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October 16, 2014 6:51:36 PM

Hoping to play BF4, COD: Advanced Warfare, LoL, APB Reloaded and CSGO mainly so keep that in mind. Trying to keep it around ~550 if possible.

Processor: Intel Pentium G3258 (Hoping to overclock to ~4.0-4.3 GHZ)

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked 2GB

Motherboard: Gigabyte LGA 1150 Intel H81 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel MOBO

Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower

Power Supply: Rosewill Stallion 500W ATX12v

HDD: Western Digital 500GB

RAM: HyperX Fury Red Series (2 X 4GB) 240-PIN DDR3 1866

So tell me! What can I improve, and what kind of performance am I settling for here.

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October 16, 2014 8:39:01 PM

Can't go wrong with this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.62 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $568.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
EDIT: Added a z97 motherboard, this makes the build compatible with overclocking.
The GPU I selected is quite good and will run the latest games in med/high settings depending on the game, maybe even ultra in some games.
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October 16, 2014 8:44:05 PM

H81 boards don't have overclocking feature, The G3258 is crap without being over clocked. You need a Z97 motherboard
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October 16, 2014 8:48:28 PM

sparestuff said:
Can't go wrong with this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.62 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $538.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
The GPU I selected is quite good and will run the latest games in med/high settings depending on the game, maybe even ultra in some games.


Would that not bottleneck like crazy?
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October 16, 2014 8:51:39 PM

SAGQuad said:
sparestuff said:
Can't go wrong with this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.62 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $538.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
The GPU I selected is quite good and will run the latest games in med/high settings depending on the game, maybe even ultra in some games.


Would that not bottleneck like crazy?


Yeah, i'd only go up to a 270 or x with the g3258
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October 16, 2014 8:54:48 PM

SAGQuad said:
sparestuff said:
Can't go wrong with this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.62 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $538.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
The GPU I selected is quite good and will run the latest games in med/high settings depending on the game, maybe even ultra in some games.


Would that not bottleneck like crazy?


Not overly, only in the most cpu-intensive games. In most of the latest games, no it won't really bottleneck it if you overclock to around 4ghz or higher.

I improved the build to better accomodate the OC, by picking a good cpu cooler and by getting a better MOBO, had to drop the gpu to a 270X though

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($68.62 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($85.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($155.75 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $578.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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