Budget Upgrades

[ConnorDahne]

I'm helping my little brother upgrade system, because its time..
He currently has:

i5 2320 running stock 3ghz

gtx 450

500gb hdd

 

So far I've got him an asus 960, a 500gb ssd, and I'm stuck betweeen two processors at the moment..
I have an i7 4765t at 2.00ghz  and a pentium g3258 overclockedd to 4.6ghz.
He's only going to use the system  for gaming, so I was leaning towards the pentium and giving him my old z97 board.

Suggestions?

[Juanse]

Yeah, go pentium

[shypin]

yep the higher clock would be beneficial in most games

[aeroencychris]

500gb ssd? damn.

[bomerr]

most games can scale to 4 cores now so I would just give him the i7 4765t. the pentium needs to be oc'd to like 4.4ghz+ just to hit the performance of an i3. 

[ConnorDahne]

500gb ssd? damn.

The one good thing that came out of prime day lol

 

[ConnorDahne]

most games can scale to 4 cores now so I would just give him the i7 4765t. the pentium needs to be oc'd to like 4.4ghz+ just to hit the performance of an i3. 

The pentium is at 4.6ghz  on a little 212 evo, would you think in gaming applications only it would be worse for games than the i7??

Usually I'd always say the i7 would win, but he's only going to be playing games like counterstrike.. Nothing really that cpu  intensive.

No rendering or video editing.

I guess really I could set both up and see which wins, sorry went on a tangent lol 

[thad_dias]

How can I ask a question I'm new

[ConnorDahne]

How can I ask a question I'm new

Go to the sectiomn of the part you have a question about'

cpu, nmotherboard, gpu and at the top hit new topic.

What do you need help with??

I'm kind of new myself, nbut i'll try to help the best I can

[thad_dias]

I'm want to upgrade my my processer I have a Intel i5 2320 and I was looking at the lntel pentium g3258 but will it be better the the i5

[techguru]

I'm want to upgrade my my processer I have a Intel i5 2320 and I was looking at the lntel pentium g3258 but will it be better the the i5

should probably just get a second hand i5 3770 or something like that

[thad_dias]

I don't really play demanding games mostly battlefield and call of duty I sold my Xbox to get in to PC gaming so I'm on a budget of about 100 bucks to spend on the processer and I don't really want to pick up something used

[thad_dias]

I was looking at the amd Athlon x4 860k or the pentium g3258 but I have a i5 2320 already will there be any difference changing to the Athlon or pentium?

[techguru]

I was looking at the amd Athlon x4 860k or the pentium g3258 but I have a i5 2320 already will there be any difference changing to the Athlon or pentium?

not really

a better gpu would help you more

[thad_dias]

I have a gt 730 graphics card it's not great but it does what I need it to do but if I got a better card will my gaming experience increase. With this graphics card I'm maxing out my processer so is there any point on getting a better graphics card if my processer is getting maxed out with a cheap one

[ConnorDahne]

I have a gt 730 graphics card it's not great but it does what I need it to do but if I got a better card will my gaming experience increase. With this graphics card I'm maxing out my processer so is there any point on getting a better graphics card if my processer is getting maxed out with a cheap one

You'd notice a more immediate boost with a graphics card, as most games are more gpu heavy. Not every game mind you, but I personally think you'd be better off upgrading graphics before cpu.

I hear 950ti is coming soon, so holding out for that and seeing what that has to offer would be my recommendation.

If you need a new gpu now the 750ti is ~$130-150usd or if you prefer AMD you could get the r7 370 for ~$150usd

Both the 950ti and r7 370 are about a hundred fifty and that'll bring performance up and give you access to modern gpu capbilties

[Bussinateur]

"my old z97 board"

 

^ LOL

[ConnorDahne]

I wouldn't change from athalon to pentium honestly..
I don't want to start a flame war, but I do prefer intel.... That being said the two are basically going blow for blow, and the performance gain would be negligible

 http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-AMD-Athlon-X4-860K

[thad_dias]

You'd notice a more immediate boost with a graphics card, as most games are more gpu heavy. Not every game mind you, but I personally think you'd be better off upgrading graphics before cpu.

I hear 950ti is coming soon, so holding out for that and seeing what that has to offer would be my recommendation.

If you need a new gpu now the 750ti is ~$130-150usd or if you prefer AMD you could get the r7 370 for ~$150usd

Both the 950ti and r7 370 are about a hundred fifty and that'll bring performance up and give you access to modern gpu capbilties

Thanks a lot!!!!

[ConnorDahne]

Thanks a lot!!!!

Welcome!

[ConnorDahne]

^ LOL

I moved to another z97 lmao