Intel Pentium G3258.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

Alright if i get the G3258 and oc it over 4ghz will i be able to live stream to twitch. Saying it has 2 cores i don't think so but will I at 720p with a gtx 970.

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

No, not well at all. Cores are what you need for live streaming and a dual core will struggle for sure.

It will bottleneck a gtx970 for sure in most games as well.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

Umm... Fx 8350 and I5 3670k is about the same price. Which one will be better.

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

The 8350 will stream better but the i5 will game better. Why would you buy a 3 generation old i5 on a dead socket though?

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

tiny voices :

Dead Socket. Well if you see I5 3670k and I5 4670k has like little difference. The 4th gen just has better I-GPU which I will not use. Also Dead socket, Everything will turn dead. 4th gen will be dead too in like less than 6 months or so.

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

No it will not be dead in 6 months at all. Broadwell will be on Z97 motherboards on the 1150 socket. far from dead...

Don't buy a 3570k.

Do you want to overclock? What is your budget and when will you be purchasing?

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

Wait whats those 3 PSU Companies you recommend

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

Antec, XFX, Seasonic.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

Thanks

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

No problem.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

This build was for a friend who wanted a Steam Box and wanted to live stream (Now he doesn't).

How's this build? Should i add a r7 250 for crossfire with the APU or should i just buy the pentium. He does like to over clock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.19 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ DirectCanada)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $522.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 21:46 EDT-0400

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

No, don't bother with hybrid crossfire. It usually adds no performance anyway.

The build looks fine, but the PSU is pretty overkill. Also for the same money you can get an an athlon x4 860k and an R7 260 which will game many times better.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

Thanks

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($98.88 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($109.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $514.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 21:53 EDT-0400

Do this. A million times better for gaming.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

1gb of ram for graphics card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($98.88 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.36 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($144.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $550.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 21:55 EDT-0400

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

The 260x isn't even powerful enough to use more than 1gb anyway.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

So the 2gb version won't give better fps in more demanding games?

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

No, it will not. It is marketing mostly.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 28, 2014

Alright thanks.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 29, 2014

Wait. I could put a amd fx 6300 or a i3

tiny voices · Sep 29, 2014

the 6300 would be WAY better for streaming.

Bhavneet Pannu · Sep 29, 2014

I have a problem. He wants it to be Mini ITX and fx 6300 doesn't support it or their motherboard don't

tiny voices · Sep 30, 2014

There are no am3+ itx boards. If it MUST be itx, you have 2 options: Get the Pentium and forget most multiplayer online games and multi-core games, or get the Athlon x4 860k which has a much worse upgrade patch but it better than the Pentium in any multiplayer or multi-core game.

Jose Fernandes · Sep 30, 2014

tiny voices :

Your absolutely right about streaming but, only for gaming, I don´t consider 5-10fps diference a Bottleneck... And considering the next viable option is like 150$ more, I think he will regret if he doesn't buy the gtx970 and buy something like an i5 with a r9 280...

tiny voices · Sep 30, 2014

I had a friend with the same pentium and an r9 270 and he sold the pentium due to over half his games being unplayable due to stuttering. VERY big issue with the CPU, and only really gets worse when overclocked.

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