Approximate Purchase Date: this week
Budget Range: I can go up by +/- $100 if its worth it
System Usage from Most to Least Important: learning experience, gaming,
Are you buying a monitor: Yes its in the list but I'm open to options/opinions
Parts to Upgrade: starting from scratch
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, ncix.com, Amazon, open to others
Location: San Jose, California
Overclocking: Yes it's part of the learning
SLI or Crossfire: Not planned at this time
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 but still need to buy it.
Additional Comments: most of the games I'm currently playing are older (Aion, Crysis 3, Borderlands 2
Why Are You Upgrading: I'm tired of gaming on my old laptop and figured this could be a fun project. Here's what I've come up with so far and a short reason why
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/twzfjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/twzfjX/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
--- Cheap for learning overclocking, decent gaming capability---
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
---Overclocking ability, able to easily switch to a 4460 or 4690 later---
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card ($144.99 @ Amazon)
---here is one spot i keep waffling but it seems like a capable option---
Case: DIYPC M89-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
---Doesn't show up on parts picker ---
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
---Tier 2B, Semi-modular,and it gives me some room to grow---
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($17.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $684.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-22 22:01 EDT-0400
That's it, I didn't include a CPU cooler because by most accounts the one that comes with the 3258 is pretty good so I figured I would start with it. I can always add one later if needed.
Thank you in advance for any input.
Troy
Budget Range: I can go up by +/- $100 if its worth it
System Usage from Most to Least Important: learning experience, gaming,
Are you buying a monitor: Yes its in the list but I'm open to options/opinions
Parts to Upgrade: starting from scratch
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, ncix.com, Amazon, open to others
Location: San Jose, California
Overclocking: Yes it's part of the learning
SLI or Crossfire: Not planned at this time
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 but still need to buy it.
Additional Comments: most of the games I'm currently playing are older (Aion, Crysis 3, Borderlands 2
Why Are You Upgrading: I'm tired of gaming on my old laptop and figured this could be a fun project. Here's what I've come up with so far and a short reason why
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/twzfjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/twzfjX/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
--- Cheap for learning overclocking, decent gaming capability---
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
---Overclocking ability, able to easily switch to a 4460 or 4690 later---
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Enthusiast Edition Video Card ($144.99 @ Amazon)
---here is one spot i keep waffling but it seems like a capable option---
Case: DIYPC M89-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
---Doesn't show up on parts picker ---
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
---Tier 2B, Semi-modular,and it gives me some room to grow---
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($17.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $684.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-22 22:01 EDT-0400
That's it, I didn't include a CPU cooler because by most accounts the one that comes with the 3258 is pretty good so I figured I would start with it. I can always add one later if needed.
Thank you in advance for any input.
Troy
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