- Apr 6, 2012
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So I am building a HTPC/Steam-box to play some games (I have an i5 3570K and GTX 970 rig to play anything major on). I been trying to keep the price under 200 (the lower the better). Now I was wondering about if I should go with an i3 4150, Pentium G3450, or a AMD FX 6300. I am leaning against the AMD FX 6300, mainly due to price of a decent mobo and CPU. Plus I won't be overclocking. I don't expect this rig to last over 2 to 3 years. I probably be upgrading my main rig to skylake and take my i5 3570K and replace this one.
I heard that the G3450 can be very similar i3-4150 just minus the Hyperthreading (which isn't used for gaming from what I read). Anyone know about this?
Here are the parts I already have:
8GB GSkill DDR3-1600
XFX HD 6870
Corsair TX 750W
I already have a case as well.
Here are some of the things I was thinking:
CPU:
G3450
i3 4150
FX 6300
MOBO:
Gigabyte B85M DS3H(Is this a decent mobo? I don't plan to overclock really. Though I read that you can increase the multiplier.)
This will only be used for Gaming, surfing the web, and streaming. I will not be overclocking this nor do I expect this to play any games on ultra settings.
I heard that the G3450 can be very similar i3-4150 just minus the Hyperthreading (which isn't used for gaming from what I read). Anyone know about this?
Here are the parts I already have:
8GB GSkill DDR3-1600
XFX HD 6870
Corsair TX 750W
I already have a case as well.
Here are some of the things I was thinking:
CPU:
G3450
i3 4150
FX 6300
MOBO:
Gigabyte B85M DS3H(Is this a decent mobo? I don't plan to overclock really. Though I read that you can increase the multiplier.)
This will only be used for Gaming, surfing the web, and streaming. I will not be overclocking this nor do I expect this to play any games on ultra settings.
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