Is this build good enough to start buying everything? (gaming/ graphic design)

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After many refinements and help from others (Thanks!!) I've come to a point which I think would be good to start buying it all.
I understand skys the limit when building a computer but for a gaming/ graphic designer computer is this pretty reasonable for the price and are the brands/parts good quality? also there's a couple of compatibility notes, in layman terms would this build work?

The compatibility notes:
("Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case has front panel USB 3.0 ports, but the ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard does not have onboard USB 3.0 headers."
"Some Intel H81 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs.")


**CPU** | [Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor] | $75.00 @ PLE Computers

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler]| $39.00 @ Mwave Australia

**Motherboard** | [ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard]| $59.00 @ Mwave Australia

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory] | $99.00 @ CPL Online

**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive] | $65.00 @ CPL Online

**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card] | $139.00 @ PCCaseGear

**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case] | $79.00 @ PCCaseGear

**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply] | $105.00 @ CPL Online

Total : $660
 
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Looks all good for gaming - for graphic design a higher core CPU would GREATLY benefit you, though I am not sure if you could fit it into your budget
Here is a higher core CPU with a compatible MOBO.
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Unfortunately, it is $55 more expensive, so it might not fit in your budget

Hope this helps!
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Looks all good for gaming - for graphic design a higher core CPU would GREATLY benefit you, though I am not sure if you could fit it into your budget
Here is a higher core CPU with a compatible MOBO.
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Unfortunately, it is $55 more expensive, so it might not fit in your budget

Hope this helps!
 
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first of all, there is an adapter from USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 you will find it.
secondly, if you want a gaming computer pentium won't help you because this CPU is for basics you have to thnk about i3 and above, or check the AMD FX series
 
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That Pentium chip, when overclocked (can get up to 4.7GHz!!!), can achieve gaming FPS rates equivalent to the 4790k for a quarter of the price.
 
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but pentium doesn't have a good cache memory and you know intel cores like i5 and i7 have 4 cores and 8 threads, this will spread the load and each core have a clock speed of e.x. (4.4GHZ)
 
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But as I was saying, for current gaming, this is fine. For heavy multi-tasking/future gaming/video editing/rendering, I completely agree with you that the dual core just doesn't cut it any more.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $615.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 04:43 EDT-0400
 
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Only problem with that build is that @wildtree is in Australia, not USA :p
 
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but it doesn't give the full power to your GPUs, and you can't just run the game without any programs like anti-virus or else.
and the current gaming like Battlefield 4, COD ghosts, or AC 4 can't run on pentium
 
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888-3.html
 
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How's this then people

I've changed the motherboard to fit, and also the processor

How's this??

**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor] | $127.00 @ Centre Com

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler] | $39.00 @ Mwave Australia

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard] | $134.00 @ CPL Online

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory] | $99.00 @ CPL Online

**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive] | $65.00 @ CPL Online

**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card] | $139.00 @ PCCaseGear

**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case | $79.00 @ PCCaseGear

**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply] | $105.00 @ CPL Online

**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer] | $19.00 @ CPL Online
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($127.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($194.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $705.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-02 19:21 EST+1000
 
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Perfect - except for the CPU and mobo.

Here is a build with a cheaper, much better CPU, and the top of the line AMD mobo (incase you wanted to upgrade later).
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/4RJFCJ
 
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