budget cpu for multitasking and gaming

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Frankly I expect you'd be fine with a Pentium or Core i3, that's still what I'd consider "light desktop usage". A faster chip couldn't hurt, but you may not be able to tell a difference between a $70 Pentium G4560 and $350 i7 7700K with your uses.
Frankly I expect you'd be fine with a Pentium or Core i3, that's still what I'd consider "light desktop usage". A faster chip couldn't hurt, but you may not be able to tell a difference between a $70 Pentium G4560 and $350 i7 7700K with your uses.
 
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