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Hu, for my first build I'm gonna be doing this: PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MvwHqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MvwHqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.08 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£32.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card (£83.66 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.00)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£35.28 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £325.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 21:35 BST+0100 My question is: I know you can get an unlocked version of this CPU to over clock. Is this necessary for over clocking. Is there no way to do it without? Thanks
 
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The g3258 is the unlocked one......its even in the title of the review you posted and thats what he selected.

If you buy the 3258, you must OC it thats the point of the cpu, alot of mobos can OC it, you no longer need a z series chipset.

For tips on the build, i suggest 8 gigs of ram and a better brand psu, myself and others have had bad experiances with corsair psu's.
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The g3258 is the unlocked one......its even in the title of the review you posted and thats what he selected.

If you buy the 3258, you must OC it thats the point of the cpu, alot of mobos can OC it, you no longer need a z series chipset.

For tips on the build, i suggest 8 gigs of ram and a better brand psu, myself and others have had bad experiances with corsair psu's.
 
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Dyslexia lures...

 
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The g3258 is the unlocked one......its even in the title of the review you posted and thats what he selected.

If you buy the 3258, you must OC it thats the point of the cpu, alot of mobos can OC it, you no longer need a z series chipset.

For tips on the build, i suggest 8 gigs of ram and a better brand psu, myself and others have had bad experiances with corsair psu's.
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Getting another stick of ram would be the first upgrade, a month or two after I build it.
 
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The g3258 is the unlocked one......its even in the title of the review you posted and thats what he selected.

If you buy the 3258, you must OC it thats the point of the cpu, alot of mobos can OC it, you no longer need a z series chipset.

For tips on the build, i suggest 8 gigs of ram and a better brand psu, myself and others have had bad experiances with corsair psu's.
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Well I'm looking to do gaming ( playing skyrim after school, ect.) So I would over clock, but not too much as I have zero experience with overclocking , I don't want to fry it (I'm perfectly fine I think with stock clock, but I might push it for better performance). I don't really know how much I will over clock. Let's find out when I build it.
 
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