Family PC CPU

[PC-Noobist]

Building a cheap family PC, already have my monster PC down pat, should i go with a:
-i3 4150 - cheap mobo
-A8 6600k - decent mobo and slight overclock
-Pentium G3258 - Mid Range mobo decent overclock
What would perform best in games and general use (not including iGPU) i have a spare Seidon 120v and NZXT FN V2 fans lying around. I only resort to Toms forums to get answers from people who have personal experience with what im looking at, although a good influence from alot of people could push me closer to an answer.

 

[i7Baby]

Depends on the rest of your build. The i3 would be stronger than the others. The A8 6600 has better integrated graphics and the pentium is cheaper.

None of the need a water cooler. A Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo will do for them ($30 newegg)

 

[PC-Noobist]

Depends on the rest of your build. The i3 would be stronger than the others. The A8 6600 has better integrated graphics and the pentium is cheaper.

None of the need a water cooler. A Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo will do for them ($30 newegg)

No they wouldnt need it but i already have it and the fans just sitting in a draw so cooling isnt an issue, im not looking at integrated graphics, the pentium wont overclock much past the i3 on 6 phases so i dont know if it can keep up and i cant overclock the A8 much on 6 phases so per core i dont know if it can keep up to the i3, in multi threaded tasks i3 vs A8 which would be better? i know all the details i just need a straight forward answer

 

[Ad Hoc]

The 4130 is twice as much as the Pentium and won't perform much better in games. Plus, you can OC the Pentium and it will perform better than the 4130. Go with the G3258.

EDIT: Benchmarks.

 

[PC-Noobist]

The 4130 is twice as much as the Pentium and won't perform much better in games. Plus, you can OC the Pentium and it will perform better than the 4130. Go with the G3258.

Pentium is $79 AUD and i3 *4150* is $129 AUD

 

[cctmsp13]

if you're using discrete graphics, use the i3, it'll outperform the A8, and with the hyperthreading advantage, should also keep ahead of even an overclocked pentium.

edit: I should qualify this by saying it depends how much OC you can get out of the Pentium. The i3 starts with a 300 MHz advantage, and if both are at 3.5 GHz, the i3 wins easily. If you start pushing into the over 4GHz range (which some do, Tom's got 4.5GHz) the advantages may shift to the Pentium.