** Intel Pentium G4560: Bang For Buck Gaming **

[Jonners]

I never really overclocked this G3258

The only thing I am thinking is do I now, or see how the 4 and 6 Core Ryzen fare? I know they will be priced higher...

Thanks

 

[RavenXXX2]

Yeah well you will need a new mobo and some DDR4, Zen quad is likely to be priced around £120- £150. The G4560 is a good upgrade over what you have and only £60.

 

[Axeboy]

Its a great chip for £60, far better than the G3258 in my experience anyway

 

[Jonners]

I will just settle for the G4560 due to the pricing of the Zen Quad Cores then. I could always go down that route later.

I will just keep my GPU and HDD's for the Pentium Kaby Lake setup, the 280 will be fine?

Thanks

 

[RavenXXX2]

Yeah will get much better performance out the 280 with the 4560.

 

[LabR@t]

Can you over clock these at all if so how much

 

[RavenXXX2]

You get about 100 mhz then it gets blocked, thanks Intel.

 

[Jonners]

Excellent, I will look at doing this asap, which Chipset is best, H270 or B250? Much thanks.

 

[LabR@t]

Not worth the hassle then, shame I imagine they would fly

 

[RavenXXX2]

Excellent, I will look at doing this asap, which Chipset is best, H270 or B250? Much thanks.

Get the cheapest B250 kaby Lake Micro ATX you can, ATX are more expensive.

 

[Axeboy]

Or look out for a second hand H110 mobo that's had the bios updated

 

[Drizmod]

If I get the below mobo will it work straight out of the box or would I need to do a bios upgrade?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...151-ddr4-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-69c-as.html

Also whats the recommended memory to be used with this?

 

[RavenXXX2]

If I get the below mobo will it work straight out of the box or would I need to do a bios upgrade?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...151-ddr4-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-69c-as.html

Also whats the recommended memory to be used with this?

Will work out the box, max mem supported on B250 is 2400 mhz so grab that or faster ram for future mobo upgrades.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Thinking about getting this chip for my younger son for some lite gaming school work and browsing internet. Is this a good chip for that

 

[YorkshirePadd26]

I'm very pleased with this chip, i upgraded from S775 Q9650 @ 3.6GHZ and this runs games so much smoother, i don't see the need for anything more powerful when at 1080p. I've this coupled with an Rx480.

 

[benjii]

Thinking about getting this chip for my younger son for some lite gaming school work and browsing internet. Is this a good chip for that

Are you pairing it with a graphics card? If so, then it's the perfect chip for that.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Are you pairing it with a graphics card? If so, then it's the perfect chip for that.

Yes,looking at a 1050Ti or 1060

 

[benjii]

Yes,looking at a 1050Ti or 1060

That would be a cracking combination. This CPU really punches above its weight and would be perfect for paring with either of those GPUs.

 

[Simon Belmont]

That would be a cracking combination. This CPU really punches above its weight and would be perfect for paring with either of those GPUs.

That's what I was thinking also. Would be a great setup for my little boy

 

[DragonQ]

I wonder if AMD will have any rivals for this chip when Raven Ridge is released. I don't think Summit Ridge will compete since the last I heard the lowest Summit Ridge SKU (R3 1100), which should be the same speed as this chip but with 4 real cores, would still be over £100 and have no IGP.