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Trying to build my first gaming pc; trying to keep my budget at $600
CPU - Intel® Pentium® Unlocked G3258
motherboard - MSI Z97 Guard Pro ATX MB
cooler(cpu.MB.cooler bundle- $200)
ram-G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB-$70
case - Corsair SPEC-01-$50
power supply-Corsair CX 430W-$30
Graphics card-Asus Radeon R9 270-$145
hardrive- 1tb-$55
optical drive- $20

I would greatly appreciate any advice anybody have to give. I am hoping to be able to play witcher 3. I have read great ability to overclock the G3258. Does anybody think it will be able to handle future games for the next 2 years or will I need a i5? I also wanted to learn about overclocking which is also one of the reasons for choosing the g3258.
Thank you in advance
 
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Well if it is the US, here is the build I would suggest. It comes out to $618.90 including shipping. There are $90 worth of mail-in rebates. So if all of them come through, that would bring the final price to $529.90. The 6300 has very good overclocking capabilities, and quite a bit better performance than the G3258. I also was able to fit a much better PSU, an R9 280, and 2133MHz ram.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western...
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This is not a bad gaming build. Its worth to learn about overclocking and this rig could play witcher 3 all right. That been said, this is a far stronger gaming build:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB DEVIL Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $597.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 00:41 EDT-0400
 
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Well if it is the US, here is the build I would suggest. It comes out to $618.90 including shipping. There are $90 worth of mail-in rebates. So if all of them come through, that would bring the final price to $529.90. The 6300 has very good overclocking capabilities, and quite a bit better performance than the G3258. I also was able to fit a much better PSU, an R9 280, and 2133MHz ram.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $528.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 01:23 EDT-0400
 
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