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What's the best budget OC capable Intel board?

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  • Playstation 4
  • Intel
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September 6, 2014 8:59:45 PM

Hello, I am planning on building a sub $500 console/computer hybrid to replace my PS4 and i would like to know what the best budget OCable intel board is, as in my planned build will include a G3258.

My build so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ChbjvK
I'm looking at the ASROCK H81M HDS but in all honesty it looks pretty low quality and i want this to last until the 9th generation of consoles roll around, as i'm not a big fan of this generations console line up.

I would like the board to be sub $70 but as long as my build doesn't exceed $550 It'll be fine.

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September 7, 2014 6:35:13 AM

You'll want a Z97 board for overclocking Haswell-R. That's $85 minimum though. You'll also want an aftermarket cooler for overclocking. I recommend the CM Hyper 212 Evo but it'll require a different case.

You're probably going to be a little short on RAM and CPU power (even with a really good overclock) but that's easy to upgrade later on. For your budget this isnt't bad at all.

Here's everything bundled together:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $542.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 09:34 EDT-0400
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