Intel core i3 is good?

glenn585 · Oct 16, 2014

Hi guys can anyone help me?

The thing is.. in 2 days im going to buy a CPU with this processor
ARK | Intel® Core™ i3-4160 Processor (3M Cache, 3.60 GHz) it has HD 4400 Graphics integrated.

But the question is, is that processor good enough for gaming? (also will have 4gb of ram)

Thanks in advance ^_^

MeteorsRaining · Oct 16, 2014

Yes, with a dedicated graphics card, you can play on high-ultra with decent FPS in most titles.

glenn585 · Oct 16, 2014

People keeps telling me , "dude, you cant play with that you need at least an i5 or 7" but i think thats a lot, i think an i3 its ok..

filippi · Oct 16, 2014

i3-4160 Processor? sure. HD 4400 Graphics integrated? no.

reedo_43 · Oct 16, 2014

Fine processor...you will need dedicated graphics!

MeteorsRaining · Oct 16, 2014

Unless you're looking to play 64 player multiplayers on BF4 on ultra specs, you're all good.

glenn585 · Oct 16, 2014

Which dedicated graphics card would suit to that processor?

MeteorsRaining · Oct 16, 2014

Upto R9 280 or GTX 760 is fine, up from that and CPU would bottleneck the GPU.

glenn585 · Oct 16, 2014

Btw, i want my computer to play games like MMORPG (Tera,Archegage, League of legends) crysis and someps3 games, (final fantasy, assassins creed) im not like a hardcore gamer

MeteorsRaining · Oct 16, 2014

Will do fine for high-ultra (with R9 280 or GTX 760) and no-low AA, which's kind of great. With an i3 ofc.

plaintuts · Oct 16, 2014

Games are not solely dependent on the cpu...

You will need a graphics card, like a gtx 750ti along with your i3 Intel cpu.

To have a good gaming experience for the games you like.

Also a power supply, that supports the gpu

filippi · Oct 16, 2014

This is a great option at $150 price range:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($146.97 @ NCIX US)
Total: $146.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 13:14 EDT-0400

glenn585 · Oct 16, 2014

I wont be able to buy the graphics card for now, i will need to wait like 2 or 3 months.. i hope the HD 4400 at least let me play in low

plaintuts · Oct 16, 2014

Good luck with that....

MeteorsRaining · Oct 16, 2014

Not sure if it'll be a good experience, but HD graphics are quite fine for old titles, but nothing after '08 to be honest. But yes you'd not have any technical issues.

filippi · Oct 16, 2014

$120 Intel Core i3-4160 or $130 Pentium G3258/GTX 650 ? Your choice. Pentium G3258/GTX 650 will be great for MMORPG (Tera,Archegage, League of legends) and many games more.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $129.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 13:26 EDT-0400

maddogfargo · Oct 16, 2014

glenn585 :

MMOs and most of those games should be fine on an i3. Crysis 3 might be held back a little because it is so well threaded, but it won't be too bad.

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