Currently Im using an amd fx 6300. Not very happy with it and would rather go intel. Im looking to spend a bit on the processor, around $200 or so.
The pentium g4400 seems to keep popping up as one of the most effective processors for the price ($65), and when i compare it against some more expensive i5 and i7 models on cpuboss there does not seem to be much of an increase in performance given a $100+ increase in price like the i5 6400 price of $180 for a small upgrade in single and multi core performance . Due to this Im not really sure what to do.
So what should I do? Im likely going to switch out the mobo to a ddr4 version too, but which one I get obviously depends on processor compatibility.
The PC is only used for gaming, no photo or video editing, and I dont intend on overclocking either.
For instance heres a comparison between the G4400 and the i5 6400 (everytime I compare the g4400 seems to win, though this could be due its performance compared to dollar amount) http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G4400-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6400
The pentium g4400 seems to keep popping up as one of the most effective processors for the price ($65), and when i compare it against some more expensive i5 and i7 models on cpuboss there does not seem to be much of an increase in performance given a $100+ increase in price like the i5 6400 price of $180 for a small upgrade in single and multi core performance . Due to this Im not really sure what to do.
So what should I do? Im likely going to switch out the mobo to a ddr4 version too, but which one I get obviously depends on processor compatibility.
The PC is only used for gaming, no photo or video editing, and I dont intend on overclocking either.
For instance heres a comparison between the G4400 and the i5 6400 (everytime I compare the g4400 seems to win, though this could be due its performance compared to dollar amount) http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G4400-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6400