Is this a good CPU for a gaming laptop?
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TechnicianIC
July 22, 2014 5:29:07 PM
Hello everyone I just wanted some feedback on a CPU for a gaming pc which I'm building I am on a tight budget of $500 and I am wondering if this would be a good CPU.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
I originally wanted to get the AMD Athlon as I new that was a good CPU but the set up I currently have put together is not compatible with the AMD Athlon
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Thanks for all of your input it is greatly appreciated.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
I originally wanted to get the AMD Athlon as I new that was a good CPU but the set up I currently have put together is not compatible with the AMD Athlon
.Thanks for all of your input it is greatly appreciated.
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TechnicianIC said:
Hello everyone I just wanted some feedback on a CPU for a gaming pc which I'm building I am on a tight budget of $500 and I am wondering if this would be a good CPU.http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
I originally wanted to get the AMD Athlon as I new that was a good CPU but the set up I currently have put together is not compatible with the AMD Athlon
.Thanks for all of your input it is greatly appreciated.
It's not the worst nor the best, but I would go a bit with my first i3 build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/zeyuanfu.fu/saved/8sFKHx
Just add a case and a CPU cooler.
Hope I helped!
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Taafe
July 22, 2014 5:40:10 PM
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Calnin said:
The new g3258 is actually better than the i3 I believe. It's overclockable so it's able to get more out of the price, makes it good for low budget builds.Well, if you want to game on it, depends if you get a GPU. If you don't, go for the i3. If you do, if you get the G3258, make sure to have sufficient cooling.
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Taafe
July 22, 2014 5:49:59 PM
zeyuanfu said:
Calnin said:
The new g3258 is actually better than the i3 I believe. It's overclockable so it's able to get more out of the price, makes it good for low budget builds.Well, if you want to game on it, depends if you get a GPU. If you don't, go for the i3. If you do, if you get the G3258, make sure to have sufficient cooling.
Hope I helped!
The G3258 barely even gets hot.....
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Taafe said:
zeyuanfu said:
Calnin said:
The new g3258 is actually better than the i3 I believe. It's overclockable so it's able to get more out of the price, makes it good for low budget builds.Well, if you want to game on it, depends if you get a GPU. If you don't, go for the i3. If you do, if you get the G3258, make sure to have sufficient cooling.
Hope I helped!
The G3258 barely even gets hot.....
If you have sufficient cooling! if you use stock, aie aie aie...
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Taafe
July 22, 2014 5:57:35 PM
zeyuanfu said:
Taafe said:
zeyuanfu said:
Calnin said:
The new g3258 is actually better than the i3 I believe. It's overclockable so it's able to get more out of the price, makes it good for low budget builds.Well, if you want to game on it, depends if you get a GPU. If you don't, go for the i3. If you do, if you get the G3258, make sure to have sufficient cooling.
Hope I helped!
The G3258 barely even gets hot.....
If you have sufficient cooling! if you use stock, aie aie aie...
What are you talking about? The stock cooler is more than enough for that CPU, getting an aftermarket CPU is a big waste since I doubt he'll overclock.
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Taafe said:
zeyuanfu said:
Taafe said:
zeyuanfu said:
Calnin said:
The new g3258 is actually better than the i3 I believe. It's overclockable so it's able to get more out of the price, makes it good for low budget builds.Well, if you want to game on it, depends if you get a GPU. If you don't, go for the i3. If you do, if you get the G3258, make sure to have sufficient cooling.
Hope I helped!
The G3258 barely even gets hot.....
If you have sufficient cooling! if you use stock, aie aie aie...
What are you talking about? The stock cooler is more than enough for that CPU, getting an aftermarket CPU is a big waste since I doubt he'll overclock.
What are you talking about? Stock is barely enough, and not if the CPU is OCed. At least a Hyper 212 EVO would be good.
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Taafe
July 22, 2014 6:02:16 PM
zeyuanfu said:
Taafe said:
zeyuanfu said:
Taafe said:
zeyuanfu said:
Calnin said:
The new g3258 is actually better than the i3 I believe. It's overclockable so it's able to get more out of the price, makes it good for low budget builds.Well, if you want to game on it, depends if you get a GPU. If you don't, go for the i3. If you do, if you get the G3258, make sure to have sufficient cooling.
Hope I helped!
The G3258 barely even gets hot.....
If you have sufficient cooling! if you use stock, aie aie aie...
What are you talking about? The stock cooler is more than enough for that CPU, getting an aftermarket CPU is a big waste since I doubt he'll overclock.
What are you talking about? Stock is barely enough, and not if the CPU is OCed. At least a Hyper 212 EVO would be good.
You do realize we're not talking about an i5 or i7 here, an aftermarket cooler is overkill for this CPU, not to mention this is a laptop and the hyper 212 evo wouldn't even fit....
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TechnicianIC
July 22, 2014 6:15:04 PM
TechnicianIC
July 22, 2014 6:18:08 PM
TechnicianIC
July 22, 2014 6:20:57 PM
This CPU I would like to put with this graphics card do you guys think it will bottleneck the GPU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
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Taafe
July 22, 2014 6:21:09 PM
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July 22, 2014 6:23:49 PM
TechnicianIC said:
This CPU I would like to put with this graphics card do you guys think it will bottleneck the GPU:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
Try and go for a 260x instead of that for a little better performance. Bottlenecking is a misused term and you wont have to worry about it at all
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Here, take a look at my first preliminary build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/zeyuanfu.fu/saved/8sFKHx
You just have to add a case and it makes about 425-475$.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/zeyuanfu.fu/saved/8sFKHx
You just have to add a case and it makes about 425-475$.
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Taafe
July 23, 2014 5:45:31 AM
zeyuanfu said:
Here, take a look at my first preliminary build:http://pcpartpicker.com/user/zeyuanfu.fu/saved/8sFKHx
You just have to add a case and it makes about 425-475$.
You gave him a worse CPU that costs more. GG
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The pentium + a decent board like the asrock extreme3 would easily outdo that build. Just saying. Not to mention it'd be cheaper.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $476.93
The price is after mail in rebates. Price without MIRs is ~530$.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $476.93
The price is after mail in rebates. Price without MIRs is ~530$.
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TechnicianIC
July 23, 2014 12:00:48 PM
Calnin said:
The pentium + a decent board like the asrock extreme3 would easily outdo that build. Just saying. Not to mention it'd be cheaper.PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $476.93
The price is after mail in rebates. Price without MIRs is ~530$.
I have a build set up already which is similar but I was having problems finding a good GPU which would fit into my budget, the one in your build is cheap but is it good is the question.
im going to post the build in another thread later if you want to see it and give feedback.
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