Hi guys, my friend is looking to get a new gaming pc under 700$ and he asked for my help. I got a g3258(at 4.2) with r9 280 last xmas and I only have good things to say about it all new games flawless on ultra. So naturally we built it around g3258 because its still dirt cheap compared to i3/5s. My question is if you guys think r9 290x is too much for this cpu, are there any cpu+gpu combos that are better for gaming in the same price range (around $400 for those two)
>>51770498
It is god tier for a budget pc.
But it is way to weak for a 290x.
It will bottleneck.
OC g3258 + 280x or 960 is the sweet spot.
>>51770498
It was an ok cpu who's value was new to Intel users. The 860k would be the God tier cpu for that price range but I would prefer to have an upgrade to an I5 or I7 devils canyon then a 6300/8350.
>>51770535
if we only get 960 i guess we can get an i5-4460 so the build last longer
>>51770498
under 700$?
i mean if its like 600ish just get an i5
my 400$ pc is still ok for gaming i still can get 100 frames in csgo in medium
g3258
gt 730
8gb ram
asus h81m k
$700 should get you a build with a 290/x and 8350. 3258 is too weak.
>>51770498
700$ will get you an i5 4460,h81 board,8 gigs ddr3,r9 390 ,1tb hdd and an evga PSU. So recommending shit to people
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4WCL8d
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HBdmXL
One of these if you're american.
No, get an octacore or go home
>>51770498
Some games like Far Cry 4 already cant be launched with a dual core on board, 4 threads seem to be the minimum you should get.
>>51772821
thats a plain lie, i can run it at ultra settings.
>using dual core CPU with no hyperthreading in 2015
