Is G3220 good for gaming?

[shrewdgamer]

Maximum resolution is 1600x10

 

[lyssword]

at lower resolution cpu difference is even more highlighted

 

[DownTheSky]

Just get Get a FX-6300 and a R9 280X
or
I5 and R9 280X/GTX 760

 

[lyssword]

I would bet i5 4670k with 280x/760 would outperform g3220/290 at lower res

 

[nwo]

I would bet i5 4670k with 280x/760 would outperform g3220/290 at lower res

I don't think you need to bet on it, it's a fact. However, if you're talking about 1080p or higher, you might get better fps with the pentium/290 if the game only uses 1-2 threads. Most games nowadays use 2-4 threads though so I would definitely not recommend a dual core for gaming.

 

[john5220]

I get between 25 fps to 80 FPS in Battlefield 3 with 64 player maps with my haswell Pentium G 3220 and a HD 4870 on super low settings.

The Pentium G 3220 is more than double the power of my Athlon II X2 that I replaced I would say its equal to a Athlon II X4 quad core.

 

[schmuckley]

I saw this and had to pop in and say "no"

 

[RussianSensation]

Maximum resolution is 1600x10

Morbus gave an outstanding advice. If you don't intend to upgrade the CPU shortly to a quad, it is much better to buy an i5 4690k or even i7 4790k and pair it with R9 280x or 760 than your option. Sooner or later that $450-500 GTX780 will become too slow and its resale value will drop a lot. GTX480 was a $500 flagship card and now cards like r9 270 or 750ti deliver similar performance for just $125-130 just 4 years later. The 780 is also not a new card, which means in less than 4 years there should be a $150 card with its performance.

On the other hand, an overclocked 4690/4790k should last 4-5 years and age gracefully. This CPU can survive both Maxwell and Pascal GPU generations. Buying any dual core CPU for games now is just wasting money. Spend it on the i5-7 CPU instead because in 4-5 years both the R9 280x and 780 will be "equally" too slow for games.

Also, if you want to resell 4690/4790 in 2-3 years it will retain a lot of its value. That's another plus of putting more into the CPU platform. And cards such as R9 280/280x/760 are adequate for 1680x1050.

 

[Revolution]

I'm in almost same confusion.
Gonna build very cheap budget gaming build end of this year.
But heard more core is required in todays most of the games.
So,which will be better ?
AMD FX-6300+ R7 250X 1GB or Intel G2020+R7 265 2GB/750Ti 2GB ?
Both.combo are almost similar price here.
And 4GB DDR3 1600MHz is enough of 8GB RAM must ?

 

[shrewdgamer]

I'm in almost same confusion.
Gonna build very cheap budget gaming build end of this year.
But heard more core is required in todays most of the games.
So,which will be better ?
AMD FX-6300+ R7 250X 1GB or Intel G2020+R7 265 2GB/750Ti 2GB ?
Both.combo are almost similar price here.
And 4GB DDR3 1600MHz is enough of 8GB RAM must ?

Wait it out till Pentium G3258 is available if possible, if that is your budget I'd suggest get 750 Ti and 6GB RAM. Later you can upgrade it to 8 or whatever is necessary.

 

[justin4pack]

If your budget calls for a $500 gpu and a $50 cpu. Mix it up a bit more. We don't know the whole story hence why so many other people are suggesting the obvious. But a little better cpu and little worse gpu will def be a better option.

 

[crashtech]

The sweet spot for game performance usually revolves around spending somewhere around twice the money on the GPU as the CPU. If the budget is $560, that means $187 for the CPU, which is in striking range of an i5. I'say stretch the budget a little and get an i5/GTX 770 combo.

But if that is not possible, I would still get the GTX 770 and pair it with an i3. Some participants seem to make recommendations as if the CPU is soldered onto the mobo. It's socketed for a reason, so it can be upgraded. We should be encouraging later CPU upgrades if we want to see socketed CPUs moving forward. Intel CPUs have good resale value.

The machine will play almost all games better with an i3/GTX 770 combo than it would with an i5/GTX 760 combo. But I would not recommend going to extremes and choosing a G3220 to work with a GTX 780. That's a bridge too far, although I would bet that in certain games, the performance of this lopsided combo would be excellent.

 

[2is]

How will the G3220 hold up in BF4 on medium 64player maps??

Not well. BF4 is one of the most CPU intensive games.

 

[AkumaX]

Honestly considering getting the G3258 and o/cing it to +4.4GHz. How's that paired with a 280X/290?

 

[24601]

Honestly considering getting the G3258 and o/cing it to +4.4GHz. How's that paired with a 280X/290?

Just no.

 

[AkumaX]

Just no.

C'mon... It's only $60!!

 

[24601]

C'mon... It's only $60!!

Don't go in with any expectation that anything over a 750 Ti won't be horrendously CPU bottlenecked.

 

[toyota]

C'mon... It's only $60!!

what does price have to do with your question? a Corolla is 1/4 the price of an F250 so would that price difference make up for it not being the right tool for the job? you would not even average 30 fps in a game like Crysis 3 so just think about the minimum framerate. pairing a 290 with a Pentium dual core would be a laughably stupid decision at this point.

 

[andg]

Just no.

Haters gonna hate!

 

[SlickR12345]

That is a terrible CPU for gaming. I mean up to this point its fine, like if games stopped being developed right now you would be able to run most games at almost high settings assuming a powerful GPU as well, except for few games like Watch Dogs, BF4 and Metro, etc...

But from now on more and more games are going to utilize quad core and expect in 2015 most games to utilize quad core and most likely even start requiring quad core processors.

So I'd get an I5, anything lower than than and you are going to have trouble with future games.

An old i5 2500k if you can find it on a deal would be great or just buying I5 4430 would be great as well.

You could even go the AMD route and get a FX6300 which is great value for money and in games that support Mantle you can expect up to 20% increase in performance!

If I was you I'd probably go with I5 4430 and GTX 760, you could always upgrade the GPU later and its much easier than upgrading the CPU.

 

[TeknoBug]

Anything below an i3 for gaming isn't a great idea.

 

[AtenRa]

Anything below an i3 for gaming isn't a great idea.

Any CPU below i3 is enough for gaming using up to mid range GPUs in 90%+ of the games today.

You may not get 100fps on highest settings but you will be able to play at decent IQ settings at more than 30fps.

Edit: examples with Celeron G1830 + HD7790

F1 2012 1080p Ultra : Min = 39fps , Avg = 52fps

Sleeping Dogs 1080p High : Min = 32.5fps , Avg = 44.7fps

Rome II 1080p Ultra : Min = 25fps , Avg = 39,4fps

Warthunder 1080p Movie : Min = 39.3fps , Avg = 54.2fps

Metro Last Light 1080p High (tess off) : Min = 18,14 , Avg = 34,65

Yes there are newer games that definitely need 4 threads but you can game with a dual core even Celeron.

 

[sm625]

Is G3220 good for gaming for next few years? Will it be able to utilize fully a GPU of GTX 780 range?

It is only good in the sense that it means you have a viable upgrade path, if and when you encounter a game that absolutely requires more than 2 cores. Depending on what you play that could be a while; or not.

 

[crashtech]

In the CPU forum, every problem can be solved by a more powerful CPU. It's the Law of the instrument.

 

[Charlie98]

Any CPU below i3 is enough for gaming using up to mid range GPUs in 90%+ of the games today.

You may not get 100fps on highest settings but you will be able to play at decent IQ settings at more than 30fps.

My new desktop upstairs (DESK3 in sig below) has a G3220 and my old 560Ti 448... last night I fired it up and test drove MW1&2 and a few other lesser games... you know what? It did pretty good. I haven't tried BF3 or 4 just yet, I don't expect those to do as well as MW, particularly BF4. It isn't my primary game PC. but it's nice to know it's capable enough in it's own right and I will probably use it more and more.

Having said that, and agreeing with the quote above, if you are looking for a processor going forward for any length of time (2+ years...) and you want to play new titles at higher settings... quad core is your answer. An i5 with a GTX770 (or AMD equivalent) would be plenty, if your budget just can't swing it... keep the i5 and drop down to a GTX760.

EDIT: This was just general impressions vs my i5 2500K both running @ 1600x900 res. No hard numbers yet.