Help W/ Choosing A CPU

[Fromtheconsole]

how do i pick a CPU? I dont know how to choose one for a $150 cpu budget. It's also for gaming. I don't know what i5s and 3s and 7s are.

[ImperialSteele]

 

Straight Linus himself

[AlTech]

3 minutes ago, Fromtheconsole said:

how do i pick a CPU? I dont know how to choose one for a $150 cpu budget. It's also for gaming. I don't know what i5s and 3s and 7s are.

What games do you plan to play?

 

From there, I can explain which CPU is most relevant to you.

[Fromtheconsole]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

What games do you plan to play?

 

From there, I can explain which CPU is most relevant to you.

 

Warframe, CSGO, Overwatch, Battlefield, The Division, and games like that.

[TyFilms]

2 minutes ago, Fromtheconsole said:

Warframe, CSGO, Overwatch, Battlefield, The Division, and games like that.

Warframe sux

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[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Fromtheconsole said:

Warframe, CSGO, Overwatch, Battlefield, The Division, and games like that.

if you can spend abit more, try for an i5 6400. if you can't, get an i3 6100.

[AlTech]

6 minutes ago, Fromtheconsole said:

Warframe, CSGO, Overwatch, Battlefield, The Division, and games like that.

You have a $150 budget?

 

That kind of limits you to a Core i3. Ideally you should aim to buy a core i5 but if you can't stretch your budget then it's fine.

 

Core i3s have 2 cores and 4 threads. They have hyper threading but no turbo boosting (typically cost between $100-150)

i5s have either 2 or 4 cores with 4 threads and turbo boosting. They generally don't have hyper threading but have turbo boosting.  (typically cost between $200-260)

i7s have 2-10 cores with 4-20 threads, turbo boosting hyperthreading, better integrated graphics and SmartCache. (Typically cost between $340-$1700)

[Fromtheconsole]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

if you can spend abit more, try for an i5 6400. if you can't, get an i3 6100.

ok thanks i will look those up so i can add the parts to a build.

[Fromtheconsole]

2 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

You have a $150 budget?

 

That kind of limits you to a Core i3. Ideally you should aim to buy a core i5 but if you can't stretch your budget then it's fine.

 

Core i3s have 2 cores and 4 threads. They have hyper threading but no turbo boosting (typically cost between $100-150)

i5s have either 2 or 4 cores with 4 threads and turbo boosting. They generally don't have hyper threading but have turbo boosting.  (typically cost between $200-260)

i7s have 2-10 cores with 4-20 threads, turbo boosting hyperthreading, better integrated graphics and SmartCache. (Typically cost between $340-$1700)

 

What, but my sister has the same $700 pc budget and she put in an i5 6400 and a $250 graphics card?

[Bestbuyguy]

2 minutes ago, Fromtheconsole said:

Warframe, CSGO, Overwatch, Battlefield, The Division, and games like that.

You should go out for a i3-6100 at about $100

 

[SteveGrabowski0]

1 hour ago, Fromtheconsole said:

What, but my sister has the same $700 pc budget and she put in an i5 6400 and a $250 graphics card?

If you have a $700 budget you can build something with an i5-6500 and a GTX 1060 6GB, not counting Windows. Add $30 if you need a Windows key off a place like G2A or Reddit. It's not really legit but then neither is buying an OEM version of Windows from a real retailer and using it on your own system, so fuck Microsoft.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($194.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ B&H) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $710.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-05 23:28 EDT-0400

[Mi26]

there's the option of going with older quad-core xeon and motherboards instead of the I3