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March 23, 2014 12:40:38 PM

Hi guys.

I want to ask if the Pentium G3220 is a good choice for a cheap gaming PC, I'm in a low budget and I plan to upgrade later to a newer Broadwell cpu or a more powerful Haswell, so, is it good for gaming? Please, I don't want "go for an i3, get an AMD FX 6300"

Here's the build, kinda

-Intel Pentium G3220
-Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X DDR5 2GB
-MoBo Asus H81M-E
-HDD 3.5 Seagate 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA 3 64MB
-RAM DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 4 GB 1600
-Case ACTECK DASSEL ATX Fuente 500W

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March 23, 2014 1:08:50 PM

Well, the build is fine, I'm just not sure if Pentium will be able to handle most games. I know this is what you don't want to hear, but AMD has competitive prices and practically the same things. For less than the price of the $70 Pentium, you can get a Dual Core AMD A6-5400K Trinity, which is $60 and runs at 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo). It is an APU, meaning that it is a GPU and CPU in one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If you want something slightly faster, here's a quad-core $100 AMD A8-5600K Trinity 3.6Ghz (3.9GHz Turbo), (also an APU), which, with more cores, is better for running more programs at once, while maintaining the same, and even slightly better speed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Finally, you might not need a 500w PSU for this setup, more like a 400w or 450w, at most. Here's a tool to help you calculate the necessary watts, compare prices, and check the compatibility of parts, as well as make lists of them. You can also see ratings and what others used the parts in.
http://pcpartpicker.com/
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March 23, 2014 1:24:16 PM

That is not an unreasonable plan.
Yes, the G3220 is a bit weak, but it is about 15% stronger than the G860 used in this report:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-processor-fr...

If you have any hope of upgrading in the future to an overclockable cpu, you will want to use a Z87 based motherboard that will be a bit more expensive.

I think you have correctly prioritized your cpu/gpu balance with a more expensive graphics card.

I might rethink the case/psu combo. The only good quality psu that is combined with a case would be from Antec.
Use a very cheap case, and at least a quality 450w psu..
To provide a future gpu upgrade path, buy a 550-650w psu up front.


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March 23, 2014 2:04:40 PM

geofelt said:
I might rethink the case/psu combo. The only good quality psu that is combined with a case would be from Antec.
Use a very cheap case, and at least a quality 450w psu..
To provide a future gpu upgrade path, buy a 550-650w psu up front.




Thanks.

And about the psu, can a 450w be enough if I upgrade the cpu and mobo later?
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March 23, 2014 2:09:04 PM

David_AFB said:
geofelt said:
I might rethink the case/psu combo. The only good quality psu that is combined with a case would be from Antec.
Use a very cheap case, and at least a quality 450w psu..
To provide a future gpu upgrade path, buy a 550-650w psu up front.




Thanks.

And about the psu, can a 450w be enough if I upgrade the cpu and mobo later?


Considering that you want to upgrade, and seem to want to stay at 450w, get a high efficiency PSU. This will be cheaper than a 500 or a 550, but will still provide the computer with about the same amount of power.

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March 23, 2014 2:35:54 PM


And about the psu, can a 450w be enough if I upgrade the cpu and mobo later?

Perhaps.
Here is a handy chart that will tell you what psu is required for different graphics card/s.
The other components are relatively constant and do not matter much.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
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March 24, 2014 11:16:35 AM

oh, what about a cooler master extreme power 2 525w?
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March 24, 2014 12:11:29 PM

David_AFB said:
oh, what about a cooler master extreme power 2 525w?


The wattage is ok... if you got it all.
But, that psu may not deliver.
Pick a better unit from this tiered quality list:
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

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March 25, 2014 1:00:44 PM

That's helpful, thank you

btw, my budget is a little bit higher, so I'll get a cooler master N200 case and I think a corsair psu too
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March 25, 2014 1:12:19 PM

Yasin Tarabar said:
Well, the build is fine, I'm just not sure if Pentium will be able to handle most games. I know this is what you don't want to hear, but AMD has competitive prices and practically the same things. For less than the price of the $70 Pentium, you can get a Dual Core AMD A6-5400K Trinity, which is $60 and runs at 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo). It is an APU, meaning that it is a GPU and CPU in one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If you want something slightly faster, here's a quad-core $100 AMD A8-5600K Trinity 3.6Ghz (3.9GHz Turbo), (also an APU), which, with more cores, is better for running more programs at once, while maintaining the same, and even slightly better speed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Finally, you might not need a 500w PSU for this setup, more like a 400w or 450w, at most. Here's a tool to help you calculate the necessary watts, compare prices, and check the compatibility of parts, as well as make lists of them. You can also see ratings and what others used the parts in.
http://pcpartpicker.com/


3220 is cheaper than an A6 on pcpartpicker and the 3220 is far superior to it. APU's are useless with a dedicated GPU. I would consider a GTX 750ti for this build if you can squeeze it into your budget. FM2/FM2+ is a horrible gaming platform.
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March 29, 2014 12:35:37 AM

Well, it's decided, I'll start my Gaming PC with the Pentium G3220, I'll get a better mobo and cpu in the future, right now I'm desperate for a computer, I'm using a 7 years old low end laptop without inverter =/

Thanks a lot guys
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