I have a Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H motherboard Check it here. I want to get an Intel CPU for my rig but I want to make sure I get one that is both compatible, strong and in my budget range.
My budget is between $100-$140 for an Intel processor right now, so I can't be looking at any i7's. I can hardly look over at any i5's.
I was looking at the Intel Core i3-4150 Processor Check it here on Amazon.
Any good? Is it capable of doing what I require down below?
I don't need the world's strongest CPU, just one that'll allow me to run what I need.
Requirements:
Able to run a game like League of Legends while I'm also running: Skype, Google Chrome, Streaming live video to Twitch.tv in HD and all without any stutter or performance drop.
I have an AMD Radeon HD 7770 graphics card(will get better later).
4 GB of DDR3-1600 Mhz Kingston HyperX Dual-Channel RAM(Will get another 4-8 GB soon with new CPU).
I just need the cheapest, but fully capable Intel CPU that will run all the above without problems and is compatible with the motherboard I have.
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P.S.
My computer currently runs on a cheap AMD mobo(less than $45) with an AMD Phenom x4 - 3.4 Ghz Quad-Core processor with the above RAM & Graphics card.
It can run pretty much any game even on high graphics. However, when it comes to streaming it just doesn't cut it and performance drops a lot.
I want a beast budget PC.
My budget is between $100-$140 for an Intel processor right now, so I can't be looking at any i7's. I can hardly look over at any i5's.
I was looking at the Intel Core i3-4150 Processor Check it here on Amazon.
Any good? Is it capable of doing what I require down below?
I don't need the world's strongest CPU, just one that'll allow me to run what I need.
Requirements:
Able to run a game like League of Legends while I'm also running: Skype, Google Chrome, Streaming live video to Twitch.tv in HD and all without any stutter or performance drop.
I have an AMD Radeon HD 7770 graphics card(will get better later).
4 GB of DDR3-1600 Mhz Kingston HyperX Dual-Channel RAM(Will get another 4-8 GB soon with new CPU).
I just need the cheapest, but fully capable Intel CPU that will run all the above without problems and is compatible with the motherboard I have.
_____________________________________________
P.S.
My computer currently runs on a cheap AMD mobo(less than $45) with an AMD Phenom x4 - 3.4 Ghz Quad-Core processor with the above RAM & Graphics card.
It can run pretty much any game even on high graphics. However, when it comes to streaming it just doesn't cut it and performance drops a lot.
I want a beast budget PC.