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DarkAddo

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Hey guys! Soon I'm getting the money to build a new gaming PC as my old computer died about 3 months ago. As seen in the title my budget is $400. Here is what I have currently put together--

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VfTMMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VfTMMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Raidmax Cobra 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $392.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-11 15:13 EDT-0400

I really love the look of the case and it's on the smaller end of Micro-ATX cases which I enjoy. If any of you could make a cheaper PC using the same case, CPU, and GPU then that would be great. Thanks!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $383.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-11 15:45 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ECS A55F2-M4(1.0) Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($28.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $377.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-11 15:47 EDT-0400
 
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Doesn't the G3258 need a BIOS update for the H81 boards? And why give me 8GB of RAM if my GPU is going to go down the toilet..?
 
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That's the board they used here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html

250X really isn't bad at all. Perfect for a sub-$400 build actually.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YkBvD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YkBvD3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $352.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 01:47 EDT-0400

How does this look?
 
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Thanks for the update. Most people never tell us how it worked out. So...how do you like it? Would you have changed anything in hindshight?

 
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Really only two things--

I wish I would have gotten a bigger case since trying to fit in 2 HDD's and everything else was a bit of a hassle for me.

And I'm not sure what it is, but my games tend to have frame drops (LoL, Minecraft, and TF2) even though they shouldn't. I think that this is due to the CPU only having 2 cores or I don't have enough RAM since I usually have skype, spotify, and my games open at the same time.

Aside from that I really have no problem with what I got :)
 
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"... or I don't have enough RAM since I usually have skype, spotify, and my games open at the same time. ..." open windows resource monitor to memory tab. Run it in background as you game. Use windows key to get to it right after you had frame drops... are you seeing a lot of hard faults? Yes? then consider more memory. No, probably not memory.
 
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That complaint has come up a lot recently with Pentium owners- that when they do choke, they choke hard. Since then I've stopped reccommending that as a budget CPU option anymore and go for the FM2/+ Athlons. This is why I was interested in your feedback, btw.

Edit: Also see that you picked up the Rosewil Arc. There aren't any major reviews on this one so keep us informed on your satisfaction with that PSU. Like fine and dandy or did it end up in explosion :p
 
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I can't say that my PSU has failed me at all. In fact, when I went to OC my GPU on MSI Afterburner, I just put all the sliders to the right and checked to see what would happen. I ran it for a few hours like that and nothing blew up. So as of right now I would give it a "thumbs up" rating given that--

It hasn't blown up yet
It survived my OC without resetting my PC
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However I have not been able to OC my processor yet since I haven't been able to pick up a g3258 yet. Once I do though I'll make sure to keep you guys posted.
 
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