i5-4660 should definitely be cheaper than the i5-4690k. 

[mikat]

In Germany the i5-4660 is about 173€(192$) and the i5-4690k 232€(257$). 

 

I have no idea on which sites you're looking for your hardware but the i5-4660 should definitely be cheaper than the i5-4690k. 

the i5-4660 does not exist, i assume you are thinking about the i5-4460?

[fabox]

the i5-4660 does not exist, i assume you are thinking about the i5-4460?

My mistake Didn't had a coffee  

[Person31]

thanks all, and last question, should I get an i3, i5, or i7. Please no pentium or celeron.

[fabox]

thanks all, and last question, should I get an i3, i5, or i7. Please no pentium or celeron.

i5

[IateMApoo]

thanks all, and last question, should I get an i3, i5, or i7. Please no pentium or celeron.

Always go with i7 if you can afford it.

[kevinruan26]

isn't that psu a little bit to low for a graphics card like that

I pretty sure it's not. I have an i7-4790k and a GTX 970 with a CX500M.