#best budget gaming cpu

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slim sand
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$170 and lower

viscid crest
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intel or amd

midnight acorn
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What’s the rest of the build

oak ginkgo
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I'll give options for every socket because I don't feel like waiting for him to respond, whatever the mobo socket is, pick my pick for it:
AM5 (socket 1718) - Ryzen 5 8500G, nothing else was under $170, or 7500f if Aliexpress is an option
AM4 (socket 1331) APU - Ryzen 7 5700G
AM4 non-APU - Ryzen 7 5700X
Socket 1700 - i5-12600K
Socket 1200 - i5-11600KF
Socket 1151 (Coffee Lake) - i5-9600K (if needs to be strictly in budget) or i7-8700K (few dollars overbudget, but the HT will help you)
Socket 1151 (Skylake/Kaby Lake) or earlier - bro build a new PC if you can💀
AM3+ (Socket 942) or earlier - bro build a new PC if you can💀