i3 budget build advice?

khr0nic

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I'm looking for a pretty low budget PC/Gaming build. Decided to go with the i3 since i cant really afford a i5 right now. I found a combo deal thats $400 for everything (no gfx card) after rebates and all. Was wondering if this is a good deal or not and if there decent quality as in i wont run into any problems with anything?? Also, will there be any noticeable difference between the i3 4150 and the i3 4330 or i3 4160? (Will b used for gaming as well as other things ie MS Office Photoshop, ect.)

Also was debating to get a r9 285 or gtx 760? Trying to get the best value for my money, so any other suggestions would be much appreciated. :)

**Another thing.. What can i expect for this set up gaming wise? I plan on playing modern games and new games coming out in the near future.

Heres the combo deal on Newegg
(i3 4150 Combo)
 
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Not worth it. This is a better i3 build and it's cheaper as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $341.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 22:56...

RazerZ

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Not worth it. This is a better i3 build and it's cheaper as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $341.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 22:56 EST-0500

For the GPU I would get a R9 280. Outperforms the GTX 760 and 285 (this card isn't worth it for the price at all) for around the same price.

($185, $15 rebates)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $169.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 22:58 EST-0500
 
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Trossa

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What is your budget? Helping you would be much easier if the limit was known :p the best i3 would be the one that's cheapest, the difference between them is 5 fps at most. I'd actually go with an R9 280 which is about as powerful as the 285 and cheaper. You should be able to get >40fps on 1080p Ultra. That combo looks alright but I'm not too sure about the motherboard- never heard of ECS. Anyway, this build (minus gpu) should cost around the same as that combo

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($217.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $665.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-12 23:17 EST-0500

EDIT: +1 to what RazerZ said