Help about getting a neat CPU

[Prince Dawson]

Hi guys

 

Im building a new gaming PC and i need help for a CPU, how many cores would do?

 

thanks

[Octavialicious]

4 is all you need for gaming, what's your budget?

[Carclis]

If you would like some helpful advice I suggest you include your budget and intended use.

[Prince Dawson]

I've got a 600 dollar budget since i already have a 4TB HDD

[Bradders]

2 minutes ago, Prince Dawson said:

Hi guys

 

Im building a new gaming PC and i need help for a CPU, how many cores would do?

 

thanks

4 Is what most games will run with but games in the future may begin to use more cores. Also if you are doing things such as 3d rendering or video editing/recording you'll want a 6 core

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Prince Dawson said:

I've got a 600 dollar budget since i already have a 4TB HDD

i5 6400/6500 should be doable for your budget.

 

[NunoLava1998]

What is your use? I can only help you choose the perfect processor if you say your use. I know you need 600$ for the build but no storage, so it's probably gonna be 60$-150$.

[NunoLava1998]

Oh, gaming? Get an i3 (100$ price range) or a i5 (200$ price range).

[Prince Dawson]

Thanks I'll just get an i5 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380X 4GB DD XXX OC Video Card  ($218.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.30 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $559.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-08 05:04 EDT-0400

[Pardeep01]

16 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Oh, gaming? Get an i3 (100$ price range) or a i5 (200$ price range).

You kidding me? I'm sorry but you're very wrong. i3 is not intended for gaming at all and it would perform very bad. NEVER consider an i3 for heavy workloads.

[Prince Dawson]

how many cores does an i3 have @Pardeep01

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, Pardeep01 said:

You kidding me? I'm sorry but you're very wrong. i3 is not intended for gaming at all and it would perform very bad. NEVER consider an i3 for heavy workloads.

It's better than the Pentium, and it is virtually quad-core, so much better.

[Pardeep01]

1 minute ago, Prince Dawson said:

how many cores does an i3 have @Pardeep01

Maximum 2 cores. And cores are not the only thing that matter in a CPU you know. You should look at the frequency, it's features like turbo boost or hyperthreading, if it's overclockable or not.

[Pardeep01]

1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

It's better than the Pentium, and it is virtually quad-core, so much better.

Yeah well the reason most game developers recommend us quad-core i5s and i7s is because they're virtually 8-core. And that's the most rhetorical answer I've ever heard. "Better than a Pentium".

[Herman Mcpootis]

20 minutes ago, Prince Dawson said:

how many cores does an i3 have @Pardeep01

it is a dual core processor with 4 threads. not the best for gaming, but it'll do just fine in a budget gaming pc.