Sub 480$ Build

soilder198 · Jul 24, 2014

I'm building a computer for a friend. He's on a pretty low budget but I think I managed to get everything he needs.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/cart/view.html/ref=lh_cart_vc_btn

Can anyone look this over and just make sure I haven't made any mistakes?

Also, I don't need a wireless card or an operating system.

Somber · Jul 24, 2014

the link takes me to my shopping cart, not yours.

bradsctt · Jul 24, 2014

I cant see it either, can you please go to pcpartpicker.com and enter the parts list there.
Once you are done, click export and BBCode format, and then copy and paste the info here.

It will make it a lot easier for us to help you.

soilder198 · Jul 24, 2014

Well, I'll type it out.

Gigabyte r7 260x 1gb

Intel Pentium G 3258 unlocked (this will be very oc'd)

MSI lga 1150 motherboard H81M-E33

Sentley 525w internal psu

Rosewill Challenger Mid Tower

Kingston Hyper X Blue 2x4gb

Seagate Barracuda 1tb

LG electronics optical drive

Total cost is 458.94. Everything's from amazon.

Somber · Jul 24, 2014

i would spend a little more on a graphics card and go with the gtx 750 ti

Somber · Jul 24, 2014

and your cpu is fairly weak

bradsctt · Jul 24, 2014

Also, make sure that board can OC the G3258.

There are a couple of H81 boards that have been unlocked to allow the G3258 to OC on them, but most are still locked, requiring you to use a Z97 board instead.

Edit: After a quick bit of research, it appears that ASUS has announced that all of their H81, H87, H97 and B85 boards allow the Pentium to be overclocked.
http://www.techpowerup.com/202196/asus-enables-overclocking-on-h97-h87-b85-and-h81-series-motherboards.html
However, they have said that this may change if Intel update software or firmware.

soilder198 · Jul 24, 2014

The CPU, when oc'd enough, will hit ~i3 4430 levels. That's totally fine considering the budget.

My main worry was that this board wouldn't support over clocking with the Pentium, which I now know it does.

I thought the r7 260x and 750 ti were pretty much on par, also.

Somber · Jul 24, 2014

the 750 ti performs a little better,

soilder198 · Jul 24, 2014

Hmm, alright I'll swap it in. I do prefer nvidia cards but amd is good for a budget build.

Total is now 477.94%.

Somber · Jul 25, 2014

Looks good man, 500$ on a good gaming pc is hard to get

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