Recycling older CPU for budget gaming computer

[Svetgar]

I have 2 older CPUs that I am not using. I want to use one of them for a budget gaming computer. Which one would be a better choice?

1. Core i3 2100
2. Pentium G860

Thanks!

 

[escrow4]

i3 easily. Although you might be able to sell both and scrape enough together for a used i5 2500 non-K.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

i3. You have a line on a motherboard?

 

[frozentundra123456]

How much are you paying for that sandy i3? If you want to go with an i3, you can get a brand new i3 6100 for slightly over 100.00. (125.00 on new egg, but you might find a better deal).

The skylake i3 has almost 20% higher clockspeed (3.7 vs 3.1) and considerably better ipc (another 20% or so, maybe more). Overall, that should make a skylake i3 40 to 50 percent faster. Also, DDR4, which skylake requires, is also available at good prices now. IMO, you should seriously consider Skylake instead of used, unless you already have ram and a motherboard to pair with the 2100

Edit: confused with another thread. I see that you already have tbe 2100. Definitely go with that over the pentium. It will be decent for most games, but like i said, it is quite a bit slower than a newer i3, much less an i5. You may have to upgrade at some point, depending on the games you play.