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I would not plan on upgrading a cpu. In a few years the tech will have moved well beyond what would be available for the motherboard. And would likely be less expensive.

 

An i3 would be better than the Pentium and 4GB should be enough memory, especially if the system has an ssd. Asus lists the hdd in the G74SX as SATA, so it could be reused in this build.

 

The motherboard needs BIOS 2301 to work with the cpu. Check with the merchant before buying.

 

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Hi, my family needs a new computer because the old one is simply to slow and takes forever to turn on. I have built three gaming computers earlier, including my own (i7-4790k, gtx 780, 16gb RAM,) and two of my friends' computers. I'm used to hight to mid range gaming computers and don't really know anything about "family" computer-parts. My budget is 5000 NOK (Norwegian kroner), around 650 USD, including 1x 1080p monitor. The System is mostly going to be used for web browsing, office and light gaming like minecraft. I've already found some parts, and i want to know if they work well together or if there is any parts i should switch out. 

  • Intel Pentium G3258 3,2 GHz   Going to overclock this one
  • MSI B85M-E45
  • Crucial Ballistix Sports DDR3 1600MHz 8GB
  • Kingston SSDNow V300 SV300S37A 120 GB
  • Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
  • Fractal Design Core 1100 (Black)
  • Corsair CX 430M 430W
  • Samsung S24d390HL 1080p display

I already have a Windows 8.1 key and other peripherald like mouse, keyboard and an optical drive. I'm also wondering if it's possible to take out a HDD from a Asus G74SX (the old computer they use,this is also my old computer before i built my own) and use it in the new setup instead of bying the seagate 1TB HDD. I'm thinking about this, since my family don't save alot of files on the computer, but on an external HDD.

One last thing: is the Intel HD graphics enough for the 1080p display, or do i need to rethink the build and add a GPU?

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

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Intel Pentium G3258 3,2 GHz  <--if you can afford it...should probably be an i3

MSI B85M-E45  <--good on the b85...tho I would get one from gigabyte

Crucial Ballistix Sports DDR3 1600MHz 8GB

Kingston SSDNow V300 SV300S37A 120 GB<--change to a crucial mx or samsung evo

Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD...change to a western digital...you probably don't actually need this...just ge a 250gb ssd...good enough for a home pc

Fractal Design Core 1100 (Black)

Corsair CX 430M 430W<--would change to a seasonic or xfx

Samsung S24d390HL 1080p display

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Just change the SSD. I don't know what the guy above me is going on about. The brands you picked are great ones.

CPU: Intel i5 4690k @ 4.3 GHz       GPU: MSI GTX 980                      Cooling: be quiet! Pure Rock                     OS: Windows 7            Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z

Motherboard: AsRock Z97 PRO4   PSU: Corsair 600W CX600M       Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate   SSD: Intel 120GB 520   Headset: HyperX Cloud II

RAM: 12GB Crucial Ballistix            Case: Corsair 750D                       Mouse: Logitech G502                         HDD: Seagate 1TB        Speakers: Audioengine A5+

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Hi, my family needs a new computer because the old one is simply to slow and takes forever to turn on. I have built three gaming computers earlier, including my own (i7-4790k, gtx 780, 16gb RAM,) and two of my friends' computers. I'm used to hight to mid range gaming computers and don't really know anything about "family" computer-parts. My budget is 5000 NOK (Norwegian kroner), around 650 USD, including 1x 1080p monitor. The System is mostly going to be used for web browsing, office and light gaming like minecraft. I've already found some parts, and i want to know if they work well together or if there is any parts i should switch out. 

  • Intel Pentium G3258 3,2 GHz   Going to overclock this one
  • MSI B85M-E45
  • Crucial Ballistix Sports DDR3 1600MHz 8GB
  • Kingston SSDNow V300 SV300S37A 120 GB
  • Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
  • Fractal Design Core 1100 (Black)
  • Corsair CX 430M 430W
  • Samsung S24d390HL 1080p display

I already have a Windows 8.1 key and other peripherald like mouse, keyboard and an optical drive. I'm also wondering if it's possible to take out a HDD from a Asus G74SX (the old computer they use,this is also my old computer before i built my own) and use it in the new setup instead of bying the seagate 1TB HDD. I'm thinking about this, since my family don't save alot of files on the computer, but on an external HDD.

One last thing: is the Intel HD graphics enough for the 1080p display, or do i need to rethink the build and add a GPU?

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

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here you go man:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($194.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($126.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $666.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Get a Samsung Evo SSD. That's about it honestly.. The g3258 will be fine especially if overclocking. That's still a gaming Cpu in my mind. I would also get a EVGA or seasonic PSU but that's a nice one. What other games will it be using to play on? If nothing much more then like minecraft the hd graphics will be good or a nice cheap 750ti anywhere from like a r9 270 or 270x would also work.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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here you go man:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($194.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($126.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $666.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-27 15:53 EDT-0400

 

I wish^^

In Norway that costs way more then where you are from, it's like 900+ usd

Thanks anyway :D

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Intel Pentium G3258 3,2 GHz  <--if you can afford it...should probably be an i3
MSI B85M-E45  <--good on the b85...tho I would get one from gigabyte
Crucial Ballistix Sports DDR3 1600MHz 8GB
Kingston SSDNow V300 SV300S37A 120 GB<--change to a crucial mx or samsung evo
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD...change to a western digital...you probably don't actually need this...just ge a 250gb ssd...good enough for a home pc
Fractal Design Core 1100 (Black)
Corsair CX 430M 430W<--would change to a seasonic or xfx
Samsung S24d390HL 1080p display

 

 

haha, i din't even think about a 250 ssd :P any reason you would go with B85 from gigabyte?

Get a Samsung Evo SSD. That's about it honestly.. The g3258 will be fine especially if overclocking. That's still a gaming Cpu in my mind. I would also get a EVGA or seasonic PSU but that's a nice one. What other games will it be using to play on? If nothing much more then like minecraft the hd graphics will be good or a nice cheap 750ti anywhere from like a r9 270 or 270x would also work.

well, i guess it kinda never will be used much for gaming, since all of my siblings have their own computers

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haha, i din't even think about a 250 ssd :P any reason you would go with B85 from gigabyte?

well, i guess it kinda never will be used much for gaming, since all of my siblings have their own computers

alright stick with the hd graphics. If you ever need to upgrade I looked up some benchmarks the r9 270 Is a bit better then the 750ti with the price difference very slim. I think the 270x is only around $20 more but the 270 will be more then enough, so would a 750ti.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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haha, i din't even think about a 250 ssd :P any reason you would go with B85 from gigabyte?

much better quality control especially on the 8x series chips

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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haha, i din't even think about a 250 ssd :P any reason you would go with B85 from gigabyte?

much better quality control especially on the 8x series chips

will the Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H be good enough? Not sure what 8x series chips means. I have also been thinking about a new build, with i3 4610, but then i have to switch out the 8GB RAM to 4 GB and just one 120 GB SSD. What would you recommend? Go with the i3 4610 4GB RAM and 120 SSD, or the Pentium G3258 with 8GB RAM and 250 SSD? What would give me the best longlasting performance?

Also, if i should go with the pentium, can i use whatever motherboard to overclock, or do i need some special type?

Thanks!

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yea that board is good

 

also I think you ment 4160

 

the pentium with the 250gb and 8gb ram is the better option

you can easily throw in a new cpu in a year or 2

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yea that board is good

 

also I think you ment 4160

 

the pentium with the 250gb and 8gb ram is the better option

you can easily throw in a new cpu in a year or 2

yeah, I ment 4160, I think I will go with the pentium then, and maybe upgrade it to a 4790k or something like that in a couple of years

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FYI, the S24d390HL stand is kinda crap,the monitor shakes alot whenever you touch the desk you put on. otherwise, no complaints

CPU: i5-4690 | Cooler: CRYORIG H7 |GPU: PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280X OC | RAM: G.skill RipjawsX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL9| Motherboard: ASUS B85M-E | SSD: ADATA XPG SX900 128GB |HDD: Western Digital Caviar BLUE 1TB | Case: Cooler Master K281 | PSU: SeaSonic ECO 600W | Monitor: Samsung S24D390HL 24 Inch PLS

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FYI, the S24d390HL stand is kinda crap,the monitor shakes alot whenever you touch the desk you put on. otherwise, no complaints

do you have another recomendation in the same price range then?

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I would not plan on upgrading a cpu. In a few years the tech will have moved well beyond what would be available for the motherboard. And would likely be less expensive.

 

An i3 would be better than the Pentium and 4GB should be enough memory, especially if the system has an ssd. Asus lists the hdd in the G74SX as SATA, so it could be reused in this build.

 

The motherboard needs BIOS 2301 to work with the cpu. Check with the merchant before buying.

 

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do you have another recomendation in the same price range then?

Not really, the S24D590P has a different stand but its more expensive

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just stick with S24d390HL but put it on something that doesn't wobble too much

 

CPU: i5-4690 | Cooler: CRYORIG H7 |GPU: PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280X OC | RAM: G.skill RipjawsX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL9| Motherboard: ASUS B85M-E | SSD: ADATA XPG SX900 128GB |HDD: Western Digital Caviar BLUE 1TB | Case: Cooler Master K281 | PSU: SeaSonic ECO 600W | Monitor: Samsung S24D390HL 24 Inch PLS

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