Optimum GPU combo with a Pentium G3258k

[rohitbose]

Hey Guys,

As the title says, I just picked up an AE for a very cheap price for the heck of it which was hard to turn down. Now I know all the limitations of a non hyper threaded dual core chip, but what would you say a compatible or like to like GPU combo would be with it?? I don't want to create a situation where the chip is running at 95-100% and the GPU is being held back at 60-75% (you know what I mean - no bottlenecking and no stuttering).

Resolution - 1080p (60 hertz).

Thanks.

 

[RCFProd]

The G3258 won't bottleneck on you in games that don't require more than 2 cores and many games don't actually require more than this so you could get something like an R9 290 or GTX 970 and still be fine in most circumstances.

However, a balanced option in combination with that CPU:

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($180.70 @ Amazon)
Total: $180.70
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[dan3141592653]

I got a q8200 2.50ghz quad core with the 970 and I can rum gtav full everything 20-30 fps

 

[dan3141592653]

probably 750ti

 

[rohitbose]

q8200 @ 2.50 GHz QC with a 970, GTAV 20-30 fps, I try not to overuse the word but now that's a bottleneck. The chip is holding back your GPU, probably, the chip is running at a constant 100% and the GPU at 50% during gaming. This is what I am trying to avoid lol, as soon as the game is a little more CPU intensive, the chips just can't keep up with the high end GPUs. Even though the big cards will let us turn every thing to ultra (textures, shaders etc), the game play won't be as smooth.

 

[spdragoo]

Like dan3141592653 and RCFProd suggested, GTX 750Ti or even a 960 would be a good match. I would even suggest maybe an R9 270/270X, if your PSU isn't too low, as it should be more than enough for 1080p resolutions.

 

[chedda87]

R9 280x would pair well, gives you 3gb of vram. Higher power consumption thou than NVIDIA 960/970 so just check psu first

 

[dan3141592653]

q8200 @ 2.50 GHz QC with a 970, GTAV 20-30 fps, I try not to overuse the word but now that's a bottleneck. The chip is holding back your GPU, probably, the chip is running at a constant 100% and the GPU at 50% during gaming. This is what I am trying to avoid lol, as soon as the game is a little more CPU intensive, the chips just can't keep up with the high end GPUs. Even though the big cards will let us turn every thing to ultra (textures, shaders etc), the game play won't be as smooth.

I know 🙁 I blew my budget on the 970 now i got a piece of poo rig, gonna save for an i5 hopefully get 60 fps