HungryMonkey95 :
I would like upgradeability for the future and to play games like battlefield, COD and Crysis 3. Would I be better off going with a APU or a cheap CPU and GPU?
Also any build suggestions would be nice and possibly with the type of FPS I might get with the suggested build.
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$350 is a pretty tight budget. So consider this solid build without OS:
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $352.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 15:26 EDT-0400
Notes:
- The G3258 processor is a budget gaming beast that can handle all modern games comfortably. Can be overclocked easily to 3.8-4.0GHz by updating the H81 Chipset based MSI H81M-P33 motherboard. All major motherboard manufacturers had confirmed thal any H81/87/97 chipset based motherboards can be used to overclock the G3258 after updating the BIOS of those boards.
- This motherboard also allows you to upgrade to any Haswell i3/i5/i7 processors in future.
- The GTX 750 Ti is a capable graphics card that can handle all modern games with medium/high graphical fidelity @1080/720p. Only requires a 400W PSU that can deliver 20Amps or more on its +12V rail.
- The EVGA 80+ Certified 500W PSU that can deliver 40Amps or more on its +12V rail, which is more than enough for this build. Gives you the option in future to upgrade to mid/high graphics cards like GTX970/980, R9 270/270X/380/R7 370 etc.
Overclocking Guide:
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT0JMlUSCGo"]Intel Pentium G3258 + MSI H81M-P33 Overclocking Guide - The Simple Way[/video]
Gaming Benchmarks:
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_71NykxPPI"][/video]
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBBvfEg8BzY"][/video]
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Wm4fXrm7o"][/video]
Cheers!
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