Gaming CPU under $110

[Javon Clary]

Im building a PC for a friend. He wants a 270x so I'm selling him mine and I'm upgrading to a 280x. We are on a budget and I have an idea for all i plan to get for him. I was looking at a FX-6300 then i went to the g3258. Then i started to think about games and how they my start to become multithreaded(more than 2 core utilization) more often in the upcoming year. so i looked at an i3 and the 6300 again. I just don't want him to have issues because I decided to cheap out on a cpu. He doesn't plan on playing the most intense AAA games. but he would like to be able to play any current or up-incoming game on decent setting and above 30fps which is why i suggested my 270x and i also have an i5-4590 so i dont know how much fps drop he should expect compared to my i5.

 

[gamer1357]

An i3 paired with a 270x should be fine for a while. It won't be a bottleneck except maybe in very CPU intensive games. The hyperthreading on the i3 should help it in multithreaded utilization and the much better singlethreaded performance compared to the 6300 make it the ideal choice in that price range.

 

[Javon Clary]

An i3 paired a 270x should be fine for a while. It won't be a bottleneck except in very CPU intensive games. The hyperthreading on the i3 should help it in multithreaded utilization and the much better singlethreaded performance compared to the 6300 make it the ideal choice in that price range.

Okay, Thank you. Im searching all over the internet and I'm seeing all sort of different stuff. Some point to a FX-6300 but a lot of the time I can't tell if they are fanboys or not. And the g3258 takes a relatively expensive z97 chipset to overclock (not that i want to overclock)

 

[Bezzell]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

 

[gamer1357]

An i3 paired a 270x should be fine for a while. It won't be a bottleneck except in very CPU intensive games. The hyperthreading on the i3 should help it in multithreaded utilization and the much better singlethreaded performance compared to the 6300 make it the ideal choice in that price range.

Okay, Thank you. Im searching all over the internet and I'm seeing all sort of different stuff. Some point to a FX-6300 but a lot of the time I can't tell if they are fanboys or not. And the g3258 takes a relatively expensive z97 chipset to overclock (not that i want to overclock)

The 6300 is a pretty good chip. I'm not an intel fanboy, but the fact is that the singlethreaded performance of the 6300 is so much weaker than the intel that it doesn't make it a viable chip anymore.

The g3258 is also a good chip but it will bottleneck slightly in games that use more than 2 cores. I would stick with the i3 and cheap motherboard. The hyperthreading may come in handy in the future. I would only get the pentium if you're friend plans on upgrading to an i5 relatively soon.

 

[Nordein]

The Fx-6300 has better benchmarks than the i3. As for the G3258, that would be a waste of money at this day in age. You are better off going with the Fx-6300.

 

[Wisecracker]

New Egg Combo: $225 before $10 rebate
AMD FX-6300
Asus M5A97 LE
G.SKILL 8GB 1600MHz

He will see little if any 'frame drops' compared to your i5-4590.

Edit: Here is the Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 AM3+ with a AMD FX-6300 Vishera for $155 before $10 rebate.

It's a great budget mobo, and the latest revision supports the new 95w FX-8370E and FX-8320E

As does the Asus M5A97 LE.

 

[gamer1357]

http://i.imgur.com/8LBHwRn.png

In some games the 6300 will pull ahead, while in others the i3 will pull ahead. If you're friend wants to overclock and doesn't plan on upgrading for a while take the 6300. Otherwise, the upgrade path from the i3 is worth it IMO.