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5 minutes ago, CrunchyShadow said:

So weird scenario here. 

I was recommended an i3 6100 for my budget build, but I found a listing on Kijiji for an i7 3820. Which according to UserBenchmark:

 http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-3820-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/m739vs3511

Is 14% faster.

The thing is, the i7 3820 is old. But it's faster and I found it for 110$ Canadian.

And I don't know if it's a good choice either because a motherboard that supports this CPU might be outdated and might not be a good choice for the future probably due to compatibility reasons.

I'm new to PC building and I know this might sound dumb, but help plz.

 

If you can get a motherboard for a decent price then I would go with the older i7. Alot of the Sandy/Ivy motherboards are being gouged since they are harder to find now that it is an older chip. 

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So weird scenario here. 

I was recommended an i3 6100 for my budget build, but I found a listing on Kijiji for an i7 3820. Which according to UserBenchmark:

 http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-3820-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/m739vs3511

Is 14% faster.

The thing is, the i7 3820 is old. But it's faster and I found it for 110$ Canadian.

And I don't know if it's a good choice either because a motherboard that supports this CPU might be outdated and might not be a good choice for the future probably due to compatibility reasons.

I'm new to PC building and I know this might sound dumb, but help plz.

 

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Just DO IT. 

Thats a 6 core i7 vs a 2 core i3. Sandy bridge/ ivy bridge has aged well and is still performing great, even on CPU demanding tasks. Trust me, not a lot of games run great on 2 cores but lots of games can run great on a bit slower hexacore CPU. 

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5 minutes ago, CrunchyShadow said:

So weird scenario here. 

I was recommended an i3 6100 for my budget build, but I found a listing on Kijiji for an i7 3820. Which according to UserBenchmark:

 http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-3820-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/m739vs3511

Is 14% faster.

The thing is, the i7 3820 is old. But it's faster and I found it for 110$ Canadian.

And I don't know if it's a good choice either because a motherboard that supports this CPU might be outdated and might not be a good choice for the future probably due to compatibility reasons.

I'm new to PC building and I know this might sound dumb, but help plz.

 

If you can get a motherboard for a decent price then I would go with the older i7. Alot of the Sandy/Ivy motherboards are being gouged since they are harder to find now that it is an older chip. 

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Thanks guys. I guess I'll go for the i7.

 

How about a motherboard for it?

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5 minutes ago, CrunchyShadow said:

Thanks guys. I guess I'll go for the i7.

 

How about a motherboard for it?

you will need a X79 Search your local craigslist to see if any are on their, or maybe Amazon as well. Likely they will be expensive though, like in the 300+ range due to their age and availability. 

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4 minutes ago, CrunchyShadow said:

Thanks guys. I guess I'll go for the i7.

 

How about a motherboard for it?

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Oh if they are going to be 200$ might as well stick with the i3 lol... maybe get an i5

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18 minutes ago, themctipers said:

Just DO IT. 

Thats a 6 core i7 vs a 2 core i3. Sandy bridge/ ivy bridge has aged well and is still performing great, even on CPU demanding tasks. Trust me, not a lot of games run great on 2 cores but lots of games can run great on a bit slower hexacore CPU. 

3820 is a 4-core

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2 minutes ago, CrunchyShadow said:

Oh if they are going to be 200$ might as well stick with the i3 lol... maybe get an i5

Yeah I was going to say X79 is very Uncommon and insanely expensive. Better go for an I3 or something older but not so old like something from the 4th gen.

 

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Just a thing ,that i7 is quad core, not hex-core, but sitll great CPU!

 

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4 minutes ago, itsmyjobtoknow said:

3820 is a 4-core

oh, i thought the only third gen quad i7 was a 3770/3770k

 

unless its sandy but with 3xxx..

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2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

oh, i thought the only third gen quad i7 was a 3770/3770k

 

unless its sandy but with 3xxx..

3820 was Sandy-E, 4 core

3930K was 6 core, as was 3960X

 

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