CPU That would fit my build

[SuperPcow]

Sow for now I have a Pc Build and I have the Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual Core as my CPU. I wanted to know if there is a better one I should be using. I picked this CPU because I watched This Video and in that video it compares the Intel Pentium G3258 and the AMD Athlon x4 860k which is a quad core, however in the video it performs much better. If there is a much better CPU please let me know.

 

[baconlover102]

I would go for the Pentium because since it is only a dual core its single core performance makes up for it. Also most benchmarks show that the pentium is faster than the athlon. But if you need more physical cores you should go fore the athlon.
If this was last year the answer would be easy.
Athlon overclockable, 4 cores, higher base clock.
Pentium dual core, no overclock, lower base clock
Now it is pretty even

 

[SuperPcow]

I would go for the Pentium because since it is only a dual core its single core performance makes up for it. Also most benchmarks show that the pentium is faster than the athlon. But if you need more physical cores you should go fore the athlon.
If this was last year the answer would be easy.
Athlon overclockable, 4 cores, higher base clock.
Pentium dual core, no overclock, lower base clock
Now it is pretty even

Thank you. I will be using the pentium I guess.

 

[Karadjgne]

If you pair up the g3258 with the right board, it is able to be over clocked, which can help on certain applications,

 

[Justin Millard]

As far as the CPU some games have trouble working on a dual core without hyper threading.
I highly recommend spending another $50 on an intel 4160 if you are a gamer. If you aren't fussed about games the pentium is fine, but there is another option for saving you more money.

If you don't plan on playing games or rendering video you don't have to buy the 740m dedicated video card.

But if you are a gamer looking for a better budget GPU.
Check out the R7 260X for $35 more. It will you give you much greater performance.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r7260x2gd5oc

Also consider going up to 8GB of RAM. You will find out very quickly that 4GB is not enough. I am using 3GB of RAM already just with my web browser. Also the RAM you chose is quite slow, even for its price. You can get 2x4GB 1600MHZ RAM at CAS 9 for $68 which would be another massive boost. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tzbd38g1600hc9dc01

By the way you've accidentally done something weird where you have chosen two power supplies.
Get rid of the second one as its no better than what is already in the case.

Best of luck to you! I hope I have given you the info you need.

 

[Justin Millard]

By the way if a game says it requires a quad core CPU the Athlon will play it much better due to it being quad core. However with most other games the pentium can actually do better.

 

[Justin Millard]

So what is your budget for this computer you are building? How much more are you willing to spend on this computer?
If you let us know we can do a much better job of helping you.

 

[SuperPcow]

So what is your budget for this computer you are building? How much more are you willing to spend on this computer?
If you let us know we can do a much better job of helping you.

Im willing to spend $350 max

 

[Justin Millard]

I can safely say your build is very good for its budget. Just see if you can get another case without a power supply. Its going to be wasting space inside your system if you don't plan on using it.

Sorry about confusing you by trying to upgrade you to more expensive parts. I didn't know.
You're doing a good job, mate.

The only other thing I would recommend spending more money on right now is a higher quality power supply.
A 80+ silver efficiency 450w would be ideal and gives you room for upgrading the graphics card later on.

Those 80+ efficiency numbers are talking about the amount of energy taken from the wall that actually makes it to your computer.
80+ guarantees 80% of power drawn from the wall will make it to you computer.
80+ silver guarantees 85% of power drawn from the wall will make it to you computer.

There is a chart here that explains it pretty well.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/338726-28-differences-bronze-silver-gold-platinum-certificates

Going up from 80+ to bronze and silver also usually guarantees a power supply that is less likely to break down over time.

However you can work out for yourself whether or not upgrading to a better PSU will save you money in the long run.
Good luck!

 

[Justin Millard]

I forgot to mention that if you don't want to overclock (you need a z87 or z97 motherboard for that with the pentium) then I actually believe the AMD CPU is the better buy. EDIT: Apparently the amd 860k is easier to overclock than the pentium as well.

By the way I found this article on motherboard that might help you sort through what all the different boards are. http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z87-H87-H81-Q87-Q85-B85-What-is-the-difference-473/

 

[Karadjgne]

The pentium g3258 will OC on some H81 boards, it was unlocked in bios because of its low power consumption (and a sales gimmick) although some boards seem better than others, ASRock and MSI in particular.

 

[Justin Millard]

I thought intel closed that loop hole. Have you got any examples?

Plus I'm more confident that the AMD 860K can play every game out there at least on low settings than I was before. I'm massively leaning towards the 860K now, especially considering you won't be upgrading the CPU during the next two years.