CPU for a 750Ti

[Elehat]

Hey I gonna make a budget 'steambox' for the flatmates, mostly from old parts. I got a 750Ti, a HD TV and a H81 mobo (so takes 1150, 2 DDR3s). I got a crappy h55 (could use stock cooler) a crappy old HDD and a crappy zalman z3 case. I am OK with Linux and was thinking of using the beta steam OS, or revert back to the old windows of it fails. I gonna buy memory (probs 2x2 or 2x4) and a USB Xbox controller thingy as we have a 360. Might also buy a new ssd for my personal rig and donate my old one.

Question is, what CPU do u think I can get away with buying? i3 or can I get away with a pentium for the 750Ti? Also 4gigs ram OK?

[The Official Czex]

A G3258 would work well, but you could benefit from an i3 for games like GTA V and others that require four cores (or 2 physical plus two hyperthreaded cores).

[Mr_Daniello]

Get CPU from i5 familly (i5 4460). 4 cores will be better for most games.

Also, get 8GB RAM 1600 mHZ (2x 4GB 1600 mHZ)

[NinjaJc01]

Might be better to have a fairly strong CPU, to allow upgrades to the GPU, but a 2 core 4 thread i3 would be perfect.

[theereal]

Get CPU from i5 familly (i5 4460). 4 cores will be better for most games.

Also, get 8GB RAM 1600 mHZ (2x 4GB 1600 mHZ)

That will be overkill for the 750Ti

[Nena Trinity]

i3-4170 or i3-4370?

[Prysin]

Hey I gonna make a budget 'steambox' for the flatmates, mostly from old parts. I got a 750Ti, a HD TV and a H81 mobo (so takes 1150, 2 DDR3s). I got a crappy h55 (could use stock cooler) a crappy old HDD and a crappy zalman z3 case. I am OK with Linux and was thinking of using the beta steam OS, or revert back to the old windows of it fails. I gonna buy memory (probs 2x2 or 2x4) and a USB Xbox controller thingy as we have a 360. Might also buy a new ssd for my personal rig and donate my old one.

Question is, what CPU do u think I can get away with buying? i3 or can I get away with a pentium for the 750Ti? Also 4gigs ram OK?

hello, please follow your own threads.

 

the CPU you should aim for is the i3 4160 or 4170 (whichever is cheaper in your area). As for RAM, try get 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz (no slower then 1600MHz)....

i highly reccomend getting a SSD for boot-disk. It will make the whole rig feel much faster, even if it is not.

 

Getting a G3258 is wasting your money, it is a shit CPU. Those who suggest it is only trying to troll you.

Getting a i5 is a bit too much of an investment given your GPU being so weak. So a happy middleground would be the i3. They do not break the bank, they do not suck and they simply work.

[FruitBasketSilex]

Getting a G3258 is wasting your money, it is a shit CPU. Those who suggest it is only trying to troll you.

Not even going to touch that one.

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

Yeah i would seriously suggest an i3 4160 or such over a G3258, the G3258 is nice for an overclocking toy or if you just plan to play older games or have a HTPC of sorts, but with modern day games starting to use more threads and some not even starting up unless you have a quad threaded machine, the i3 would be the budget way to go. and i would suggest trying to get upto 8gb ram, should help out with some games and other everyday tasks too.

[kicker2222]

Not even going to touch that o

 

hello, please follow your own threads.

 

the CPU you should aim for is the i3 4160 or 4170 (whichever is cheaper in your area). As for RAM, try get 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz (no slower then 1600MHz)....

i highly reccomend getting a SSD for boot-disk. It will make the whole rig feel much faster, even if it is not.

 

Getting a G3258 is wasting your money, it is a shit CPU. Those who suggest it is only trying to troll you.

Getting a i5 is a bit too much of an investment given your GPU being so weak. So a happy middleground would be the i3. They do not break the bank, they do not suck and they simply work.

 

 

I had a g3258 oc to 4.4 and it was beating my brothers 8320s in most of the games we play together. I would also recommend it as an upgrade path to step up to an i5 or i7.

 

 

[Prysin]

 

Not even going to touch that o

 

hello, please follow your own threads.

 

the CPU you should aim for is the i3 4160 or 4170 (whichever is cheaper in your area). As for RAM, try get 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz (no slower then 1600MHz)....

i highly reccomend getting a SSD for boot-disk. It will make the whole rig feel much faster, even if it is not.

 

Getting a G3258 is wasting your money, it is a shit CPU. Those who suggest it is only trying to troll you.

Getting a i5 is a bit too much of an investment given your GPU being so weak. So a happy middleground would be the i3. They do not break the bank, they do not suck and they simply work.

 

 

I had a g3258 oc to 4.4 and it was beating my brothers 8320s in most of the games we play together. I would also recommend it as an upgrade path to step up to an i5 or i7.

 

 

 

and what games were that? minesweeper? Wow? GW2?

[kicker2222]

and what games were that? minesweeper? Wow? GW2?

Counter strike, Dota2, bioshock infinite, ect....

[kicker2222]

Counter strike, Dota2, bioshock infinite, ect....

I played bioshock on my own

[Elehat]

Hey guys thanks for the comments, couple of my requirements based off the points raised: 

 

It's a steambox, there are no tasks it will have to do other than download and play games.

I'm not really concerned about ability to upgrade later.

I have no budget in mind but every penny I save gets spent on pizza or beer, and I'm a super fan of both. The idea was to make the stuff I already have work for as little as possible without hampering it. 

I live in the UK, and the pcpp prices that aren't redundant are G1840 2.8 £27.79, G3250 3.2 £43.18, G3460 3.5 £50.99 G3258 3.2 £51.36, i3-4170 3.7 £85.99, i3-4370 3.8 £119.96, i5-4460 3.2 £134.49.

Games will be mostly fps with a couple racing and football manager. 

A G3258 would work well, but you could benefit from an i3 for games like GTA V and others that require four cores (or 2 physical plus two hyperthreaded cores).

G3258 was my first thought, but can you OC on the H81? I never tried it on an H chipset board b4. If not the G3460 is cheaper and faster. Do the type of games I want to play use the extra threads?   

 

... As for RAM, try get 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz (no slower then 1600MHz).... ...

 

... Getting a G3258 is wasting your money, it is a shit CPU. 

Need over 4Gb for an i3? Even a Pentium? I never seem to need the 8 I have when I game on the 8 threads in my personal rig. I know it's not the same thing tho . I have a couple of people say 8Gb but noone says 4... 

Don't suppose there are any LTT vids or other reviews which cover the top Pentiums and base i3s for budget gaming? They usually seem rather set on throwing 18 cores at everything, or using some behemoth of a GPU with it.

Not even going to touch that one.

Please do, it kind of decides what cpu I go for.

[FruitBasketSilex]

Hey guys thanks for the comments, couple of my requirements based off the points raised:

It's a steambox, there are no tasks it will have to do other than download and play games.

I'm not really concerned about ability to upgrade later.

I have no budget in mind but every penny I save gets spent on pizza or beer, and I'm a super fan of both. The idea was to make the stuff I already have work for as little as possible without hampering it.

I live in the UK, and the pcpp prices that aren't redundant are G1840 2.8 £27.79, G3250 3.2 £43.18, G3460 3.5 £50.99 G3258 3.2 £51.36, i3-4170 3.7 £85.99, i3-4370 3.8 £119.96, i5-4460 3.2 £134.49.

Games will be mostly fps with a couple racing and football manager.

G3258 was my first thought, but can you OC on the H81? I never tried it on an H chipset board b4. If not the G3460 is cheaper and faster. Do the type of games I want to play use the extra threads?

Need over 4Gb for an i3? Even a Pentium? I never seem to need the 8 I have when I game on the 8 threads in my personal rig. I know it's not the same thing tho . I have a couple of people say 8Gb but noone says 4...

Don't suppose there are any LTT vids or other reviews which cover the top Pentiums and base i3s for budget gaming? They usually seem rather set on throwing 18 cores at everything, or using some behemoth of a GPU with it.

Please do, it kind of decides what cpu I go for.

I would suggest the g3258, it would go well with the 750ti, overclock the little fucker, which should take about 30min to an hour, its cheap as hell, and it will serve you well for a little steambox. You could use the money saved by going with the pentium on another 4gb of ram (to make 8gb), or spend it on some pizza and beer.

You can overclock the pentium on cheap boards too, don't even need another cooler. Double check what boards you can overclock on though, I think most Asus ones allow it.