I5-4570 Vs G4560 - CPUs, Motherboards, And Memory

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Hi,i'm planning to build my first gaming pc and i don't know what to choose for it. i can have a pentium g4560 with a b250m mobo Or an i5 4570 with z87 mobo for basically the same price. which one should i get ?

also i'm planning to put my build in an old dc7700 cmt case (tight budget) with a no name 600W psu is that okay ?I'm not planning to add a gpu for now .

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g4560. LGA 1150 is more dead than 1151 which is already dead.

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6 minutes ago, Badrx said:

Hi,i'm planning to build my first gaming pc and i don't know what to choose for it. i can have a pentium g4560 with a b250m mobo Or an i5 4570 with z87 mobo for basically the same price. which one should i get ?

also i'm planning to put my build in an old dc7700 cmt case (tight budget) with a no name 600W psu is that okay ?I'm not planning to add a gpu for now .

I would recommend the i5 simply because it's a quad-core CPU, and it has twice the cache. For the PSU, that's the only component that everyone cheaps out on that you should never cheap out on.

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6 minutes ago, JDE said:

g4560. LGA 1150 is more dead than 1151 which is already dead.

No, quad core would be much better than a pentium.

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Just now, rn8686 said:

No, quad core would be much better than a pentium.

Well yes, but there is pretty much a dead end for upgrade path. Thinking for the future ( @CUDA_Cores might agree )

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18 minutes ago, Badrx said:

Hi,i'm planning to build my first gaming pc and i don't know what to choose for it. i can have a pentium g4560 with a b250m mobo Or an i5 4570 with z87 mobo for basically the same price. which one should i get ?

also i'm planning to put my build in an old dc7700 cmt case (tight budget) with a no name 600W psu is that okay ?I'm not planning to add a gpu for now .

The i5 is going to give you a bit more performance upfront, but the Pentium is nice to consider if you feel pretty confident about upgrading in the near future.  Personally I would choose the i5 since there are probably better platforms around the corner, so get what best serves you now.

You could take a shot with the PSU but no guarantees your parts will be safe.  Absolutely consider a new one when you change the GPU.

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get the Pentium G4560 + b250. The i5 is better in raw power, but with the g4560 you'll be able to re-use the motherboard, and RAM when you upgrade. DDR3 is already obsolete unless you buy used.

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2 minutes ago, JDE said:

Well yes, but there is pretty much a dead end for upgrade path. Thinking for the future ( @CUDA_Cores might agree )

Dont think 1151 will be used past coffeeelake, thats hardly much of an improvement. If OP wants to upgrade, a used 4790k would be sufficient for several years. 

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Well, i would get the i5,even if the platform is 'obsolete'. You will still get better value, just upgrade it after when you need it (the whole platform).

The Pentium is a great budget chip, but people are starting to treat it like a god, and they need to remember it is just a dual core.

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i5-4570 > pentium

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12 minutes ago, JDE said:

Well yes, but there is pretty much a dead end for upgrade path. Thinking for the future ( @CUDA_Cores might agree )

no you could grab an i7 for that socket for 100$

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6 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

no you could grab an i7 for that socket for 100$

i7-4770/4790/4770K/4790K or Xeon 1231V3 there are plenty of options for upgrade...but for a gaming rig i mean the i5-4570 is a pretty fast quad-core chip and for most user it's all you need for a very solid gaming experience.

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You should consider waiting for Ryzen 3.  IIRC, they're supposed to come out this summer.

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Well thanks guys for helping . i guess i'm going with the i5 since i'm not planning to upgrade any time soon .

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