Budget CPU?

[DropAnRTX2080Ti]

Hi. I'm doing a budget build for a friend, and I don't know what CPU I should get. I was thinking of an Athlon x4 950, but I found out that that isn't a very good option, even for a budget build. So, what is the best CPU for gaming I can get under 65 USD?

[Jurrunio]

The bare minimum is the 200GE, but the 2200G is a much better value CPU overall. Note that you dont need a graphics card for both of these

[Firewrath9]

athlon 200GE when it comes out, pent g5400, or used i5 2 or 3rd gen

 

[Fasauceome]

That's a tough price point to hit. You could aim for a haswell i5, like a 4570 or something, used on Craigslist. Modern stuff comes down to Pentium (or Celeron, bleh), or the cheap new athlon 200GE

[DailyProcrastinator]

Yeah, I'd look into used stuff at that price point, new you could get a Pentium G4560.

[DropAnRTX2080Ti]

He specifically said "NO USED" if that helps narrow it down.

[Firewrath9]

1 minute ago, DropAnRTX2080Ti said:

He specifically said "NO USED" if that helps narrow it down.

 

4 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

athlon 200GE when it comes out, pent g5400

 

 

1 minute ago, JM21 said:

4 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

 Modern stuff comes down to Pentium (or Celeron, bleh), or the cheap new athlon 200GE

new you could get a Pentium G4560.

 

[DropAnRTX2080Ti]

Pentium G4560 has like identical performance to the Athlon x4 950. The Athlon has better upgradability and cheaper overclockable motherboards, so I would go with the Athlon x4 950 ANY day.

[emosun]

6 minutes ago, DropAnRTX2080Ti said:

He specifically said "NO USED" if that helps narrow it down.

then you have some pretty crappy options

are they under the impression a used cpu is somehow worse or is the most well made most durable part of the computer just a cause for concern?

[Jurrunio]

50 minutes ago, DropAnRTX2080Ti said:

Pentium G4560 has like identical performance to the Athlon x4 950. The Athlon has better upgradability and cheaper overclockable motherboards, so I would go with the Athlon x4 950 ANY day.

Does he have a graphics card already?

[Coaxialgamer]

athlon 220GE is pretty much the only option given the price hikes on intel chips atm.

[Coaxialgamer]

1 hour ago, DropAnRTX2080Ti said:

Pentium G4560 has like identical performance to the Athlon x4 950. The Athlon has better upgradability and cheaper overclockable motherboards, so I would go with the Athlon x4 950 ANY day.

The athlon x4 950 doesn't have identical performance. If you're comparing workloads that can spread the work out evenly like cinebench , sure.

but the reality is that some cores are always more heavily loaded in many applications , meaning the gaming performance of the g5400 is superior because of this.

But the thing is , the 950 is an AM4 chip . If you want the upgrade path and cheaper boards , just get an athlon 220GE. It's faster and uses less power.