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Hello,

TL;DR - I am looking for a CPU - nothing else - for a good price and for high power games, I have a GIGABYTE H81M-H (SOCKET 0), if you want any more info, just ask. EDIT: I have stock Intel CPU cooler.

I'm looking for a good processor for a good price - a processor, so please don't rant onto be saying I need a new mobo, or GPU - I'm asking for a processor, nothing else.

Now that's out of the way, I can explain more. Well I am looking for a new gaming processor that will be quite good for its price, I am upgrading from a Pentium G3220. I play quite a lot of games, or play games that are yet to come out, that require a lot of power out of my desktop, eg: Grand Theft Auto 5, Just Cause 3, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Battlefield 4 and many other games - my point is I want power, for a good price.

My motherboard is a GIGIBYTE H81M-H (SOCKET 0),

If you would like any more information, please feel free to ask me, and thanks in advance.

-Lam1080p


EDIT: I have the stock Intel CPU cooler.
 
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1 problem, I don't have any special cooling - just the stock Intel cooler, and does my mobo support CPU overclocking?
 
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Thank you very much, :)
 
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Maybe, but there is also the Xeon 1231 v3 which can match the i7s of that socket without all the extra stuff like overclocking and integrated graphics.
 
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They still cost a bit more than the I5 and the extra money won't benefit him for gaming which is his primary purpose.
 
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Also, I hate to nag, but is it possible to go any cheaper? Would there be any AMD processors better than my current processor (Pentium G3220) Maybe for a tiny bit cheaper?
 
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Why would you go AMD? That would mean a motherboard change for worse single-core performance, and Assassin's Creed would never run in a million years.
 
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It looks good, but I hate to sound demanding, but as I said to turkey - would there be any cheaper processors for decent performance? (I currently possess a Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz)
 
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Maybe any cheaper Intel processors? Again, I hate to sound demanding, and also - I'm not the most tech savvy, so I didn't really realize that, sorry.

 
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Assuming your are in the US, please correct me if wrong. Unless you are getting a mighty fine sale on it, like at a mircrocenter or something, the xeon isnt that much more than the 4690. (on newegg, like around $30)
 
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The I5-4460 is another option. Once you go into I3 territory I think you will struggle on Assassin's Creed. Assassin's Creed games are some of the most CPU intense. They push my I5-4460 to its limits.

I am in the U.S., but what is hyperthreading going to do for games? Right now it does nothing. He wants the best bang for the buck for gaming. For streaming yeah.
 
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I'm not sure how to do that, what would I search to find an answer (for when I'm fitting it)
 
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I'm English.
 
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