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nickthequick
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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZyZTW

 

I've already purchased the Pentium G3258, MSI z97 PC Mate, and Corsair Carbide case.

For the remaining parts I would like to stay under $500.

Make your suggestions and tell me if I should replace any parts.

The lower the cost gets, the better!!

 

P.S. I'm going to get the GPU for my birthday so that's already being taken care of as well. Thanks for your opinions!

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How much is DDR3-1600 more than 1333 nowadays?  If it's not much then just go with that.  The 960's a good card but check out what AMD has like the r9 280.  And don't listen to Jim Bob the G3258 is a good stepping stone.

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CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 





Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 


Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($27.00 @ SuperBiiz) 

Other: Windows 10 ($30.00)

Total: $509.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-01 22:21 EDT-0400

 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dZyZTW

 

I've already purchased the Pentium G3258, MSI z97 PC Mate, and Corsair Carbide case.

For the remaining parts I would like to stay under $500.

Make your suggestions and tell me if I should replace any parts.

The lower the cost gets, the better!!

 

P.S. I'm going to get the GPU for my birthday so that's already being taken care of as well. Thanks for your opinions!

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($27.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $471.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-01 22:22 EDT-0400
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You got a g3258 which is disgusting. 

 

How could you say that? For what it is, the G3258 packs one hell of a punch xD Plus I chose it so I could try out overclocking without dropping $200 on a K chip.

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How much is DDR3-1600 more than 1333 nowadays?  If it's not much then just go with that.  The 960's a good card but check out what AMD has like the r9 280.  And don't listen to Jim Bob the G3258 is a good stepping stone.

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($27.00 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $471.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-01 22:22 EDT-0400

 

 

I chose the 1333mhz ram because I've read that that is the only speed the G3258 supports, although correct me if I'm wrong because I would prefer some nice looking RAM ( which is rare in 1333mhz speeds). Also is that Windows download legit?

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I chose the 1333mhz ram because I've read that that is the only speed the G3258 supports, although correct me if I'm wrong because I would prefer some nice looking RAM ( which is rare in 1333mhz speeds). Also is that Windows download legit?

Correct, it only supports 1333 Mhz.

http://ark.intel.com/products/82723/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3258-3M-Cache-3_20-GHz

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You got a g3258 which is disgusting.

No the chip is fine. Plus like he mentioned earlier you can practice overclocking on it. So if he Frys the chip Atleast it's on a $70 chip instead of a $230 chip, Eather way he could easily upgrade to a 4690k whenever he felt like especially with the Z97 board.

 

 

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I chose the 1333mhz ram because I've read that that is the only speed the G3258 supports, although correct me if I'm wrong because I would prefer some nice looking RAM ( which is rare in 1333mhz speeds). Also is that Windows download legit?

I'm pretty sure you can stil,put 1600 or 1866mhz ram. It'll just downclock itself. Correct me if I am wrong. The price difference is like $4 xD

 

 

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I chose the 1333mhz ram because I've read that that is the only speed the G3258 supports, although correct me if I'm wrong because I would prefer some nice looking RAM ( which is rare in 1333mhz speeds). Also is that Windows download legit?

 

It only supports 1333, but the G3258 should really (in my opinion) be upgraded in the future.  The 1600 is just going to get set to 1333, and if it costs nothing more you have that minuscule performance bump given you upgrade processors in the future 

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It only supports 1333, but the G3258 should really (in my opinion) be upgraded in the future.  The 1600 is just going to get set to 1333, and if it costs nothing more you have that minuscule performance bump given you upgrade processors in the future 

 

Great! So just to be clear there's no performance difference between a 1600mhz downclocked to 1333mhz and a regular 1333mhz stick; it's just better to have for future upgrades?

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How much is DDR3-1600 more than 1333 nowadays?  If it's not much then just go with that.  The 960's a good card but check out what AMD has like the r9 280.  And don't listen to Jim Bob the G3258 is a good stepping stone.

Nope. Just get an i3. 

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I chose the 1333mhz ram because I've read that that is the only speed the G3258 supports, although correct me if I'm wrong because I would prefer some nice looking RAM ( which is rare in 1333mhz speeds). Also is that Windows download legit?

It ran with my 1866Mhz RAM just fine.

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How could you say that? For what it is, the G3258 packs one hell of a punch xD Plus I chose it so I could try out overclocking without dropping $200 on a K chip.

Because an i3 will always perform better no matter how many jigerhertz it's running at. 

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It ran with my 1866Mhz RAM just fine.

 

Cool thanks a lot!

 

stap changeing the subject to an i3 he dosen't have it in his budget.

 

And yeah maybe sometime in the future an i5 might be a worth while upgrade but not today...

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