Using a Celeron for gaming? (VIDEO)

[Aereldor]

Greetings.

Normally, I'd write some sort of preamble or description before a question, but this video says it all and I encourage you to watch it.
 

 

The YouTuber in question appears to experience little to no bottlenecking with a Radeon HD 7950 playing at 1080p, and the chip produces some results that, frankly, astounded me. As someone in constant pursuit of the best possible value I can find, this intrigued me.

Considering the substantial upgrade path on the LGA 1150 platform, are Celeron CPUs- specifically, the $35 Haswell Celeron G1840- suitable for budget gaming rigs?

[Guest]

What exactly is the difference between this and the G3258? By the way I like this guy's videos  

[STRMfrmXMN]

Haha, that video is from a guy on our forum here, can't remember his profile. I'll tag him when I find him in my friend's list.

 

That said, I'd still never buy a Celeron for gaming. I'd jump to a G3258 and eventually to an i5, maybe start with an i3, but a Celeron just doesn't seem too ideal.

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, TheCovertCamper said:

What exactly is the difference between this and the G3258? By the way I like this guy's videos  

The Celerons are the lowest-binned CPUs on Intel's lineup. Compared to the G3258, it has a lower stock clock speed, and can't be overclocked. As a result, it also doesn't ship with the nicer stock cooler that you get with the Pentium G3258.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

The Celerons are the lowest-binned CPUs on Intel's lineup. Compared to the G3258, it has a lower stock clock speed, and can't be overclocked. As a result, it also doesn't ship with the nicer stock cooler that you get with the Pentium G3258.

Thanks for the information, I was always curios as to that.

[Aereldor]

2 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Haha, that video is from a guy on our forum here, can't remember his profile. I'll tag him when I find him in my friend's list.

 

That said, I'd still never buy a Celeron for gaming. I'd jump to a G3258 and eventually to an i5, maybe start with an i3, but a Celeron just doesn't seem too ideal.

I'm a fan of his videos. It'd be great if you could shoot me a heads-up when you find him.

Honestly, if you're looking to shell out a little more for an i5 soon, it makes sense to get this as a temporary CPU until you can. In my opinion, cheaper is always better for a temporary placeholder chip, especially when it can still perform well enough.

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

I'm a fan of his videos. It'd be great if you could shoot me a heads-up when you find him.

Honestly, if you're looking to shell out a little more for an i5 soon, it makes sense to get this as a temporary CPU until you can. In my opinion, cheaper is always better for a temporary placeholder chip, especially when it can still perform well enough.

Here's his profile: https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/53289-onotech/

@ONOTech

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

I'm a fan of his videos. It'd be great if you could shoot me a heads-up when you find him.

Honestly, if you're looking to shell out a little more for an i5 soon, it makes sense to get this as a temporary CPU until you can. In my opinion, cheaper is always better for a temporary placeholder chip, especially when it can still perform well enough.

I actually found his channel from a review he posted on here lol, but I forget his profile name.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Just now, TheCovertCamper said:

I actually found his channel from a review he posted on here lol, but I forget his profile name.

He hasn't been active since January

[Aereldor]

@STRMfrmXMN if I start going for the lowest-end EVGA PSUs (cringeworthy at higher loads) in my builds as opposed to the 350w Seasonic SSP-RT units, I can manage something like this.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($34.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($14.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $257.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-13 00:49 EDT-0400

[Aereldor]

@ONOTech- You're about half a decade younger than I thought you were.

At any rate, if you do see this, know that your content is awesome, informative, and has appreciably high production quality. I look forward to seeing a lot more of it.

[Shahnewaz]

THIS is really an eye opener. Thanks for the info @Aereldor!

[Aereldor]

9 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

He hasn't been active since January

He just created a topic about shaving not four hours ago. I think that might be a bug with the forum counter.

[Aereldor]

Just now, Shahnewaz said:

THIS is really an eye opener. Thanks for the info @Aereldor!

I know, right?! It really does revolutionize my conceptions of the extreme value price bracket, and makes it entirely possible to have a perfectly decent 1080p gaming experience at about $250-300.