I3, fx 6300 or pentilum

kunthakenthe · Aug 18, 2014

hey guys im on a strict 500$ budget for a gaming computer including a montior. I was wondering would a i3 or fx 6300 be better. Would a pentilum offer good enough performance so that i could add a gpu.

Alpha3031 · Aug 18, 2014

Sure, especially if you plan to OC, it will offer decent performance (I'm talking about the 20th anniversary Pentium, G3258)

kunthakenthe · Aug 18, 2014

Alpha3031 :

ok so oc a pentilum(anniversy i mean) it will be good right to pair with like a r9 270 or r7 260x.

Alpha3031 · Aug 18, 2014

Yes, and it will perform great, in single and duo threaded games especially.

cmi86 · Aug 18, 2014

Well see this is a complicated question. It really all depends on what you intend to do with the PC besides gaming. If you are planning to do any productivity work I would pick the 6300 and it's extra cores will certainly benefit you. Even a fair share of games now a days are starting to show a slow down with dual cores as coding moves towards better multi core utilization. The intel path does offer the opportunity to move up to an i5 where as the amd option would allow for some pretty heavy overclocking. It really is up to you.

kunthakenthe · Aug 18, 2014

well i want overclocking, i want to game, and also try new things on my computer. what would i use rendering or editing for.

cmi86 · Aug 18, 2014

Me personally I would just go for the 6300 as it's core count makes me feel more comfortable going in to the future. Having more cores will make it faster when you use it for things that will take advantage of them. Gaming is pretty much neck and neck, some favor intels efficiency some favor the 6300 core count. Both are perfectly capable of gaming. Both will overclock. I think the 6300 potential to be significantly faster given utilization sells it in this situation.

Alpha3031 · Aug 18, 2014

Do you live near Microcenter? If so can we have your ZIP code please.

lp231 · Aug 18, 2014

Use rendering or editing say showing off that awesome move to your friends, editing some game clips, and so forth.
I would go with the Core i3, Pentium G3258 only shines when it's OC, but when OC, the Core i3 is still a better CPU.
Look at the gaming benchmarks, compare stock G3258, then OC to Core i3
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849.html

Alpha3031 · Aug 18, 2014

lp231 :

Yes, it's better, it's also twice as expensive. It's really only a competitor with a higher budget

kunthakenthe · Aug 18, 2014

i wish i lived next to microcenter only frys here. im think to lower cost a apu would be good. would a4 play games, a6,a8??

Alpha3031 · Aug 18, 2014

Not as well as a Pentium+GPU

But may be a good idea for your situation

cmi86 · Aug 19, 2014

You should be able to to 6300+GPU or Pentium+GPU for $500.

kunthakenthe · Aug 19, 2014

alright i'll look at these builds.

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