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ASRock H97M or ASRock H97 in my rig?
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i made you another build to consider.
keep in mind the processor would need to be overclocked to perform well with the graphics card.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£51.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£33.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card (£178.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.43 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.36 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £471.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-22 18:58 BST+0100
heres a comparison with the i7-4790k and the Pentium G3258. The Pentium performs almost the same as the i7 while gaming when overclocked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evXpqpNhu_Y
heres a comparison between the gtx 960 and the r9 380
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-AMD-R9-380/3165vs3482
decent improvement ~17%
keep in mind the processor would need to be overclocked to perform well with the graphics card.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£51.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£33.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card (£178.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.43 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.36 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £471.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-22 18:58 BST+0100
heres a comparison with the i7-4790k and the Pentium G3258. The Pentium performs almost the same as the i7 while gaming when overclocked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evXpqpNhu_Y
heres a comparison between the gtx 960 and the r9 380
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-AMD-R9-380/3165vs3482
decent improvement ~17%
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