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Ultimate Value Gaming Build Guide

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Welcome to our value gaming build guide! What kind of gaming experience can you expect from a budget build these days?

 

 

CORE COMPONENTS

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 "Anniversary Edition"
 
SSD: Intel 530 series
 
Hard Drive (optional): Western Digital Green
 
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-C
Case: Corsair Spec 001
Video Card: Radeon R7 260X

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1AdIvxv

Amazon: http://geni.us/3OQR

 
RAM: 8GB Kingston/Corsair/G.Skill/OtherGoodBrand
NCIX: http://bit.ly/1rDpows
Amazon: http://geni.us/2THD

 

Power Supply: Corsair CX Series 430W Semi-Modular
Amazon: http://geni.us/jXf

 

Mouse: Corsair M45 mouse

Amazon: http://geni.us/49XI

 

Keyboard: Cheap Keyboard
Amazon: http://geni.us/kcA

 

Monitor (gaming): 
Amazon: http://geni.us/2zem

 

Monitor (workstation): 
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... just had to get that one last video in before 2014 ends...

 

Happy New Year Everyone!!

I done been through a whole lot. Trial, tribulations, but I know God - Kendrick Lamar


I question your mother's upbringing if you don't like me - Action Bronson


You apocalyptic dingleberry - James 'Captain Slow' May

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... just had to get that one last video in before 2014 ends...

19 min late

(For me)

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Yes!

"Instinct or Rationality; Which will you choose? Enchanted by a superiority complex"

"what you do in spite of internet speed is inspiring. :3" From Cae - 2015

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My Android didn't make it into the intro :(

 

 

Nice video though.

Someone told Luke and Linus at CES 2017 to "Unban the legend known as Jerakl" and that's about all I've got going for me. (It didn't work)

 

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19 min late

(For me)

gah. 2 hours and 39 minutes early for me  :P

I done been through a whole lot. Trial, tribulations, but I know God - Kendrick Lamar


I question your mother's upbringing if you don't like me - Action Bronson


You apocalyptic dingleberry - James 'Captain Slow' May

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That is a nice intro song

Spoiler

Corsair 400C- Intel i7 6700- Gigabyte Gaming 6- GTX 1080 Founders Ed. - Intel 530 120GB + 2xWD 1TB + Adata 610 256GB- 16GB 2400MHz G.Skill- Evga G2 650 PSU- Corsair H110- ASUS PB278Q- Dell u2412m- Logitech G710+ - Logitech g700 - Sennheiser PC350 SE/598se


Is it just me or is Grammar slowly becoming extinct on LTT? 

 

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PART LIST IS HERE

 

@LinusTech @nicklmg @Slick

heres a part link to save you guys the effort

 

my new years present to you guys

 

Part list:

motherboard: asus z97-c

gpu: radeon r7 260x (couldnt find same one on amazon only aftermarket version)

cpu: pentium g3258

cpu cooler: standard intel heatsink 

ram: some cheap ddr3 stuff

psu: corsair cx 430m

Case: corsair spec 01

Storage: intel 530 series 120gb

 

love that intro

Its when dragons have so much sex that the cpu cant handle it

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Now go for the first video of 2015.

Main Rig

 

Case: NZXT H440 White | CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K @5.2GHz | CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro Series | Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait Edition | RAM: HyperX Fury White & Black Series 16GB (4x4GB) OC to 2133MHz | Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti ArcticStorm | SSD: Intel 730 Series 480GB & Samsung 840 256GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA 750W Supernova G2 80+ Gold | Display: BenQ XL2420G & Samsung S20D300 | Headset: Corsair 1500 | Mouse: Logitech G700S | Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Silver RED LED

 XENON Build:  

 

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @3.3GHz | Intel DZ68BC | Corsair Dominator Platinum 2x4GB 1866MHz | Kingston HyperX 3k 240GB | MSI GeForce GTX 680 | Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Grey | Seasonic 520W 80+ Platinum Fanless

Office Build:

 

Case: Fractal Focus G White | CPU: i5-8600K | CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO | RAM: Corsair LPX 16GB-2666 | GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6GB GAMING X | SSD: Kingston A400 240GB | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm | PSU: EVGA BT 450W+ Bronze

 

Phone

 

iPhone XS Max 512GB Gold

 

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Nice Intro!

 

First video of 2015!

A Budget Gaming PC.

 

It is a good start!

 

Thanks @LinusTech

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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love that intro

Current Build + Setup

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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19 min late

(For me)

16 hrs late

(For me)

 

But damn, loved that intro. 

CPU: Intel i7 8700K | CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x8GB | Motherboard: Asus ROG Z370-E | GPU: MSI GTX 970 | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & 2TB | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & 970 EVO M.2 500GB | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X | PSU: Silverstone Platinum Strider 1100W | Monitor: AOC i2367Fh | Headphones: ATH-M40X | Mic: Antlion ModMic 4 | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB w/ MX Browns | Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO

 

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Be nice and have fun. Cheers!

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... just had to get that one last video in before 2014 ends...

 

Happy New Year Everyone!!

it was 2014 17 hours ago for me

Its when dragons have so much sex that the cpu cant handle it

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Nice quality video. Love the intro and your music selection. The editors deserve a pat on the back. Though I would have liked to see a comparison with other systems to see just how much performance your losing for spending less money.

Never trust a hug. Its just a way to hide your face - The Doctor (Sounds something like the grumpy cat would say)

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Nice Intro!

 

First video of 2015!

A Budget Gaming PC.

 

It is a good start!

 

Thanks @LinusTech

The last one must be a crazy over 9000 gaming rig because of this

Hi there. Move along, n0thing to see here.

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Great build! Whenever someone ask's for a budget build....i will link them this video.

Main PC: Core i5 4670 | MSI Mpower Max z87 | G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4gb | Stock intel cooler | PNY GTX 770 2gb (hoping to upgrade) | Seagate 1tb 7200rpm | Corsair RM850 | Corsair Carbide Air 540 | PCCG custom sleeved black/yellow extensions | Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue | Corsair M45 |

Phone: LG Nexus 5 | Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-PDG1, Shure SRH440 | Laptop: Asus 303la (i5 model, 1600x900 res) | Motorbikes: 2004 Sherco 290i, 2013 Husqvarna CR125 | Xbox one

 

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@nicklmg @LinusTech @Slick Tell Edzel that the intro was amazing :o

 

also this is the best video I have seen all year!!!!

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb

CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb

:wub:  :wub:  :wub: 

Best purchase this year, bcuz forza

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Awesome! This is a great counterexample to the "PCs cost way more than Consoles" argument, especially considering the longevity and upgradability! If only this guide had been around two years ago...

F#$k timezone programming. Use UTC! (See XKCD #1883)

PC Specs:

Ryzen 5900x, MSI 3070Ti, 2 x 1 TiB SSDs, 32 GB 3400 DDR4, Cooler Master NR200P

 

 

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Youtube comments are cancer when Linus has explained the choice of parts.

Cute Android theme intro. We need more of this kind of intros.

Bioshock Infinite and Grid 2 or Autosport can be good games to test the rig.

4.4GHz on stock cooler! What was the temps and the voltage?

@LinusTech not many may understand OCing right off the bat so it good if you link the video guide for Pentium OC guide.

Not all G3258 are made equal so it a good idea to verify if the OC is stable with the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility or AIDA64.

Cheers and Happy New Year to the LinusMediaGroup.

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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the font color is not friendly to night theme users again....

| i5 3570 | Palit GTX 680 jetsream | Gigabyte Z77x-ud3h | Corsair Vengeance 2x4 1600mhz | WD Caviar Black  1TB | Corsair TX 650m | Coolemaster Hyper212 X | NZXT Pantom 410 | Asus VS239 | Logitech G400s |


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How much did this cost?

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One day I will have my GTX 970. One day. PC specs are at my profile.

Not sure how to check what part works with what? Check out my compatibility guide!

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