Best Budget MOBO for the Pentium G3258??

[The_Governour]

What would the best ATX budget MOBO be to go along with the Pentium G3258? I would OC the pentium to 4.2 or so.

This would be for a hypotetical budget gaming build for a friend that is on a Extreme budget.

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

ASUS B85M-E It supports multiplier overclocking of the Pentium

 

[BBG280]

I have an ASRock Z97 Anniversary mobo that works great for that chip. No frills and inexpensive. Good looking board too if you like black and blue.

 

[Wraith]

What would the best ATX budget MOBO be to go along with the Pentium G3258? I would OC the pentium to 4.2 or so.

This would be for a hypotetical budget gaming build for a friend that is on a Extreme budget.

How extreme a budget? I'm gaming very well with what is in my signature and overclocks like a dream, and to be fair you are going to need overclocking with the G3258 to game with it comfortably. 4.0Ghz +

 

[NeverBackDown]

Better yet with an extremely tight budget.. what are the games he's playing?
(this should probably be moved to Build Advice sub forum)

If it's something simple like LoL Then it won't take much to drive it.

 

[The_Governour]

Yeah, he is playing Company of Heroes and he would LIKE to play company of heroes 2 as well. No strong shooter game, maybe some FC3 etc.

The budget is as low as I can get it to, there fore was asking for a budget mobo that can handle a nice OC for the G3258.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Yeah, he is playing Company of Heroes and he would LIKE to play company of heroes 2 as well. No strong shooter game, maybe some FC3 etc.

The budget is as low as I can get it to, there fore was asking for a budget mobo that can handle a nice OC for the G3258.

You want the H97 Pro Gamer then IMHO but you can only run 1600mhz memory - if you want faster memory youll need the Z97 version

 

[The_Governour]

You want the H97 Pro Gamer then IMHO but you can only run 1600mhz memory - if you want faster memory youll need the Z97 version

With the memory then would it really affect performance? I would say that 1600 mhz would be enough or?

 

[barnsley]

With the memory then would it really affect performance? I would say that 1600 mhz would be enough or?

Thats fine for gaming. Then again, you'd might struggle to get some games working on the Pentium. I'd get a z97 board so you've got something solid to get an i5 for.

 

[remember300]

I have just got this for my dad (MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO Intel LGA1150 Z97) will let you know how it performs on sunday was only 75 quid not too well equipped tho. but enough for him

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

Yeah, he is playing Company of Heroes and he would LIKE to play company of heroes 2 as well. No strong shooter game, maybe some FC3 etc.

I'm a great fan of CoH. CoH 1 is singlethreaded of course and the PentiumK will be able to drive it easily. CoH 2 is a bit different, it needs more cores, he shouldn't have any serious problem if he has the settings to medium/high but when a lot of units get onto the map the chip will start screaming

 

[The_Governour]

I'm a great fan of CoH. CoH 1 is singlethreaded of course and the PentiumK will be able to drive it easily. CoH 2 is a bit different, it needs more cores, he shouldn't have any serious problem if he has the settings to medium/high but when a lot of units get onto the map the chip will start screaming

Yeah, maybe but then an i3 is like double.

 

[barnsley]

Yeah, maybe but then an i3 is like double.

Games also don't often use hyper threaded cores. Best thing would be to keep the pentium until they can get a cheap i5.

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

You could try 860k or fx-6300, but that would raise the cost of the overal build, while downgrading performance in single threaded games, which is not good.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Budget Quad core.....

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/amd_athlon_860k_black_edition_cpu_review/1

 

[Wraith]

Thats fine for gaming. Then again, you'd might struggle to get some games working on the Pentium. I'd get a z97 board so you've got something solid to get an i5 for.

The only game I can't run is Far Cry 4, but I'm guessing that this is only the beginning of the end to the dual cores for gaming, especially with Ubi$oft.

 

[barnsley]

The only game I can't run is Far Cry 4, but I'm guessing that this is only the beginning of the end to the dual cores for gaming, especially with Ubi$oft.

Some games also don't like dual cores much. They'll run, but not well. That seems to be the way things are going sadly .

 

[The_Governour]

The only game I can't run is Far Cry 4, but I'm guessing that this is only the beginning of the end to the dual cores for gaming, especially with Ubi$oft.

Even so, you, from experience what games can you play well with the pentium? I am considering this CPU as I am on an extreme budget - even with the GPU, I am considering the ASUS GeForce GT 730 2GB. And IF and only IF he has more $$ to spend then maybe a 750ti.

And for the games he will play Company of Heroes and if possible coh2 it would be ok or? He would not go like this years games etc. This is all untill he has some more cash down the road and can upgrade.

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

That seems to be the way things are going sadly .

I don't get you guys! This is awesome! Finally devs have realised that they need and CAN and HOW to use more than 1 thread for their games so they can run better and have more beautiful effects... etc.
The death of the 2-core era shouldn't be a bad thing

 

[Wraith]

Even so, you, from experience what games can you play well with the pentium? I am considering this CPU as I am on an extreme budget - even with the GPU, I am considering the ASUS GeForce GT 730 2GB. And IF and only IF he has more $$ to spend then maybe a 750ti.

And for the games he will play Company of Heroes and if possible coh2 it would be ok or? He would not go like this years games etc. This is all untill he has some more cash down the road and can upgrade.

Batman: Arkham Trilogy, Bioshock Trilogy, Crysis Trilogy, Dead Islands 1 & 2, Deus Ex, Dead Space Trilogy, The Witcher 1 & 2, Dirt 3, Elder Scrolls IV, V, ESO, Metro 2033 & Last Light, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, Sniper Elite III, NFS Shift and Shift II, Two Worlds, Thief, Assassins Creed series including 4, Saints Row IV, GTA IV, Far Cry 2 & 3, Mirrors Edge, Left 4 Dead 2, Just Cause 2, Assetto Corsa, F.E.A.R Trilogy, Half Life 1 & 2, Company Of Heroes, COD MW2, Medal of Honor, State of Decay. All these are played on Mid - High - Ultra settings, mainly High to Ultra settings with comfortable 60 fps. But if the G3258 is not overclocked it will struggle to achieve mid range game settings.

EDIT: at 1080p almost forgot.