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First PC build... How does it look?

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CPU Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core $69.99

CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing $32.21

Motherboard ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 $82.95

Memory Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 $49.99

Storage Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid $79.99

Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE $139.99

Case Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower $29.99

Power Supply EVGA 430W ATX12V / EPS12V $29.99

Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer $14.99

 

Mainly for gaming... I don't care if I can't max out the graphics except for WoW, I play mainly World Of Warcraft and may start CoD once I get this. I currently have a GT 740m running WoW on high settings at 1080p so I'm pretty such a GTX 750 Ti with a good OC is gonna handle WoW on Ultra.. I do plan on eventually pushing the CPU, once I get more money would a Corsair H80 or something similar be enough for at least 4.65ish GHz? 

I'll also be putting at least 2-3 more fans in the case if I see fit.

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Not bad for a first PC build. If you decide to upgrade the video card in the future, you'd have to upgrade the power supply as well. Just a thought

CPU: i5 25000 3.3 GHz             Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V-LK          Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB           Display: Samsung SD24 24" 1080p          

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 SC 2 GB     Sound: Razer Kraken pro                            PSU: Rosewill 630 watt                    Storage 1: 128 GB Adata XPG SX900 SSD

Case: Rosewill Challenger       CPU Cooler: Corsair h80i                    Mouse: Corsair M65                                   Storage 2: Seagate 2 TB HDD

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I would invest in a hybrid drive, they have great performance for the price. Also I would go for an AMD VGA at that price point. You could spend a little more an get an R9 270. Check out the specs in my sig, I'm using the same CPU.

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I would rather take an AMD card to a Pentium, check out Sapphire radeons 260X and 265.

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what is your total budget and uses also please post in new builds and planning next time

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

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You could do better for the price. 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $561.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 23:38 EDT-0400
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This is pretty much my budget, and I kinda looked for the new build thing but couldn't find it. My apologies. The HDD is hybrid, and I was thinking of a R7 260x... But the GTX 750 Ti is probably what i'm going to get because it's power efficient and apparently very OC'able.

And the Pentium G3258 is happening also, due to the overclocking headroom and because it's dirt cheap and can compare to i5's for gaming. I'm not a content creator so I wouldn't benefit from extra cores or hyper threading.

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Wow.. .How come I couldn't see all that. Having an SSD would be nice... I'm just not sure if I'd go with the V300 I could do without a SSD, and wait for the next gens and hopefully Price/GB goes down.

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Oh I thought your title meant "how does my overall build rig look?" and I thought there'd be pics. Oh well. I see you want to overclock your pentium, so I hope you are experienced or you study overclocking before you try it. Grab an R9 270 instead and you don't need that 1866MHz RAM Go for 1600MHz. Choose a better case than that Enermax poop:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hQcLFT
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($32.21 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($101.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($145.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 3000 USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Memory Express) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $617.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-24 23:46 EDT-0400

 

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i5 4670k, GTX 970, 12GB 1600, 120GB SSD, 240GB SDD, 1TB HDD, CM Storm Quickfire TK, G502, VG248QE, ATH M40x, Fractal R4

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i5 4278U, Intel Iris Graphics, 8GB 1600, 128GB SSD, 2560x1600 IPS display, Mid-2014 Model

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All the parts are here, just need to get customized cords to connect the motherboard to the front panel.

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Why would I pay more for 1600MHz? And the power efficiency and heat output is a factor I need to consider, that's why I want to go with the GTX 750 Ti. I'll be upgrading probably next gen GPU's.   

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just to point out the MHz on ram does do that much for gaming. but in ramdisk or Dimmdrive it can help but the low the cas latency the better for Dimmdrive and Ramdisk

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just to point out the MHz on ram does do that much for gaming. but in ramdisk or Dimmdrive it can help but the low the cas latency the better for Dimmdrive and Ramdisk

Yeah I understand that... I just like the higher numbers! 

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Normally, I would suggest 2x4GB 1600 ram like others have, but the one TC pick is on sale right now for $50

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