Core i3 for gaming?

[XxChronozxX]

Would anyone recommend an i3 for gaming in 2015 and also for fsx?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

It depends:

1) your overall budget
2) games you play
3) graphics card you want

 

[James Mason]

FSX is pretty old, so a modern i3 should be fine for it.
i3s are fine for most games at reasonable graphics settings: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/wxccCJ

 

[popatim]

fsx = a huge no. FSX loves cpu cores, more more more. LoL

edit - dont get me wrong, an I3 will work but the fx6300 for nearly the same price would fair better esp since its overclockable.

FSX's main process uses only one core, so a fast overclockable cpu is recommended. The other cores get used less but FSX will use all that you have available. There are guides available on how to set the cfg file for the number of cores you have.

 

[SerialSeaguller]

Honestly, an i3 is fine. When gaming on a budget you don't have to go crazy. Just don't be disappointed if you can't max out the graphics on games.

 

[XxChronozxX]

Im trying to fit an r9 270x into a 600 dollar budget. Only problem is I want to balance both the performance of the games like battlefield 4 and fsx. I know that fsx is particularly cpu hungry due to it only using 1 core (32bit), I mostly use aerosft airbus and some flytampa scenery. I want to fit an r9 270x in a 600 dollar budget and I was wondering if there was any processor that could give me any good performance in both fsx and other games such as battlefield 4 and far cry 4.

Also I am very surprised at how fast everyone on this forum is, usually on the simulation forums people take like a week to reply.

 

[XxChronozxX]

fsx = a huge no. FSX loves cpu cores, more more more. LoL

edit - dont get me wrong, an I3 will work but the fx6300 for nearly the same price would fair better esp since its overclockable.

FSX's main process uses only one core, so a fast overclockable cpu is recommended. The other cores get used less but FSX will use all that you have available. There are guides available on how to set the cfg file for the number of cores you have.

Alright thanks for that explaination, how do you think the fx 8320/8350 would fair? Was trying to see if i could squeeze in an i5 but none of the ones i could afford were overclockable sadly

 

[James Mason]

an i3 + R9 270x should be able to get 40-60 FPS in BF4 and FC4 on medium-low settings.