G3220 vs G3420

[jimbob mc jimbob]

So im building a portable gaming pc, and i wondered which one would be better for gaming and if it is worth paying extra for the better one.

 

[logainofhades]

What is your budget for this portable gaming PC, and what components do you need to buy?

 

[jimbob mc jimbob]

What is your budget for this portable gaming PC, and what components do you need to buy?

£350 and the only necessary thing is the Cooler Master Elite 130 case(i love that case) , the rest i dont really care as long as it plays games

 

[logainofhades]

Does that include windows?

 

[jimbob mc jimbob]

Does that include windows?

the £350 is just for the pc, i have monitor windows etc

 

[logainofhades]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£105.58 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£20.00 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £350.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 18:43 GMT+0000)

 

[jimbob mc jimbob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£105.58 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£20.00 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £350.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 18:43 GMT+0000)

thanks so much for doing this, would this be able to run chivalry medieval warrior at max settings?

 

[logainofhades]

Looking at the system requirements for that game, I would say you should do just fine. A 2.4ghz core 2 is required. A Pentium G3220 is faster than a 4ghz E8400. The 750ti is far faster than the HD3870 in the system requirements.

 

[jimbob mc jimbob]

Looking at the system requirements for that game, I would say you should do just fine. A 2.4ghz core 2 is required. A Pentium G3220 is faster than a 4ghz E8400. The 750ti is far faster than the HD3870 in the system requirements.

would an i3 2120 beat this cpu?

 

[logainofhades]

Yes, an i3 2120 should be a bit faster. I will check and see if I can find some comparison.

Edit* In games only using 1-2 cores, the Pentium G would be faster. Overall system performance would be a bit better with the i3, if you are running anything in the background. I would probably stick with the Pentium G for the better upgrade path.

 

[jimbob mc jimbob]

Yes, an i3 2120 should be a bit faster. I will check and see if I can find some comparison.

Edit* In games only using 1-2 cores, the Pentium G would be faster. Overall system performance would be a bit better with the i3, if you are running anything in the background. I would probably stick with the Pentium G for the better upgrade path.

would there be a noticeable bottleneck between a g3220 and a 750ti (i know that word is over used but i just wondered if the gpu would be severely limited by the cpu)?

 

[sora]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.38 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£52.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£105.58 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£20.00 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £350.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 18:43 GMT+0000)

thanks so much for doing this, would this be able to run chivalry medieval warrior at max settings?

I think that build should run Chivalry: Medieval Warrior.

 

[logainofhades]

You will be fine with a Pentium G and a gtx 750ti. In some more cpu intensive titles, the CPU will limit you some. For what you want to play, you are fine. Again, you have an upgrade path to a better CPU later on, should you need it. You could easily put in an i5 4440 or a Xeon 1230 v3.

 

[jimbob mc jimbob]

You will be fine with a Pentium G and a gtx 750ti. In some more cpu intensive titles, the CPU will limit you some. For what you want to play, you are fine. Again, you have an upgrade path to a better CPU later on, should you need it. You could easily put in an i5 4440 or a Xeon 1230 v3.

my plan was to use the g3220 for a few months then buy a xeon 1230 v3

 

[logainofhades]

You will be good to go then. 😀

 

[jimbob mc jimbob]

You will be good to go then. 😀

thanks for the help!