Whats the best budget CPU for my RX 580?

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feelinfroggy777
Go with the pentium G4560. If you live near a microcenter you can get one there for $60.

Next week the 8th gen Intel CPU will be released. You won't be able to use it on your board, but you may find some good sales on the i5 7500, but they won't be as low as 90. Pending on where you live, you may be able to find a good deal on a used 7500 after next weeks release.
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What's your current motherboard?

Assuming you have a 7th-gen Intel platform (B250 mobo), only option for that price is either the Pentium G4560 or the slightly faster G4600. Currently, the G4560 (3.5GHz 2C/4T) costs $96 while the G4600 (3.6GHz 2C/4T) costs less at $87:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($86.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $86.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-30 21:38 EDT-0400

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More info here: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2913-when-does-the-intel-pentium-g4560-bottleneck-gpu
 
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Thank you this helped.
 
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Go with the pentium G4560. If you live near a microcenter you can get one there for $60.

Next week the 8th gen Intel CPU will be released. You won't be able to use it on your board, but you may find some good sales on the i5 7500, but they won't be as low as 90. Pending on where you live, you may be able to find a good deal on a used 7500 after next weeks release.
 
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