G3258 or G4400 ?

[aSPIRIn4]

Hi guys , i wanna create my own pc and after tons of videos  i can`t decide about a processor. I don`t want an expensive processor because my buged is.. not to big 550$-800$ i`m not sure yet.

 

First i was going 100% for the Pentium G3258 but , after seeing this video  hmm , is  G4400 better ?

 

 

 

[Scottonpc]

I would say both are pretty equivalent, though the G3258 would have the edge in more CPU bound games when OC'ed.

[daDILLYdog]

The G4400 just sounds better on paper, I would go for that one since it does have better info on the Intel. Are you just doing this computer build for gaming? Because it still is a really low-end CPU for anything else.

[I am an SSD]

27 minutes ago, aSPIRIn4 said:

Hi guys , i wanna create my own pc and after tons of videos  i can`t decide about a processor. I don`t want an expensive processor because my buged is.. not to big 550$-800$ i`m not sure yet.

 

First i was going 100% for the Pentium G3258 but , after seeing this video  hmm , is  G4400 better ?

 

 

 

Go for the G4400. It is turning out to be the go-to for budget builders these days. However if you are going to be overclocking ...which you really should be doing with these CPUs, go for the g3258...as you will find a lot of help for that + It is easier to iverclock anyway

[I am an SSD]

2 minutes ago, Scottonpc said:

I would say both are pretty equivalent, though the G3258 would have the edge in more CPU bound games when OC'ed.

Do you know how well the g4400 will do when OC'ed?

[Scottonpc]

Acquire the Skylake Pentium CPU so that you are more prepared for the future of PC Gaming...

[HKZeroFive]

$550-$800 budget? That can easily fit in a four core i5.

 

Don't waste your time with Pentium CPUs if you're want a gaming oriented PC. Those two cores and threads are bound to give you an unpleasurable experience in quite a few games.

[aSPIRIn4]

g4400  - new cpu , i don`t know how to oc him.

G3258 - old cpu , easy to oc

i`m going for a low cpu cuz i wan to spend more on my Gpu , somenthing between 750ti and 970

and i will upgrade later the cpu 

[HKZeroFive]

12 minutes ago, aSPIRIn4 said:

g4400  - new cpu , i don`t know how to oc him.

G3258 - old cpu , easy to oc

i`m going for a low cpu cuz i wan to spend more on my Gpu , somenthing between 750ti and 970

and i will upgrade later the cpu 

Not the best way to go about it, as you're run into bottlenecking. A Pentium with a GTX 970 is gonna restrict the performance of the 970 pretty badly. You want a balanced build.

 

I take it you live in America? If you give me a budget to work off, I can try to make a balanced build.

[aSPIRIn4]

23 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Not the best way to go about it, as you're run into bottlenecking. A Pentium with a GTX 970 is gonna restrict the performance of the 970 pretty badly. You want a balanced build.

 

I take it you live in America? If you give me a budget to work off, I can try to make a balanced build.

I`m from Romania and i`m gona work hard this summer for some money :

 

CPU: not sure yet

Mobo : Asus Z97-C

RAM : Corsair Vengeance Pro Gold 8GB

Case : If it looks nice is ok , no more than 50-70$  (is just a case)

PSU : Corsair CX430 M

SSD : 120Gb is ok (for the SSD i`m gona wait until blackfriday , is very very cheap)

GPU : GTX 750ti or R9 270x or GTX 970 (it depends on my buget)

 

As i said i`m going to upgrade the cpu later and add 8gb ram more , my curet pc is crap , really crap.

[Teddy07]

I had a G3258 myself a half year ago and i could overclock to 4,2 ghz without any problem. My version got a bit loud with my cooler so i didnt oc more. Tho many videos show ~4,5 ghz.

[Duh_tech]

They are pretty much the same. I would go with the G3258 because it can overclock.

[ThomasD]

2 hours ago, aSPIRIn4 said:

g4400  - new cpu , i don`t know how to oc him.

G3258 - old cpu , easy to oc

i`m going for a low cpu cuz i wan to spend more on my Gpu , somenthing between 750ti and 970

and i will upgrade later the cpu 

Then go Skylake, and upgrade to an i5 ASAP.  1150 is on the way out, prices are not going to come down any more, and availability isn't going to get better either.  DDR4 prices are better now, and you might as well step up to the future rather than sinking money into DDR3.

 

I have a G3258, but got it well over a year ago, if I were buying right now I would not do it again.