The Uberclocker g3258

[malarkey95]

Uberclocked g3258, h81m plus with Network card , 4gb gddr5 750ti, CM hyper 212 evo, superflower fx450w fractal DC 1000

Will there be any bottleneck with a 4gb card.

[kalniel]

Yes, depending on what you're using it for. The 750ti will bottleneck you in games.

[Bonebreaker777]

Or the (only) two CPU cores in other games.
Isn't 4GB on a 750Ti pretty much a waste?

Edit: I think you will be fine
http://m.hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/70977-intel-pentium-anniversary-edition-g3258/?page=7

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-pentium-g3258-review

[malarkey95]

I think this idea is bad I just noticed you can baseclock i3 skylakes so a cheap h board and a 6100 is much better but going to be more expensive. My Idea for this build is to get a cheap CPU and motherboard and get good solid components psu, case etc. and wait for AMD Zen and interchange those parts so what you think do waste money on ddr3 and pay abit more for the skylake?

[MrJim]

I think this idea is bad I just noticed you can baseclock i3 skylakes so a cheap h board and a 6100 is much better but going to be more expensive. My Idea for this build is to get a cheap CPU and motherboard and get good solid components psu, case etc. and wait for AMD Zen and interchange those parts so what you think do waste money on ddr3 and pay abit more for the skylake?

I had an issue with Far Cry 4, which refused to run on a dual-core CPU system; apparently the 2 core / 4 thread i3 CPU was fine though. I suspect more games in the future might require a 4 core CPU.

If you need a gaming PC now, I personally wouldn't wait around for Zen - there's always something better 'just around the corner' where PC technology is concerned, & at this point Zen is a completely unknown quantity.

[malarkey95]

Thanks but the premium of skylake is it worth shelling out when I can wait for AMD and make due with a g3258 and motherboard for 85 pounds whilst a skylake i3 plus a mother board is 65+ pounds extra unlesssomeone can find a better deal i havent looke too much but like you said its a BET that it will be cheap and come out on time and be worthy as well a my g3258 coping with modern games anyway there's an unofficial Dual core CPU fix for FAR CRY 4. Its really hard because I can upgrade with skylake in hindsight I think I shouldve got skylake.

a I s this a good deal https://www.palicomp.co.uk/Intel-Skylake-Bundles[/SIZE]

[kalniel]

Pick up a 2500K and p/z67 motherboard second hand if you want to make do - that'll be far faster.

[watercooled]

Skylake i5/i7 (particularly the k versions) are still badly overpriced at retail, so there's that.

Depending on how long you're planning on keeping the GPU, and what sort of games you'll be playing, I'd consider going with a slightly higher-end one. Plus there's the potential issue of some games refusing to run on dual-core CPUs, so it would be worth checking if the games you plan on running have this issue.

Also, just to follow on from what Bonebreaker777 said - 4GB doesn't necessarily make it faster than a 2GB card. Throwing more memory on cards like this is more of a marketing gimmick than anything useful, and you'd be better off putting the extra money towards an actually higher-end card. Don't pay too much attention to VRAM on graphics cards.

Also, I agree with kalniel that if you can find a well-priced Sandy Bridge platform second hand it would be a decent choice.

[malarkey95]

TY comrades decisions decisions I think I'll hold on to the g3258 I've got and make a bid on eBay for the 2500k or similar old processor then return the g3258 to amazon I got. Nice to have informed decisions.

[Bonebreaker777]

TY comrades decisions decisions I think I'll hold on to the g3258 I've got and make a bid on eBay for the 2500k or similar old processor then return the g3258 to amazon I got. Nice to have informed decisions.

Uhm, not sure if you are aware but the motherboard is not universally acceptable towards both 1155 and 1150 CPUs.

Unless of course you already have a 1155 motherboard.

In case you have a 1155 motherboard, Cex have very affordable 1155 i5 CPUs (both Sandy & Ivy Bridge).
But on eBay you could have a i3 4130 for £60 (2C/4T). Plenty of economic choices.

[malarkey95]

Yes I know they are not interchangeable. I think people would get the just of what I was saying but thanks for that just in case I was clueless. I haven't decided on a hatdrive yet SSHD or normal Hardrive?

[watercooled]

Personally I prefer an SSD and a HDD. If you're limited to one drive and need more storage than an SSD provides at a given cost, an SSHD can be a decent compromise but for things like games you're going to be limited by HDD transfer speeds a lot of the time as the large game files won't all fit in to the SSD cache.

[Bonebreaker777]

Personally I prefer an SSD and a HDD. If you're limited to one drive and need more storage than an SSD provides at a given cost, an SSHD can be a decent compromise but for things like games you're going to be limited by HDD transfer speeds a lot of the time as the large game files won't all fit in to the SSD cache.

Agree. If you have only one position left for any storage device, SSHD. If you have at least two, HDD or SSHD for now and SSD later or the other way around, depends if a bigger storage is essential right now or sufficient later. Choose between a HDD and a SSHD depending on the price. At the same capacity a few pounds more would justify the purchase of a SSHD. Anything more than £5-10 and you are rather to be 'institutionalized'.

[kalniel]

Agree. If you have only one position left for any storage device, SSHD. If you have at least two, HDD or SSHD for now and SSD later or the other way around, depends if a bigger storage is essential right now or sufficient later.

If it's position, rather than channels, that are the problem then get this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverstone-.../dp/B00CK0HU4W

I've just used one to bypass an annoying HDD cage and it's quite nice: allows for one HDD and two SSDs all in a single bay.

[Bonebreaker777]

If it's position, rather than channels, that are the problem then get this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverstone-.../dp/B00CK0HU4W

I've just used one to bypass an annoying HDD cage and it's quite nice: allows for one HDD and two SSDs all in a single bay.

I had the slightly different model of this. 4 x 2.5" + slim optical drive in 1 x 5.25" position.

[malarkey95]

Hey I found a gtx 950 Asus OC for 104.51 Pounds good price?