CS:GO CPU Near (preferrably under) $100

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ItsTheRose

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Title says it all. An r7 260x will surely do the job on the GPU side, but as it's a CPU intensive game, I'm having trouble with the decision.
 
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Welcome to Tom's!

I recommend these


CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($93.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.78 @ OutletPC)
Total: $162.73




CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($163.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($108.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $272.77

CSGO isn't really CPU intensive but there is Intel (overclockable as well)


CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $326.68
 
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You may have missed the $100 part. ;)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $115.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 05:49 EDT-0400

If you get it to about 4.0ghz, which are easily achievable on the stock cooler, you get superior gaming performance to the fx 6300. And it allows you to upgrade to an I5 4590 ($180) later. If you need to save the last $15, you can also choose a h81 board, but in general they don't yield a lot of features. Maybe two usb 3.0 ports and two sata 3 ports.
 
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Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163

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Oh I thought the 100 was jsut for the processor not total. My mistake. The only reason I didn't go with that CPU is because from personal experience a dual core chip isn't really ideal in games other than CSGO which I just assumed nobody would only play CSGO. Good catch. :)

Just a quick example, what if he suddenly wants to play FC4, well he can't, i3's with HT can run it but with a hit in performance, just to kind of clarify a bit. :) Unless it' was just a bug
 
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Well, the pentium does still perform on par or better than the fx 6350 on average. If the $100 was just the cpu, he might be able to fit an i5 4460/4590 + h81 board into the budget, which would be by far the best performing option.
 
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