G3258 vs i3 4150 ???

[dan3141592653]

the same clock the only difference is the hyperthread will this have any real advantage for gaming? cos the G chip is half the price

 

[dan3141592653]

I would rather go LGA1150 for headroom... I think AMD have nearly maxed out the am3+ already?

 

[madmatt30]

I wouldnt buy a pentium g mate,full stop
Its a hobbyist chip for overclockers ,not a serious gaming chip.
I understand the talk of upgrade paths etc but seriously I havent seen a game in the last 12 months that will not take advantage of 4 cores (apart from stuff based on the arma engine) - if you cant afford at least an i3 ,then go amd .
& seriously for an matx build stick with the n200 I listed ,its head & shoulders above any other budget matx case on the market (& it comes with decent preinstalled cooling)

 

[quilciri]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2851126/far-cry-4-woes-with-dual-core-processors-point-to-a-bleak-future-for-budget-pc-gamers.html

I domt wanna shoot talibans anyway.... I wanna play no mans sky, fallout 4, mgsV ....

You didn't read the article. good luck.

 

[dan3141592653]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2851126/far-cry-4-woes-with-dual-core-processors-point-to-a-bleak-future-for-budget-pc-gamers.html

I domt wanna shoot talibans anyway.... I wanna play no mans sky, fallout 4, mgsV ....

You didn't read the article. good luck.

I did read it mate... I was joking... thanks for help dont get me wrong

 

[sora]

I personally would go with the i3-4150 as it is faster per core compared to the Pentium.

 

[dan3141592653]

Get Athlon 860K, best of both worlds.

But yes, many game engines seem to like the i3's hyperthreads.

I actually have all three of those CPUs in my lab right now, and they are all good for some things.

THe athlon looks OK... it clocks faster than a 6300... but fm2+... Im gonna be buying a board aswell im not sure about fm2+... Thoughts?

 

[quilciri]

FM2+ is good for HTPC's and entry level gaming on a machine you don't plan on upgrading much. The socket is the one of the worst possible choices if you want any upgrade path. The 860K is the best CPU available in that socket and it's roughly equivalent to an FX 4300.

1150 will give you the longest possible upgrade path, AM3+ is good if you plan on overclocking. If you have a large budget, 2011 will give you quad channel memory.