Graphics card and cpu combination help?

Vortex_Incarnate · Mar 12, 2014

I plan to be building my first gaming pc soon and I'm on a bit of a budget. I would like to know which combination of cpu & gpu are better for gaming and why.

Radeon R7 260x + Intel Core i5-3350P

GTX 750Ti + Intel Core i3-4130

Like I said I'm on a bit of a budget and from my limited understanding these both seemed like reasonable combinations price wise. So what combination or possible combination would give me the best bang for my buck? Is there a better choice in hardware that isn't a large increase in price?

vmN · Mar 12, 2014

If you dont have motherboard already, get the fx 6300 with the GT 750ti.

mjmacka · Mar 12, 2014

The GTX 750Ti will be better: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R7-260X-vs-GeForce-GTX-750-Ti
The i5 will perform better if all cores are utilized. If a game utilizes a single core or two cores, the i3 will perform better: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3350P-vs-Intel-Core-i3-4130

Keeping both in mind, you will use your GPU more than the extra two CPU cores so that's where I would spend your money.

MalakiArtook · Mar 12, 2014

The 750ti is beast, a lot of performance with low power consumption. As far as processor you should get a I5 if you can afford it. the larger cache is ideal for gaming.

mjmacka · Mar 12, 2014

Also, keep in mind you are comparing a 3rd gen i5 with a 4th gen i3. The i3 is going to run faster, cooler, and more efficiently because it's based on a newer architecture and design than the i5.

I would go with this: GTX 750Ti + Intel Core i3-4130 and consider upgrading the CPU later if that proves to be an issue.
Also, keep in mind that certain games like BF4 take advantage of multi-core CPU architecture. In the next few years, it will be assumed by developers that most gamers will be running quad core processors or better.

Vortex_Incarnate · Mar 12, 2014

Thank you for the help so far everyone! I really wasn't expecting so many replies so quickly. So if I were to come across a game that requires a quad core processor or better would I still be able to run it using the i3? If I'm not able to run it with the i3 are there any quad core processors that would be better priced than the i5 with performance that is equivalent or better? Since you recommend upgrading later will the socket type limit me in the future?

I think I'm going to be giving myself a budget of 500$ for the processor, graphics, and motherboard. I would like to also fit ram into that but from the looks of it that might not happen, which is fine.

mjmacka · Mar 12, 2014

Vortex_Incarnate :

Thank you for the help so far everyone! I really wasn't expecting so many replies so quickly. So if I were to come across a game that requires a quad core processor or better would I still be able to run it using the i3? If I'm not able to run it with the i3 are there any quad core processors that would be better priced than the i5 with performance that is equivalent or better? Since you recommend upgrading later will the socket type limit me in the future?

I think I'm going to be giving myself a budget of 500$ for the processor, graphics, and motherboard. I would like to also fit ram into that but from the looks of it that might not happen, which is fine.

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