Pentium vs APU

[Sreno1]

What is the best CPU in the $50-100 price range that is capable of running battlefield 1 (will pair it with a RX 470/480). Overclocking potential is also an important factor.

 

 

[Brooksie359]

3 minutes ago, Sreno1 said:

What is the best CPU in the $50-100 price range that is capable of running battlefield 1 (will pair it with a RX 470/480). Overclocking potential is also an important factor.

 

 

An i3 if you can find one for 100 

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

AMD Athlon X4 845 or Pentium G3258

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

i3 6100 is $110, you can try that. just take note that it won't overclock.

[GeorgeKellow]

9 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

i3 6100 is $110, you can try that. just take note that it won't overclock.

Base clock method? 

[Morgan MLGman]

11 minutes ago, TheAmazingCookieFromSquare said:

AMD Athlon X4 845 or Pentium G3258

 

Nope. AMD FX-6300 is the fastest sub-100$ CPU, followed by the Athlon X4 880K that comes with the Wraith Cooler.  G3258 is crap.

[Benjals]

9 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Nope. AMD FX-6300 is the fastest sub-100$ CPU, followed by the Athlon X4 880K that comes with the Wraith Cooler.  G3258 is crap.

Crap is a bit far, it's an okay chip. Especially if you want an intel upgrade path.

[Morgan MLGman]

2 minutes ago, Benjals said:

Crap is a bit far, it's an okay chip. Especially if you want an intel upgrade path.

Yeah, an upgrade path into an essentially dead platform... Only an i3-6100 gives you a real upgrade path, but that's over 100$.

 

Upgrade paths aside, G3258 is not a CPU for gaming, it's an overclocking toy. Dual cores are obsolete.

[Sreno1]

58 minutes ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Yeah, an upgrade path into an essentially dead platform... Only an i3-6100 gives you a real upgrade path, but that's over 100$.

 

Upgrade paths aside, G3258 is not a CPU for gaming, it's an overclocking toy. Dual cores are obsolete.

Pentium G4400 is Skylake and costs $60

[Morgan MLGman]

24 minutes ago, Sreno1 said:

Pentium G4400 is Skylake and costs $60

It's still not better than an FX-6300 or Athlon X4 880K, so I guess it's not a good idea. Not to mention the G4400 is 20% slower after you OC the G3258.

[Quaker]

And now, for something completely different - the AMD Athlon X4 870K

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113409

[Sreno1]

3 hours ago, Morgan MLGman said:

Yeah, an upgrade path into an essentially dead platform... Only an i3-6100 gives you a real upgrade path, but that's over 100$.

 

Upgrade paths aside, G3258 is not a CPU for gaming, it's an overclocking toy. Dual cores are obsolete.

You say dual cores are obsolete then recommend a dual core i3 lol

[Streetguru]

5 hours ago, Sreno1 said:

What is the best CPU in the $50-100 price range that is capable of running battlefield 1 (will pair it with a RX 470/480). Overclocking potential is also an important factor.

 

 

What's it for? what's the PC budget?

And what's the planned build?

 

you're going to want either an Athlon 845 or i3 6100

[Morgan MLGman]

15 hours ago, Sreno1 said:

You say dual cores are obsolete then recommend a dual core i3 lol

An i3 is a dual core with HyperThreading, Pentium is not. It's different.