Opinion about this PC

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CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:MSI H81M-P33
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 8GB CL10
HDD Boot:Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB SATA3
GPU: Sapphire R7 250 2GB 512SP GDDR3
PSU:Seasonic Eco Series 430W 80 Plus Bronze
Case:Sharkoon VG4-W USB 3.0 Negra/Verde

To play some new games like GTA 5,and older games like Mass Effect 3,Fallout 3 and others.

[_I_]

its not a bad starter

for gta5 you want a haswell i5 or better
or skylake i3

the g3258 can be upgraded to a haswell i5 or overclocked to near i5 levels with a good cooler and board
but h81 will not allow much over 1.2v core

gpu is a weak for newer games, you want an r9 380 or gtx 960 or better for good settings

fallout3 and me3 will be fine with the g3258, they only need 2 cores
*with fo3 mods may require more, but vanilla will be fine

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Escrito originalmente por _I_:

its not a bad starter

for gta5 you want a haswell i5 or better
or skylake i3

the g3258 can be upgraded to a haswell i5 or overclocked to near i5 levels with a good cooler and board
but h81 will not allow much over 1.2v core

gpu is a weak for newer games, you want an r9 380 or gtx 960 or better for good settings

fallout3 and me3 will be fine with the g3258, they only need 2 cores
*with fo3 mods may require more, but vanilla will be fine

Its for my sister and She dont need Ultra Settings PC,900p minumun more than 30 frames on games like GTAV,The Witcher 3 or Battlefront

[Rove]

What's the budget for those parts?

Looks to me like you'd be better off with a A10-7860K APU for CPU and integrated graphics.

You could make a more upgradeable system for about the same performance and maybe lower price. It would be a better idea and have a better future.

Something like that would cost around or under $300~ with a A10-7860K APU.

[upcoast]

G3258 can be upgraded but it's a waste of money from the start.

http://www.techspot.com/review/1089-fallout-4-benchmarks/page5.html

Even at 4.5ghz with extra $ on cooling the 3258 2c/2t only manages min 40fps behind amd FX6350 aka slightly overclocked fx6300 and way behind i3 2c/4t, so for new games think no lower than an overclocked fx6300.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ejBlynOV8

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/72286-amd-athlon-x4-880k-review-9.html

Even the 880k is looking like a realistic budget cpu ^.

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Escrito originalmente por upcoast:

G3258 can be upgraded but it's a waste of money from the start.

http://www.techspot.com/review/1089-fallout-4-benchmarks/page5.html

Even at 4.5ghz with extra $ on cooling the 3258 2c/2t only manages min 40fps behind amd FX6350 aka slightly overclocked fx6300 and way behind i3 2c/4t, so for new games think no lower than an overclocked fx6300.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ejBlynOV8

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/72286-amd-athlon-x4-880k-review-9.html

Even the 880k is looking like a realistic budget cpu ^.

What do you think about FX 4300?

[SundownKid]

Go with at least an i3-6100. Avoid dual cores or AMD CPU's as they are outdated or too weak.

This build would work better:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QbRFwP

[Fluffy]

nothing wrong with amd as some of them game quite well id recommend i3 or fx-6300 as minimum for budget gaming pc... welcome to the intel forums

[Darren]

Go for an AMD FX 6300-6 core processor or AMD FX 8320E- 8 core processor since they tend to be cheaper than Intel and also you could spend the money on a good graphic card. Games will in the future be needing more cores. Since the majority are console ports.

[Rove]

Escrito originalmente por Darren:

Go for an AMD FX 6300-6 core processor or AMD FX 8320E- 8 core processor since they tend to be cheaper than Intel and also you could spend the money on a good graphic card. Games will in the future be needing more cores. Since the majority are console ports.

Good advice but I'm not sure it really fits his budget.

[Fluffy]

Escrito originalmente por Rove:

Escrito originalmente por Darren:

Go for an AMD FX 6300-6 core processor or AMD FX 8320E- 8 core processor since they tend to be cheaper than Intel and also you could spend the money on a good graphic card. Games will in the future be needing more cores. Since the majority are console ports.

Good advice but I'm not sure it really fits his budget.

true but if hes looking at an fx-4300 which op asked about the 4300 and 6300 are very close in price

[vadim]

Escrito originalmente por Darren:

Games will in the future be needing more cores. Since the majority are console ports.

There is no any logic in this statement. I can tell that as a programmer.
It sounds like "I run this game on true octacore MT6592 on my smartphone. Hence, you need true octacore CPU (and there is only one octacore CPU in the world ATM - i7-5960x) to run PC port"...

[upcoast]

Escrito originalmente por Fluffy:

Escrito originalmente por Rove:

Good advice but I'm not sure it really fits his budget.

true but if hes looking at an fx-4300 which op asked about the 4300 and 6300 are very close in price

FX8300$110 is also around that price margin, amd no lower than the fx6300 and intel i3 6100.

I posted the 880k benchies just for the intel reality check.

Ps, you build what you can afford to a point but Pentium G dual core is dead.

[Mystic Referee]

Few things.

1. Don't buy a seagate HDD. They have terribly high failure rates. They *were* good drives at one point in time. But after working in IT, I usually only see brand new Western Digitals which died due to defect, or Seagates of any variety coming in. And they don't have a higher market share either to explain the disproportionate amount of seagates dying. Google's own data center agrees with me.

2. Never go cheap on the PSU. The PSU is the blood of the PC. If you go cheap on it then the rest of your PC will suffer. That being said, you didn't make a bad choice. Just wasn't the best choice.

3. Don't buy an AMD CPU for a $100-$200 when a 6th gen intel can cost $100-$200 and be more efficient with fewer cores and better heat dissapation.


Anyways, this is what I made as an enthusiasts beginners kit with room to grow.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hZNyD3

[upcoast]

Escrito originalmente por Kid Ayy:

Few things.




Anyways, this is what I made as an enthusiasts beginners kit with room to grow.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hZNyD3

Horrible build ^, $88 hsf really sticks out.

[Mystic Referee]

Escrito originalmente por upcoast:

Escrito originalmente por Kid Ayy:

Few things.




Anyways, this is what I made as an enthusiasts beginners kit with room to grow.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hZNyD3

Horrible build ^, $88 hsf really sticks out.

The only CPU fan that can keep a FX-9590 in operating tempuratures. It's a damn effective fan. But yeah, could probably go without that, the PSU was a bundle with the CPU, but you could probably save $20 there. And the Videocard can be changed.

Other than that, the CPU offered outperforms all the CPUs mentioned, and on a socket that can be upgraded significantly.

Also, as a side-note. I've seen about 3 PCs die in the last year from water cooling rupturing. I've seen about 20 PCs need a CPU fan replaced and then they're fine. So I'm slightly biased based on experience when it comes to effective cooling. Risk vs. Reward.