A8-7650k to G3258

[dappy10]

If I were to switch from an A8-7650k to a G3258, what would be any noticable differences? For example playing a game and watching youtube videos on non-concurrening monitors, would it start lagging because of its dual core supposed to the a8 with a quad core? My videos still lag whenever I'm watching and playing a game.

 

I run this setup.

 

And what are good motherboards to get for OC'ing the G3258? 

Edit: and what are good coolers to get? or should i stick with the stock one that comes with it?

[GreezyJeezy]

if i were you id keep what you have now because really the G3258 isn't that much better it is when its OCed but eh not really worth it to upgrade from what you have. id save up untill you can get a I5 and new mobo that will be your best bet

[Lukiewookie]

The A8 is a better CPU than the Pentium, all things considered. For my workloads, more cores == better. It depends on what you would want to do; the Penitum has a better single core performance.

 

I think the Pentium would do OK, in low to medium style gaming scenarios, as most older games don;t benefit from more cores; however, new games are getting more and more multi-core support. It would certainly do well for watching video and the like.

 

For me, I'd keep the A8.

Spoiler

Sources:

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+A8-7650K

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+G3258+%40+3.20GHz

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-AMD-A8-7650K

 

 

[HatsuneMilku]

Honestly, I used a G3258 for almost half a year, I did not even notice that it was slow at all, when overclocked it really is a beast of a chip.

The only thing I did notice was when I was re-encoding video it was slow, but that was obvious so I just switched over to my video card for encoding. I don't think re-encoding is something everyone does.

You should find a motherboard that has good protection. I'd say to avoid H motherboards but if you have no budget for Z, then just go for anniversary edition or something.

 

 

[dappy10]

2 minutes ago, HatsuneMilku said:

Honestly, I used a G3258 for almost half a year, I did not even notice that it was slow at all, when overclocked it really is a beast of a chip.

The only thing I did notice was when I was re-encoding video it was slow, but that was obvious so I just switched over to my video card for encoding. I don't think re-encoding is something everyone does.

You should find a motherboard that has good protection. I'd say to avoid H motherboards but if you have no budget for Z, then just go for anniversary edition or something.

 

 

What GPU do you use to encode? I was thinking a G3258 would be helpful for encoding b/c of quick sync, is this not the case?

[HatsuneMilku]

2 minutes ago, dappy10 said:

What GPU do you use to encode? I was thinking a G3258 would be helpful for encoding b/c of quick sync, is this not the case?

The speed isn't too bad, just not nearly as fast as multithreaded processors.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849-14.html

if you look at this chart:

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/pentium-20th-anniversary-series-g3258-processor-review,10.html

You can see that the pentium performs quite well, but only with a good overclock.

I used an r9 285 for video encoding since it has GCN 1.2. It performed faster than my pentium (I got a pretty poor chip, only OC to 4.3ghz)

 

[Apache Protocol]

1 hour ago, dappy10 said:

If I were to switch from an A8-7650k to a G3258, what would be any noticable differences? For example playing a game and watching youtube videos on non-concurrening monitors, would it start lagging because of its dual core supposed to the a8 with a quad core? My videos still lag whenever I'm watching and playing a game.

 

I run this setup.

 

And what are good motherboards to get for OC'ing the G3258? 

Edit: and what are good coolers to get? or should i stick with the stock one that comes with it?

I hope this help you here is my current build.

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Overclock @ 4.6GHz w/ 1.35V
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X
MoBo: ASUS B85M-Gamer Bios Version @ 0603

RAM: G.Skill RipjawsX 8GB(4GBx2) 1600MHz Downspeed @ 1333MHz
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
GPU: EVGA GTX950 FTW 2GB
PSU: Corsair VS450
CASE: NZXT S340 Black

 

I only play Dota 2 Reborn and CS:GO while playing i sometime Watch YouTube in my Samsung 720 32" LED Monitor while Gaming either Dota 2 Reborn and CS:GO. and i dont feel any Shuttering involed or Drastic FPS Drop.

 

Just keep in mind that Dual Core System Requirements. But then again this Gaming Rig i Build is mainly for my 2 Games i really Play, it might Differ in your Part of what Games you Intend to play.

[Nena Trinity]

If you can OC on your board maybe a 880K is a good idea because it has a great cooler that makes it able to OC without buying anything else! Unless your board is unable to then you are better off saving up for Zen or a i5!

[dappy10]

On 10/04/2016 at 1:46 AM, Nena360 said:

If you can OC on your board maybe a 880K is a good idea because it has a great cooler that makes it able to OC without buying anything else! Unless your board is unable to then you are better off saving up for Zen or a i5!

An 880K... I've never heard of it and after seaching it up it looks like a beast  

except I don't know where to find one  

[Nena Trinity]

3 hours ago, dappy10 said:

An 880K... I've never heard of it and after seaching it up it looks like a beast  

except I don't know where to find one  

Try Newegg or NCIX? (you may need to update the BIOS)