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You're building it all wrong, GPU is the most imp component in gaming rigs and yours won't play ANY game on even lowest settings. This is a much better build, with better GPU, PSU, MoBo and an OCable CPU with a good cooler:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($70.95 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.91 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB...
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MeteorsRaining

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You're building it all wrong, GPU is the most imp component in gaming rigs and yours won't play ANY game on even lowest settings. This is a much better build, with better GPU, PSU, MoBo and an OCable CPU with a good cooler:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($70.95 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.91 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260 1GB DirectCU II Video Card ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.97 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $512.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 05:53 EDT-0400
 
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Clock isn't the only thing which accounts into gaming PC, even fully overclocked G3258 barely surpasses best i3's,and yet still no match to FX'es and i5's
 
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I don't think you understand what 'budget' means. The Pentium G3258 is obviously not the strongest CPU in the world, but it won't bottleneck anything short of a GTX 760 and it's the best CPU for less than $100.

Besides, i3s beat most of the FX CPUs as far as gaming is concerned.
 
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No need to get this guy an OC ready board or cooler, really. If he thinks a GT 610 is alright for gaming, he won't be doing any overclocking any time soon. That said, it's still quite a bit nicer than the original build he was looking at relative to the cost.

People like this, I almost have to recommend they get a PS4 for that budget. They'd almost certainly be happier with it, after the first time a game crashes and they have to figure out what a Bios is. Can't hold it against them though, everyone was like that starting out, so I suppose I should recommend a build.
Might be a more balanced option relative to his skill set.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($70.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($36.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $498.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 06:21 EDT-0400
 
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you gotta be kidding? i3's are shittiest CPU's world has seen in 21st century.. any FX beat out any i3 with ease, moreover they're OC'able while i3's arent,so gap between em turns even larger.

You're the 2nd guy this year to say that i3 is suitable for gaming,so I'll be CLOSELY watching you...before you did any more harm to random people seeking for help.. hope you're not hidden intel infiltrator advertising i3's..
 
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Also, for the bigger picture, Pentium is not a wimpy CPU!

Its insanly OCable and beats the Athlon 760K (comparable to FX 4300) in almost all benchmarks. Moreover, it does require a good MoBo for OCing and the MoBo I suggested is nowhere near overkill. Yes FX 6 is better but comes at a $50 premium.

Then, 4GB RAM is ok to run most PC optimized games. Given the budget, I'd prefer to add $40 on better GPU then RAM.

In Gaming, GPU>CPU>RAM.

So going by that, FX 6 series with 8GB RAM build will cost sginificantly extra than the Pentium 4GB RAM build. And, you can't really do anything in gaming with 'powerful' FX and 8GB RAM if you don't have a good GPU.

Moreover, FX 6 is better than Pentium, but the Pentium is no less. Its like an i3 w/o hyperthreads, and is OCable too. I don't see a reason in going with FX here.

 
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Lol, yet the pentium g3258 can keep up with the fx8320 in some games. Even without the extra cores, it still has a stronger single thread, which does affect gaming as is.

In most multiplayer games, it's the single thread performance that really matters. Even without the single thread, getting an AMD GPU allows for mantle, which would make performance relatively similar to something like the fx 8350 assuming all else equal except motherboard and CPU. One example is battlefield 4. Mantle evens out the performance quite a bit between the lower and higher end CPUs.

We go back to DirectX games, like sleeping dogs will still perform just as well on the pentium as it would on an i5. Look at some of the benchmarks on the internet, it'll show that it's still a very capable gaming CPU.

If we take it to a game a bit back like skyrim, the single thread performance would surpass the 8350.
 
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Hahahahaha. i3s stomp on the FX series in most games, and match them in the others. Look at some tests for once.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/core-i3-4340-4330-4130/Charts-1/sleepingdogs.png
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2013/11/14/intel-core-i3-4130-haswell-review/5
http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/827/bench/CPU_01.png
http://media.bestofmicro.com/J/K/348032/original/CPU-Cores.png
http://2-ps.googleusercontent.com/h/www.hardcoreware.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/570x421xassassins-creed-iv-fps3.png.pagespeed.ic.fndiB29yZP.png
http://3-ps.googleusercontent.com/h/www.hardcoreware.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/570x421xbattlefield-4-fps2.png.pagespeed.ic.1d8vhdafmu.png
http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/h/www.hardcoreware.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/570x421xcrysis-3-fps2.png.pagespeed.ic.OxVs5ewy2I.png
 
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You will pay...serving tech giant and advertising crappy CPUs..you don't imagine how many millions of people were tricked into buying i3's.. how many regretted.. how many lost their cash without option to get them back after this heartless scam..
 
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Lmao. Now I just know you're a troll.
Notice the "CPUs Master" badge on my profile? It means I know more than you about this. Now either post proof to counter all the links I just posted showing i3s stomping the FX line, or GTFO.
 
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What on earth has happened to you? GO check Rationale's links. I can't really argue with ones with such stubbornness and impractical knowledge. Go check why FX 6 series is actually a tri core and 8 series a quad core in terms of FPU and Cores per module.

Moreover, as Calnin said, budget needs to be kept in mind too, you calculate for yourself what's best, after taking anti-Intel attitude off you.

And yes Rationale I agree with you, R9 270 is better than R7 260 on any given day.
That Pentium is pretty powerful out of the box. Only if you can adjust a Z MoBo there to get the best performance out of Pentium, I know the OP won't be able to OC but we can help him out and enlighten him about this sutff :)
 
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Alright after these several blows in random viewers eyes you've totally discredited me,feeling proud of yourself? You think I'll give up so easily and let you suggest people wanting smooth gaming performance i3 models? dont even think about it,once i was victim of ones like you,decided to stand up and fight against this injustice and thievery in middle of white day.
 
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seems like he found some friends,just letting you know many, im not against intel, I understand G3258 is kinda the best bang in a small package and I do not underestimate intels dominance in the market, infact, im running intels CPU myself, I am not against intel,im against scammers they hired to trick people into tossing cash to overpriced pieces of crap (i3,celeron)
 
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Uhm... I discredited you because you were wrong. And you still can't find any evidence to support yourself, apparently. So yes, the proper thing for you to do now would be to give up. If you got poor performance out of an i3, sorry, it must have been defective or you had a crap GPU to go with it. My i3-4360 hasn't budged from 60 fps in any of the games I have installed.
 
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Lmao, you think I'm paid by Intel? What bullshit. I'm a 20 year old nobody working at a Norske Nook. The only time I ever had anything to do with Intel is when I had to email their tech support to clarify whether I should pay attention to the core temp or socket temp of my CPU, and tbh I never bothered to check their response before I deleted that email (crazy ex-girlfriend wouldn't leave me alone).

The i3s have a brilliant price/performance ratio, and your random nonsense doesn't change that. In all this time, you couldn't find a single link refuting the evidence I posted of i3s beating the FX line? Of course you couldn't, because there are no tests that show FX CPUs consistently even matching i3s at similar price points, let alone passing them.

The build I posted or the build Meteor posted are both good options and will work much better than the original build, depending on whether the original poster wants to go a bit heavier on the CPU or GPU. I'm done here. Have fun ranting about your silly conspiracies and nonsense, and maybe get checked out for paranoid schizophrenia, because that ex I mentioned had it, and you sound just like her.
 
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When did I mention the i3 or Celeron?
And FYI, For their price and competitors (FX 6 and 8), the i3 are solid CPUs, I don't know where are you gathering your knowledge from. Just check some benchmarks up and keep in mind FX 6 barely equate the i3 in gaming.
 
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Running a casual GTX 750 Ti myself,my i3 wasnt defective..it'sscam in its core.. 2 cores.. ONLY 2 cores.. not OC'able either , people who CAN afford gaming performance go for i5 or i7.. who cant go for FX,office PCs focus on athlon or pentium. i3 falls in none of these categories.. i believei mentioned this somewhere but its too shitty to be able to work on gaming and way too expensive for office PCs,but why then if its not competitive in neither gaming nor office PCs so many of them being sold? I'll tell you why, due to scams. "educated" pseudo-experts working under intels command deliberately try to find and trick unaware customers to purchase i3 and give their cash over to them,is there any word different than scam to describe that?!
 
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