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gabriel_10

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Since I don't have much space in my room, I decided to go for an mATX build.

Here's what I have:
Case: Fractal Design DEFINE Mini
PSU: Corsair CX500M
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130
Motherboard: Asus Vanguard B85
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB Single
Memory: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB

PS: I would also like to know if Pentium or Celeron would be good for my build because I'm only using this for school work. And I'm on a very tight budget.
 
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Pentium would be just fine, especially paired with an SSD and dual channel RAM:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 320GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.26 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec...
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Pentium would be just fine, especially paired with an SSD and dual channel RAM:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 320GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.26 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $310.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 13:03 EDT-0400)


Wow that is not a tight budget lol You could save a lot and still get a lot more performance than you need for school work:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $513.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 13:05 EDT-0400)
 
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Here is a good build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H87-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.18 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $647.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 13:04 EDT-0400)
 
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Would be good to know your budget .
I bet you only have 'bout 400$ ?
And since you're only using it for school work , a pentium would do the job hands down .
8GB of ram would be useless for your build
Also you need a gpu to run that build
I'd rather go for a 1tb hdd than an ssd
Here's what i recommend

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $395.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 13:04 EDT-0400)

It'll handle newer games at low to mid setting just fine at 1080p and is good for school work :)
 
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gabriel_10

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Whoa, that's alot of options. Thanks alot.
 
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