Pentium G3258 or FX-8320 with R9 280 or GTX 960

caveman178355 · Apr 1, 2015

I was wondering which CPU would be better with an R9 280 or a GTX 960, a Pentium G3258 (overclocked to 5ghz) or an FX-8320 (overclocked to 5ghz).

Would there be bottlenecking with the Pentium?
Is the Pentium better due to upgradability?
Which GPU is better and with which CPU?

RaDiKaL_ · Apr 1, 2015

Both the R9 280 and the GTX 960 are really on par with each other, so go with the cheapest you find.

As for the CPU, in that scenario the FX-8320 would be better, having said that, for that amount of money you should be able to get a i3-4330 or similar, which although you can't really OC for not being a K version, it should be able to perform similar to a FX-8320 while keeping the upgrade path open for a i5-i7 down the road.

caveman178355 · Apr 1, 2015

RaDiKaL_ :

So this (GPU): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-AMD-280-Graphics-Card/dp/B00IYD0HYO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427747514&sr=8-2&keywords=r9+280

And this (CPU); http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors/Intel+CPUs/Core+i3+-+Socket+1150+Haswell/Intel+Core+i3-4360+3.70GHz+%28Haswell%29+Socket+LGA1150+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=60656

And this (Motherboard): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Z97P-D3-LGA1150-Motherboard-USB3-0/dp/B00K9R1OCW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427871709&sr=8-1&keywords=z97+motherboard

RCFProd · Apr 1, 2015

i5-4460 + R9 280 for proper performance at 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£38.17 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £322.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-01 08:16 BST+0100

RaDiKaL_ · Apr 1, 2015

If you can get that Gigabyte Z97 mobo with the i5-4460 RCF suggested (while ofc keeping the R9 280) then go ahead with it, otherwise the mobo RCF suggested will be fine too.

sora · Apr 1, 2015

The R9 280 would be strong with an i5 CPU.

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