best intel i3 processor for overclocking

[sougo]

Hello, friend . i want to choose a i3 processor which is best for overclocking , and within price 100-125$ . and for choosing the socket type it's lga1150, so please give me some suggestions, other than intel pentium g3258 hashwell processor,
Thank you in advance

 

[Icaraeus]

I don't think you can find an Intel i3 for $80. They're quite strong CPUs and are usually in the $100-150 range.

 

[RCFProd]

There is no i3 CPU worth overclocking over the G3258.


Your option is either overclocking the G3258, or using a locked i3-4xxx with hyper threading.

 

[sougo]

Ya though it's true but on internet, in my country some 3rd generation intel i3 processor's were priced in 70-79$

 

[Icaraeus]

I don't really think it's worth going with Ivy Bridge Intel i3 anymore as even if you can find it the motherboard for it is bound to be expensive as Ivy Bridge has gone out of production.

 

[sougo]

sorry friends my mistake , i have written it wrong , just wait i will update it, sorry for mistake

 

[Icaraeus]

I think you mean LGA 1150 Haswell, which is 4th gen. I doubt there are $80 Haswell chips but if there are that's awesome. In Australia everything is overpriced :[

 

[Deleted member 217926]

There have been no overclockable i3 processors since the first generation core i Socket 1156 models from 2009-2010.

The Pentium G 3258 is overclockable but it's not an i3. No Hyperthreading.

 

[sougo]

yup you are right Icaraeus,
and RCFprod can you explain the locked i3 4XXX thing please

 

[sougo]

then can you suggest me some good processor and socket type compatiable for overclocking, please Icaraeus

 

[sougo]

I live in India and here to get the desired thing from online is a bit difficult , and always not guarented, and in offline, just a dead dream

 

[Deleted member 217926]

With Intel you can overclock the Pentium G 3258 and the Core i5 and i7 models with a K at the end. LGA 1155 = i7 2600K, i5 2500K, i7 3770K, i5 3570K. LGA 1150 = i7 4770K, i7 4790K, i5 4670K and i5 4690K.

If you want to overclock a low cost CPU you will either have to go with an older Intel model or an AMD processor.

Edit: Fixed typo.

 

[Icaraeus]

This^

Overclocking isn't necessary. For gaming you will not benefit at all by overclocking some CPUs, like the Intel i5, Intel Xeon and Intel i7. I'd even say Intel i3 overclocking won't do much.

Edit: Some misinformation. The Intel i5 3570 is LGA 1155 Ivy Bridge 3rd gen. You probably mean the 4670K

 

[sougo]

Hy anort3 Can you suggest me some older intel cpu for overclock, please

 

[Deleted member 217926]

You can not overclock any i3 since the first gen Socket 1156 i3 5xx series. There are no newer models that overclock at all. And I'm not sure where you get overclocking doesn't help? In fact the only stock processor faster than my 2600K at 4.5Ghz is the i7 4790K.

http://pclab.pl/zdjecia/artykuly/chaostheory/2015/04/gtav/charts5/gtav_vhigh_cpu.png

 

[sougo]

yup that's what i meant

 

[sougo]

Thank you anort3 ^-^

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Hy anort3 Can you suggest me some older intel cpu for overclock, please

The thing is with IPC improvements when you get an old i3 or Core2 to overclock you have to overclock as high as you can it to even be close to a new stock processor in performance.

The best i3 you could overclock was the i3 560 that ran at 3.33Ghz stock. You might get it to 4Ghz with a good ( ~$50 ) aftermarket cooler. It would still be slower than a stock i3 4130 that runs at 3.4Ghz stock. No need for an aftermarket cooler with the new i3 either. That's because the i3 560 is 4 generations old and each generation brings between 10-20% improvement clock for clock.

So at the same speed of say 3Ghz just to make it easy, an i3 4130 would be about 30%-40% faster than an i3 560.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

If you really just want to play with overclocking something cheap get an AMD processor. You can still overclock any of them. If you want performance check here for how they rank:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

 

[sougo]

Thanks anort3 ^-^ but, at last now i have my final pc part list set up.
Ihave choosed the Intel® Core™ i3-4130 Processor (3M Cache, 3.40 GHz )