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September 23, 2014 2:07:47 AM

Heya, im building a itx build inside a Elite 130. Im planning on dropping a g3258 And a r9 270(can get it for about 100, so its a steal.

However, i need a motherboard, i want it to be as cheap as you can get it, but at the same itme i need to be able to overclock on it (not alot, just 4.x Ghz)

BTW, i live in norway if that helps at all

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September 23, 2014 4:00:03 AM

First of, i would like you to read this article: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-budget-microa...

While it is not ITX but a M-Atx it does provide some information about that Pentium chip. Some H motherboards do have BIOS updates that support an overclock for that Pentium but sadly they are not well advertised (the one in the article supports it 100% of-course)

Going under 100$ is a bit hard for a Z97/Z87 chipset (allows for overclocking unconditionally)

But here is PcPartPicker's comperison of what you asked for: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#s=24&f=8&c=8...

While this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...) being the cheapest board but only sold by newegg (not sure of they ship to norway).

Hope this helps!
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September 23, 2014 5:46:21 AM

Menkes said:
First of, i would like you to read this article: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-budget-microa...

While it is not ITX but a M-Atx it does provide some information about that Pentium chip. Some H motherboards do have BIOS updates that support an overclock for that Pentium but sadly they are not well advertised (the one in the article supports it 100% of-course)

Going under 100$ is a bit hard for a Z97/Z87 chipset (allows for overclocking unconditionally)

But here is PcPartPicker's comperison of what you asked for: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#s=24&f=8&c=8...

While this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...) being the cheapest board but only sold by newegg (not sure of they ship to norway).

Hope this helps!



That is awesome, Maybe not a Zxx Board then, is there anything that is cheaper that is worth buying? I need it to be less than 3500 NOK (aka about 550 USD) as it will be my console killer, im going to use the seidon 120m as it fits so well in my case(no other decent cooler does) and is the r9 270 a good idea, never used AMD card before
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September 23, 2014 9:24:11 AM

Twinkletoes said:
Menkes said:
First of, i would like you to read this article: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-budget-microa...

While it is not ITX but a M-Atx it does provide some information about that Pentium chip. Some H motherboards do have BIOS updates that support an overclock for that Pentium but sadly they are not well advertised (the one in the article supports it 100% of-course)

Going under 100$ is a bit hard for a Z97/Z87 chipset (allows for overclocking unconditionally)

But here is PcPartPicker's comperison of what you asked for: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#s=24&f=8&c=8...

While this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...) being the cheapest board but only sold by newegg (not sure of they ship to norway).

Hope this helps!



That is awesome, Maybe not a Zxx Board then, is there anything that is cheaper that is worth buying? I need it to be less than 3500 NOK (aka about 550 USD) as it will be my console killer, im going to use the seidon 120m as it fits so well in my case(no other decent cooler does) and is the r9 270 a good idea, never used AMD card before


As i said, I'm not sure which H board can allow overclocking so i cant advise on that..

And I am always pro Nvidia, had better experiences with them so im sticking to camp green :) 

Check if you can get shipments for this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.97 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $563.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-23 12:23 EDT-0400
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September 23, 2014 1:43:28 PM

I can, that look awesome mate!
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September 23, 2014 11:35:56 PM

Twinkletoes said:
I can, that look awesome mate!


I would highly recommend waiting for a bit until you can add up about 150$ to that budget.

Adding a Samsung 840 SSD and upgrading that CPU cooler to an H80i would be more than worth the effort, and make that build feel like a true upgrade.
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September 24, 2014 9:34:24 AM

I already have a 830 SSD, and is that cpu cooler so much better=?
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September 26, 2014 1:17:14 AM

Awesome! and that CPU cooler is around 5-10c at load temps better plus is has corsair link that i really do love.

Custom fan profiles made easy from the OS :) 
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