I need help with this (First time building PC)

ItsYoshi_ · Mar 5, 2016

This is my first time building a PC, and im trying to have a budget of 400$ or below just on the PC part excluding the monitor

So i stumbled across this

and im wondering will this effect my PC build??

This is my first time building a PC, in the past years i just buy laptops

The purpose of this PC is to mainly watch some youtube videos and maybe play some CS:GO or minecraft occasionally

madmatt30 · Mar 5, 2016

Yes there's a good chance it will need a bios update

Consider the g3250 & asrock h97m anniversary - they'll work out of the box.

DonkeyOatie · Mar 5, 2016

That is not a problem. Your motherboard will be made recently. That applies only to older motherboards.

I would recommend some other choices, however.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XT 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $383.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-05 10:19 EST-0500

Significantly better in every aspect (I'd want a better case myself, but that's a personal choice)

you CPU can be overclocked to at least 4.2 Ghz for more performance on the stock cooler, if and when you want to.

The motherboard has build-in WiFi.

The HDD has a bigger Cache

The PSU is a lot better and higher performance.

madmatt30 · Mar 5, 2016

@donkeyoatie - not absolutely certain but I dont think he's usa-based - that's not a part picker list.

DonkeyOatie · Mar 5, 2016

It's in $US, and the parts list looks US. You are right, however, that if the OP is 'off the beaten track', the motherboard may be older.

We have both suggested superior alterntives. I think the G3258 is the best CPU choice, but either mine or your motherboard choice would be superior.

madmatt30 · Mar 5, 2016

^ we will not know till he pops back on board - in all honesty I've got little experience with pentiums (not normally something I'm mad on recommending) - I assume the IPC is pretty much identical per clock speed ??
I just dropped that combo in as it works on the first revision board bios.
Pretty shocking how many boards care in stock at retailers with old bios revisions - been caught out in the past myself , not so bad if like me you have a plethora of systems with cross compatible CPU's to bios flash update but for the single PC owner more than just a pita :-/

madmatt30 · Mar 5, 2016

That 750ti in the original build is overpriced too (you've already seen that though) , a r7 370 is only $10 more & a lot stronger.

Personally I think this is the best sub $100 GPU at the minute.

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16814202196

& who doesn't like a free mouse mat ?

DonkeyOatie · Mar 5, 2016

Yes. I have two G3258s and had hours of harmless fun overclocking them, and my students are in the process of that at the moment. I have a spare i3 4130 lying around to cover my Haswell bases. I got a Z87 board , that was i7 4790K plug and play here in the USA, so I'd be very confident here, not so much elsewhere.

ItsYoshi_ · Mar 6, 2016

thank you guys very much

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