which cpu is better for gaming?

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SuperTailsHD

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I'm making a budget build for under $600 USD.Which processor should i go?
Intel Core i3-4160 or pentium g3258.(Also my GPU i'm picking is the r9 380)
 
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SPgamer007
If i had to build a PC under 600 bucks,i'd have went with this one.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q6yyYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q6yyYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W...
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SPgamer007

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If i had to build a PC under 600 bucks,i'd have went with this one.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q6yyYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q6yyYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $535.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 14:13 EST-0500
 
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BrandonYoung

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The i3's tend to perform better at games that use more than 2 cores (which is most of them currently).

SPGamer007's mentioned build looks really solid, and even features an i5 which would be considerably better than the i3, sadly it is only less than $600 when mail-in rebates are taken into account (and in my opinion mail in rebates are sketchy at best).
 
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synphul

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This is a similar build to SPgamer007's with a few parts tweaked. If someone is against mail in rebates an i5/r9 380 build can still be had for $600.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.40 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.15 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.25 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $604.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 18:30 EST-0500

That aside it depends on the individual. Mail in rebates do require a wait period and more money up front but can result in overall savings. I don't know of mir's to be sketchy, I've done several and all have worked. I've done mir's for pc cases, multiple gpu's, multiple motherboards etc. It's always up to the individual though, usually so long as someone follows the directions there's no issue. As in don't deviate from the directions, any variance could be cause for the mir to not be processed or to be denied.
 
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