CPU/motherboard Recomendations

[millz]

Hey guys

Was hoping I could get a little advice on a budget CPU/Motherboard combo for an HTPC type of computer.

I currently have

Mid tower case
Radeon 6870 GPU
HDD
PSU 650 watt

I need some advice on which CPU to put in here. This computer probably won't be doing any gaming. Mostly just browsing, Netflix and Youtube. I would imagine that fast single threaded performance is what I need.

I need the best bang for the buck CPU/motherboard combo. I want it to be in the 100 - 150 dollar range for the combo.

I'll also probably pick up an SSD at some point in a few weeks which doesn't need to be worked into the 100 - 150 budget.

 

[beers]

If it 'probably did do gaming', what kind of games are we talking?

For a non-3d intensive environment you can pick up a Athlon 5350 and AM1 board at MicroCenter for $40 combined +tax.

 

[millz]

I'm looking at an Intel G3258. At $90 CAD, it's on the high side of my budget. But is this the best CPU I can get for this money?

If I do end up doing any gaming, it'll be gaming I can do with the wife and kids. I've got a decent gaming PC which I use for myself with an aging Radeon 7990 in it.

 

[Intel_man]

Honestly, I mean if you're in a tight budget like that, a SSD is not a good idea for now. I'd rather put that SSD budget into the mobo+cpu budget and get something that'll last longer.

 

[millz]

My reasoning is that this computer will just be mainly for browsing, so having an $80 SSD will improve operating system functionality much more than sinking the extra 80 bucks into the CPU mobo.

I just recently put an SSD in my gaming machine and it's a world of difference the speed of the operating system.... Not having to wait for programs to load after bootup to begin using browser and such.

 

[Cisco001]

What currency are we talking about here?

Assuming CAD$??

Personally will pick G4400 purely due to DDR4 mobo

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($78.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($22.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $155.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 14:28 EDT-0400

 

[Intel_man]

He mentioned CAD in post #3.