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Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

I am not sure what thread to put this in so if a mod can move this to the right fit please do so! A little about me; this will be the first computer I will build and I will be using it mostly for gaming. I will be playing the lastest games on here and my goal is to get high frams at medium to high graphics. Though I mostly play mmos such as Guild Wars 2, Swtor. My goal is to get the computer built by the end of summer. My budget is around $500. Here is what I have so far for the parts I need your opinions. Will this bottleneck? Compatible? Things such as that will be grateful! Thank you!

CPU- Intel Pentium Processor G3258 4
GPU-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125502&cm_re=graphics_card-_-14-125-502-_-Product
Motherboard http://
Hard Drive- http://

revolutionblue · May 23, 2015

$500 is tight for a serious gaming rig. $1000 or more gets you into competition land. do some serious reading/watching of linustechtips, newegg videos on youtube, watch and read more. search the forums for the names of the games you want to play and look at people's builds. soft suggestion, but perhaps you need to learn/watch a bit more / you're parts are bottom of the barrel prices / i would say no go.

ak47jar3d · May 23, 2015

Yes all parts are compatible and there won't be a significant bottleneck. You will need a power supply that can deliver up to 300w. I also recommend at least 8 gb of ram.

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

That will not let you play GW2 very well. GW2 is a VERY CPU intensive game when in towns or around alot of people and that old CPU will REALLY hold you back. Do not expect to play GW2 well at all with this setup.

Don't bother buying that old hardware. It is pointless.

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

You should be buying a Pentium G3258. Even on a cheap H81 board you can overclock it to 4.0ghz and it will perform VERY well. Later on down the road you can upgrade it to an i5 for even better performance.

Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

That is a better processor. Than I have listed so I will add that to my post thanks! Which also means I will be adding another motherboard. Open for suggestions for that also.

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128667

Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

Thanks Tiny Voices! Now should I keep or change the graphics card? Is it compatible with my new processor?

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

Yes any GPU works with any CPU really as long as both are modern (less than 5 years old).

Change the board to the Gigabyte I linked, not the ASUS.

Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

Updated! But do you recommend anything better?

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h9RGYJ

I would do this for $500.

Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

Did you do that yourself? I'd rather pick out part a the way I'm doing so I can say hey I did that. I know weird. I also am not learning much about computers by just getting all the parts off the list like that. Thanks though tiny voices!

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

Yes, I put that together myself.

Before you buy ANYTHING post it here so we can make sure you have quality components.

Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

Oh yeah definitely. I'd rather not lose money. Also I'm willing to spend more on the case that's if that effect you're judgment on picking that one out. I'm willing to go to go 100 for the case.

LookItsRain · May 23, 2015

I suggest you NEVER EVER buy the g3258, its 2 threads is not enough in the real world enviroment, the least i would buy is an i3.

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

The G3258 performs VERY well when overclocked, but if you look, the build I made him DOES include an i3.

LookItsRain · May 23, 2015

tiny voices :

G3258 performs well on paper, but suffers from stuttering issues because it only has 2 threads, anytime the system needs cpu resources it will stutter.

I just stated my opinion on my post, your build is solid.

Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

So I will go with your build Tiny Voices. Though as stated above Imbwilling to go 100 on the case assuming that affected your judgement on the case. Also I love side windows and looks haha. That case though looks sick!

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

It really depends on the game. Watchdogs and other games similar, yes you will have some stutter of course.

BUT, in many games it will not be an issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SIzTDL0nkk this guy seems to have good results with an overclocked 3258 in GuildWars 2, which OP is building this system to play.

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

Awakened Sin :

The build I posted will be great for your needs. I recommend you go with it. Probably want to add in a DVD drive for installing Windows. Only like $15.

Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

Alrighty. I'll start looking for a DVD drive. What should I be looking for in it?

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

Just get this one. They are all the same and cheap.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe

Awakened Sin · May 23, 2015

Will do! Thanks a ton everyone! Tiny Voices am I in the clear to start buying the parts?

tiny voices · May 23, 2015

Yes! go for it! It will be an excellent build.

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