Gaming CPU Needed

[Hussein_]

Hi there,

 

a few month a go I've build my own system with your help and I am super happy. Now a firend of mine wants to build a system for his son and asked me to help him... He doesn't want to spend too much money.

 

The son wants to play ARK and some other games, but he doesnt need anything more then 1080p. And I guess not even "ultra settings".

My question is: Which CPU should I go for? In my Rig I have a i5 6600K but if he doesn't wants to spend too much money, maybe I should go for an AMD CPU or a cheaper INTEL? 

 

Thanks for the help.

[Herman Mcpootis]

what's his budget?

[Hussein_]

He wants to spend about 500-600 € which is in my opinion pretty low BUT that is what he wants to spend... 

Maybe go for an older CPU? But I dont know which ones can handle 1080p gaming.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Hussein_ said:

He wants to spend about 500-600 € which is in my opinion pretty low BUT that is what he wants to spend... 

Maybe go for an older CPU? But I dont know which ones can handle 1080p gaming.

i think an i3 6100 or i5 6400 should be able to fit in the budget.

[Verrierr]

From amd's side you could consider FX-63xx.

[incarnate]

50 minutes ago, Hussein_ said:

He wants to spend about 500-600 € which is in my opinion pretty low BUT that is what he wants to spend... 

Maybe go for an older CPU? But I dont know which ones can handle 1080p gaming.

Just to clear up a misconception you seem to have. Resolution has 0 effect on the cpu. Framerate does, not resolution. 60 fps 720p is just as demanding on the cpu as 60 fps at 4k.

 

Having said that, I'd recommend that you check for a used i5 4460 or the like. Even an ivy bridge i5 would work well if you can find it cheap enough. If the used market isn't very good in your area / online, then I'd go with the cheapest i5 setup. I'm not sure how well an amd fx would perform in ark, but i5s are better for gaming in general so I would try to fit one in if possible.

[Hussein_]

ofc i know that the cpu does not effect the resulution... i was just giving some backround information.... i'd go with a RADEON RX 470 as graficscard... but was wondering about what CPU i should get

[Herman Mcpootis]

25 minutes ago, Hussein_ said:

ofc i know that the cpu does not effect the resulution... i was just giving some backround information.... i'd go with a RADEON RX 470 as graficscard... but was wondering about what CPU i should get

i5 6400/6500 should be doable for your budget.

[xGGAx]

check youtube, there are plently of videos for budget gaming pcs . But please, avoid AMD like the plague

 

[Metaton]

Honestly... Worse timing to build a pc... Considerin that the new AMD and new gen Inetl processors are knocking on the door...
This whole question is really depends on the budget. On what your demand is. And what is available in your area... Especially if you're not afraid to look up for used parts...
I built a budget pc not long ago...
And honestly i think it woulda been better to just wait for Zen or 7. gen...
I built it from all used parts. (Usually i buy them with a few month or a year warr still on the parts...Or even if theres no warr. Its like max 1-2 yo.)
I got a FX 8320 + Thermailright cooler + A Gigabyte Mobo (Not sure what was the mobo exactly . It is a 4+2 mobo with CF. And heatsink on the VRM's so not that big of a deal but still great..) For 150bucks... At it was runnin on 4.4Ghz on all cores no heat issues. No any problem...
I got 16gigs ofKingston Hyper X  1600Mhz ram for 35bucks. Not rly the cheapest actually but i went for it becouse i love this product.. .Had it before and actually OC'd one before just for fun...
Got a Corsair 650W PSU for the system. It was 30bucks becouse it had only 1month warr left on it.
And i got a R9 390. For 280bucks. (With 2 year warr on it still!! The owner wanted to get rid of it becouse at that time the Rx 480 Hype train was goin strong... )
So in total i spent 500bucks... No any game (That i played and tested on it. Such as R6S, The Division, Far Cry Primal, BF Hardline, BF4 ,GTA 5 and so on...) went below 60FPS while recording with Raptr on max settings. Except AA ofc. And few things such as bloom etc(hate that sh*t) . And ofc some games needed a little change in settings or playing with it... But the graphics settings were always on the max. If there was an option to lower a bit the distance of the things rendered sometimes i did that, not much thoe. In some games such as Fallout4 that is really Nvidia's playground. Had to turn down some settings. but as far as i know some peeps actually found ways to run it smooth now on AMD cards also.
Plus i heard that games like Arma 3 sucks ass on AMD. Actually i never played that game so i cannot confirm that...
But one thing is sure. If i wanted to build a new system. I would wait for sure. Its a pain in the ass to wait but. If you're on a budget. Gotta wait for it...
And btw. Yes. It was able to run Crysis.

[SLAYR]

@Metaton

 

Zen and kabylake are both going to be released and be widely available early next year, some places even say spring 2017 for zen. 

 

And the OP is looking for new parts, and 500€ is good enough to build a new pc with.

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/4G9jHN

[incarnate]

4 hours ago, Hussein_ said:

ofc i know that the cpu does not effect the resulution... i was just giving some backround information....

Well you said...

5 hours ago, Hussein_ said:

 But I dont know which ones can handle 1080p gaming.

You'll have to forgive me for getting the impression that you didn't know.

 

4 hours ago, Hussein_ said:

but was wondering about what CPU i should get

That's why I gave you my recommendations.