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when you're planning a new PC you build a great place to start with the CPU if your goal is to build a cost-effective gaming rig then I've got a few CPU recommendations for you let's take a look the honeymoon period is an overfit intel's unlocked dual core pentium processor the Haswell base g3 two five eight comes clocked at 3.2 gigahertz out of the box there's no trouble pushing past four gigahertz for some seriously respectable single and dual thread performance of course you need a z97 motherboard but there are plenty of sub $100 options to choose from should you not be interested in overclocking that I suggest looking into Intel's latest LGA 1151 platform the core i3 6100 is a personal favorite of mine clocked at 3.7 gigahertz it's plenty fast and with hyper-threading support multi-threaded tasks aren't an issue I found even the slower 3.2 gigahertz low-voltage model is more than capable of getting the most out of a sub $200 GPU this makes it an ideal budget gaming option if your budget allows for it I feel the more expensive Core i5 processors are actually the best value option for gamers a processor such as the core i5 6600 K provides more than enough oomph to tackle any modern game and you won't see a noticeable performance improvement by moving to the more expensive car sever model this is still true when looking at the latest DirectX 12 titles as well unless you're running a pair of tight next graphics cards in SLI then there really isn't much need to invest in anything more extreme than 6,600 K if you don't plan on overclocking then the slightly cheaper 6500 will be just as good the 6500 operates all four cores at 3.2 gigahertz and it can boost as high as 3.6 ki Hertz depending on the workload I found for the vast majority of triple-a gaming titles out there the core i5 6500 provides roughly the same performance that's my overclocked 6700 K when paired with graphics cards as fast the GTX 1080 for those of you looking to build an ultra budget gaming PC without a graphics card we recommend an AMD APU J 10 78-60 KS stands out as one of the best options for playing eSports titles such as rocket league dota 2 csgo and overwatch for example AMD is a 1076 kay is part of the Kaveri refresh at Bose for threads that operated a base frequency of 3.6 gigahertz what's key here is the integrated radeon r7 graphics featuring eight CEUs for a total of 512 SP use the most of any apu seen yet in order to get the most out of the 1878 60 KS GPU be sure to pair with ddr3 2400 memory as for the motherboard there are plenty of really good cost-effective AMD 888 X options to choose from if you can hold off a bit longer AMD's new bristol ridge apu should become available soon based on the new a m4 platform they take advantage of high clocked ddr4 memory and more importantly take advantage of a more modern and efficient CPU architecture AMD is detailed several new AP use and standout product is the a12 9800 using an updated version of a Mia's Carrizo architecture this is another four threaded apu featuring 512 SPU enable GPU running it up to one point one gigahertz of course pricing and availability is still unknown though we are expecting them to start showing up in retail channels shortly so those are my picks right now for the best value gaming CPUs if you've got any questions and let me know in the comments I'm your host Matt as always and I'll see you guys next time cheers guys for joining me for another episode of hardware unbox so those of you that already support the channel thank you so much it's truly appreciated and to those of you that would like to support the channel directly I do have Amazon links and a patron link in the video description below thanks a lot and I'll see you guys next time