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helm10101

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Hello, I am on a tight budget and this is the build I've come up with:

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160.
CPU Cooler: Arctic Alpine 11 Rev2.
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A
Graphics card: MSI GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5
RAM: Single stick of some cheap 4GB 1333/1600
Storage: Seagate 500GB
PSU: Corsair 430W (Modular+Active PFC+Bronze 80+)
Case: Thermaltake V4 Black edition

Is it a good system for my tight budget? If you think of anything to change tell me, for example about the PSU (I'm not sure if I'll need so much power such as 430W, but the difference between it and lower is negligible)

Thank you Tom's Hardware experts!
 
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gczf23) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gczf23/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $64.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85anniversary) | $66.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9b) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Pipeline HD 1TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard...
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Here:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gczf23) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Gczf23/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $64.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85anniversary) | $66.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9b) | $74.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Pipeline HD 1TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000vm002) | $67.48 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270xdc2t4gd5) | $198.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Apevia X-Trooper-Jr (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/apevia-case-xtrpjrrd) | $26.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [CoolMax 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/coolmax-power-supply-zu500b) | $34.99 @ Micro Center
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $535.38
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 02:50 EDT-0400 |
 
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helm10101

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I don't have good memories from the last time I had Pentium, but now it's 2014, so maybe it's different now?
Because the last Pentium I had was so old I remember the PC barely moved, then I moved to Core line of cpus, for example the i3 2120.
this Pentium will be better? and it will not bottleneck the R9 270x?

**It does not have hyper-threading feature as well, so only 2 cores?

Thanks
 
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Haha, if you have done your research with this G3258 chip, it beats the core i3 when overclocked. You can overclock it until 4.4~4.5 using the stock cooler.

You can search thoroughly for this chip. And no, it will not bottleneck the R9 270x.
 
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helm10101

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wow really? 4.4 with the stock cooler?! That's interesting. This is a beast build, only had I lived in the US, here this build costs alot more, so I have to settle with the 2GB version of the R9 270x, I think it's enough, no?
and I do not have that ASrock motherboard, but I do have the Asus b85m-g (NOT 2.0), will I be able to overclock the G3258 with this motherboard?
 
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helm10101

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Ok, so with the items available in my country, this is what I've come up with ( After your help :) ) :
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258.
CPU Cooler: Stock Intel Cooler
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G (NOT rev 2.0 - as it's not available here, yet)
Graphics card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X OC 2GB GDDR5
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz
PSU: Corsair 500W 80+
Case: Thermaltake V4 Black edition

Price : About 620$ here.
 
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iamlegend

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Have you ordered your parts? I have additional information. Make sure that your case supports your Mother board (mini ITX, micro ATX or ATX) and the PSU should be of good quality. I have seen that it is 500W 80+
It should be 550W 80+ bronze to be safe. I`m sorry for the late response.
 
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