Reddit mentions of Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)

Of course AMD can run modded MC, but OP asked for what specs he should look when building a pc. In that case, high single threaded performance is definitely something he wants. Even very moderately priced Intels (like this guy) beat out top of the line AMD if you're focusing on modded MC performance.

This is definitely true, but this

> and we are talking at most around an 6-8% better performance

If IPC is identical, Intel is getting 20%+ faster ST than a similarly priced Ryzen chip at stock.

Yes, the multithreading destroys the i3, but the point is that people will be Googling "Ryzen CS:GO speed" or "Ark Ryzen" (I speak from seeing people do so...)where the i3 might have a 20% or greater advantage because the games are optimized like absolute shit.

Look at the Steam stats page and you'll see.

My reading of his description is that he doesn't necessarily need the i5.

OP, an Intel i3 will generally handle workstation tasks very well, with some moderate gaming. You can lop ~$75 - $100 off the price if that is important to you.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCESRJX/?tag=pcpapi-20

Do note that if you ever do get into more serious gaming/processor tasks the i5 will definitely give you a performance boost. Just trying to let you know about these 2 options.

Same with the video card, really depends on how much gaming you'll be doing.

Also note that this build doesn't include Windows, so you'll have to budget for that somehow.

I would go for a micro-ATX build (or even mini-ITX) rather than looking to an ATX build. Put an [Intel Core I3-7100] (https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-7100-Desktop-Processor-BX80677I37100/dp/B01NCESRJX) in (around $120) and you could probably get a system come in for around that amount... don't skimp on the PSU though.

i3 7100 for $75
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCESRJX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

just bought, motherboard didnt support 7 gen without bios update so stuck with 6 gen

Reading your comments I see you are thinking about building a pc, with your budget that would be the better option for sure, do you have experience in building one ? if yes then I am not an expert but I would go with this Radeon RX, this Crucial 8GB Single DDR4, and this i3, and that leaves you with almost 100 USD for the case, fans, motherboard and you would be all set.

Would something like this : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCESRJX/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 be compatible with the motherboard?

I'm building "The Crusher" from the build page and I swapped the CPU to THIS, but I also want a motherboard with wireless built in. What would be a good motherboard that has wireless built in?

The best option is spend some extra money now and get something that'll last for a bit longer.

I recommend getting an Intel i3-7100, with this Motherboard, and you'll need to upgrade to DDR4 RAM.

Overall this comes to about $100 more than what you were already planning on spending but IMO it's worth it.

I've built around 40 computers in the past year. I would recommend this build if you bought everything right now. It's $315. You don't need a dedicated graphics card. The integrated Intel graphics are fine.

$115 CPU - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCESRJX

$46 Mobo - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157684

$63 RAM - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148858

$45 HDD - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LNJBA2I

$22 PSU (After Rebate) - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139201

$24 Case - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KJL5N6K

i would like to comment on your CPU choice , it's shit , i have it on my laptop and it's good for just surfing the net and small games ,
i would like to suggest you buy atleast the i3 CPU or the i5 CPU
ofc you don't need to buy the latest generation if you can't afford it , but your PC is gonna go to waste if you buy a pentium.

One of the newest i3

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCESRJX/?tag=pcpapi-20

what do you think of this? its very hard to find supermicro boards online especially in mini itx

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813599009

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-7100-Desktop-Processor-BX80677I37100/dp/B01NCESRJX/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1488130188&sr=8-3&keywords=intel+1151+cpu

Thanks. I enjoy video games but mainly older stuff from when I was a kid, and I'm far from hardcore about stuff like frame rates. I was looking at an i3. Do you think that would be a decent price/performance ratio?

PSU: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

CPU:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCESRJX/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

GPU:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K1JTT8S/?tag=pcpapi-20

RAM:
http://www.outletpc.com/lg9624-avexir-core-series-8gb-2-x-4-avd4uz124001604g2cob.html?utm_source=lg9624-avexir-core-series-8gb-2-x-4-avd4uz124001604g2cob&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker&utm_content=Avexir%2B-%2BMemory%20%28RAM%29%20%3E%20Desktop%20-%20DDR4%20Memory

Motherboard:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017NIDX1E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A8AFHGL03OEF2

Not only that, but with price plus shipping, you might as well as buy new.

The stuff can be bought for roughly less than $247 brand new lol.

$90 for motherboard open box https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Motherboard-B250I-GAMING-PRO/dp/B01MY5KXW8

$118 for CPU https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-7100-Desktop-Processor-BX80677I37100/dp/B01NCESRJX/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1499397266&sr=1-1&keywords=i3-7100

$39 for 4GB Corsair DDR4 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233786&cm_re=4gb_corsair_ddr4-_-20-233-786-_-Product

I'm assuming you're in the US. One easy way to check if it's your CPU is to buy a CPU from Amazon (like this one) to test the rest of your system with. Amazon has a very lenient return policy, so when you're done testing, just return the test CPU to Amazon.

If your CPU is broken, Intel warranty will help you as long as you bought the cpu "boxed" and not "OEM/tray". My i5-6500 died under mysterious circumstances a few months back—IIRC it could get into the BIOS, but would instantly lock up upon boot, and Intel replaced it for only the cost of shipping them my broken one.

I had a problem with this recently in FL. It's probably the same for every other DAWs, so I just thought I'd share it with you.

The thing is, music production can't really utilize multicore CPUs, because everything from the instrument through a mixer track until the master has to be processed in sequence. Think how an effect has to wait for a note to be played. There are a few things it can multicore, like if you don't put anything on master, and don't use send channels, which I recommend, then the daw can divide the load between tracks, but not otherwise.

So, I recommend a high clock speed CPU like the one posted above.

I also searched passmark's singlethreaded performance chart, and If you want an Intel processor, this might be good one, too. edit: apparently the number of cores do matter, but I'd still put a big emphasis on single core performance, since although plugins can work on multicores, information still needs to processed this way. An i7 would be nice to get.

Source.