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Hello,

I am finally replacing my old friend the 1.8Ghz pentium PC to build a much stronger PC for my needs, What i need help with is to tell me your suggestions on my build over here:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8DvpMp

So please tell me if there is anything that can be changed that has almost same price or a bit higher or so, But one problem is that i am not ordering any parts online, but rather everything will be bought from a local PC parts store in my area. So part choices are quite limited.

to be able to see what i can get my hands on take a look at my local store's PC builder, It's fairly easy to use and should be in English already:


http://en.ksp.co.il/?select=.269..396..52.&list=1&sort=2&glist=0&uin=16014&txt_search=&buy=&minprice=0&maxprice=0


Also note that if you suggest me a build from the website, do not include the CPU there or the case because they don't have the Pentium G3258, And a limited amount of cases which i am going to buy from another store.

The price i am looking for is 3150 "shekels" / 816.85$ .

And yes i am going to overclock the pentium to get the most of it while i wait a few more weeks til i get enough money for a nice i5.

I will be very very very happy if you help me out on my first ever custom build! :D

Thank you for reading!
 
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Probably the best build at that price:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($27.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $807.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-21 16:05 EST-0500
 
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As i said above, i have limited access to some parts and the XFX brand is one of those that are not available. :/
 
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Here is what I would do with the pcpartpicker build. Get a Z97 board instead of H97 as you are overclocking and H97 does not support that. Instead of one 8GB stick, go with two 4GB sticks for better performance as the load is spread which makes it more efficient. Get a PSU from EVGA or seasonic, I would definitely not recommend lower end corsair models. They will burn out the system. And with the money saved, get a gtx 960 or 970.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FPpy3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FPpy3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($20.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $532.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-22 14:05 EST-0500
 
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This looks like a pretty good config. The only thing I would add would be SSD. Wouldnt go much above your budget as you can find drives such as OCZ ARC as low as 69$
 
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I already ordered the following:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($108.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($142.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $552.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 13:07 EST-0500

The case was not found on PCpartpicker , but it's a cooler master K282

http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/k282/

The CPU will be OC'd ofcourse and i don't care about warranty as it's relatively cheap and i'm going to replace it with either an i5 or an i7 in the near future, Everything else i am satisfied with.

But if something should be critically changed to another part, i am able to change some parts of my order until Wednesday.

Thank you :)
 
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A very big change would be the RAM. As I stated before, it is not going to be as efficient. Also, it is a dual slot mobo, so it will not look complete without two sticks.
 
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[citation needed] ...
For general usage/gaming, the difference between single and dual channel is minimal (unless you are using the integrated graphics which is clearly not the case here). And since the motherboard has only 2 ram slots (and seeing how long op has kept his old computes), it actually makes sense to leave one slot free for a possible upgrade.

The build seems perfectly fine to me.
 
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Sure, there can be a small difference. I too remember reading some gaming tests where it was generally between 0 and 3% depending on the particular game. I just didn't agree with the statement that it would "be a very big change".

Anyway, I suggest leaving the decision to OP and his reasons. I think the build is chosen quite well whether with 1x8 or 2x4 ram config.
 
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Yeah, as you said i thought that i might be going to upgrade the ram too when i get an i7 so i left another empty space rather than throw away both 2x4 Gb parts when i get a new one to go with it.

That means everything is fine, and thank you very much for your help! You have no idea how much o appreciate it, I seriously don't want to mess up my first build since 7 years :p

But in case something did not go as planned, Is it possible to install 8Gb ram in one slot and 2Gb/4Gb ram in another slot for a total of 10Gb/12Gb ram? Or is this not how it works? And what happens if i mix between different RAM types?
 
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Yes, you can mix memories with different capacities or parameters but it's not guaranteed to work. In reality, it's ok most of the time but there's always some chance that the memories won't like each other (computer may then be unstable or even not start at all until you again remove one of the RAMs). It can also cause problems with overclocking.

What do you mean by different RAM types? Slightly different parameters (frequency, timing) or manufacturers are ok, all the rams will run at the speed of the slowest one. If you mean something like mixing ddr2 with ddr3, that's not possible (with a normal motherboard), even the slots are actually physically different.
 
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