2600 vs G4560

[kaiju_wars]

So this morning I was talking with my mom and she wants me to build her a gaming PC that will last awhile.

So I'm parting stuff out and seeing if I can make her a budget gaming rig that will last her awhile. 

 

I already have a power supply and my GTX 680 that I'm giving her.

 

So I parted everything else out (I found this purple case that she wants), and it came out to $400ish (this is including a monitor and WiFi adapter, as she wants WiFi, I know Ethernet is better, but not a viable option in our house).  So then I found this old Dell system for about $130, it comes with RAM, motherboard, and an i7 2600, case, power supply, and GPU.  Obviously the case, power supply, and GPU are getting switched out.  I'll be adding more RAM as it only comes with 2GB. 

But the case she wants is only like... $35.

 

So the old Dell system, even with case replacement and RAM is cheaper than building the budget Pentium system.  

 

My question is should I jump on the Dell system, as it is an i7-2600, and I know it's still quite a capable CPU, as that's what's in the roommate PC I helped build for my roommate way back.  
Or should I jump on the G4560, as I know I can upgrade it to a Skylake or Kaby Lake i5 or i7 later on down the road.

 

Though I think the Dell system would be better, I save a little money and she still gets quite a capable system.

I just need some more opinions first, thank you.

 

[Billy_Mays]

Get the i7 and the 680 will be perfect for gaming 

[The Sloth]

4560, get an i7 7700 soon as you can, the old 2600 is good but not worth it if you can afford something better. 

[kaiju_wars]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

4560, get an i7 7700 soon as you can, the old 2600 is good but not worth it if you can afford something better. 

It's for my mom.  The most intensive game she plays is "Tell Tale's The Walking Dead."

[Billy_Mays]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

4560, get an i7 7700 soon as you can, the old 2600 is good but not worth it if you can afford something better. 

2c 4t vs 4c 8t which will win in games

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, kaiju_wars said:

It's for my mom.  The most intensive game she plays is "Tell Tale's The Walking Dead."

The pentuim will be good then

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, kaiju_wars said:

It's for my mom.  The most intensive game she plays is "Tell Tale's The Walking Dead."

the Pentium should be more than enough, you also have a future upgradability 

 

also, love the walking dead games, i stopped playing after lee dies. 

 

2 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

2c 4t vs 4c 8t which will win in games

still, no future upgradability

[kaiju_wars]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

the Pentium should be more than enough, you also have a future upgradability

 

still, no future upgradability

True.

But then again, still saving a buck and getting the 2600 as that is all that she plays.

[The Sloth]

Just now, kaiju_wars said:

True.

But then again, still saving a buck and getting the 2600 as that is all that she plays.

you are also using more power and no guarantee. 

[Billy_Mays]

8 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

 

still, no future upgradability

I don't think things all the way through all the time so you have the point here