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Ooooh. That Athlon sounds tasty.

someone ordered an Athlon build?

 

here you go

 

the GPU can work with the PSU

 

the PSU has a PCI-E power plug

 

the 270 need only 1 plug

 

 
Motherboard: Asus A78M-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.78 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($139.20 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $510.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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So I've been around here a while but I can never manage to get good budget builds.

My friend wants a gaming PC ~600$.

Right now all I have picked out is the CPU and Mobo size.

Mobo size: mATX

CPU: Pentium G3258

 

 

Primary use: Gaming

Budget: 600$

Location: Canada

Buying From: Mem express

 

I don't think I forgot anything!

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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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.95 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 


Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($144.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.95 @ Vuugo) 


Total: $610.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

 

closest i can get

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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Will he be upgrading his CPU in the future? 

No. I will be OCing it thought

 

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($144.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.95 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $610.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
 
closest i can get

 

I'll get something! Probs something like this. I can pick up an EVGA 430W for ~35$.

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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Well, it doesn't make much sense... the new Pentium is rather for enthusiasts who don't need the power. It's better to get AMD in this price. Also 2 cores are very limiting.

I see, do you think the FX 4300 would be a good choice? or one of the other new low end CPUs?

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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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($144.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Superclocked Video Card  ($139.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $619.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Is a copy of Windows or any peripherals needed?

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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 what I would recommend is that 80 dollar Athlon maybe, the quad core one.  Or bump it to the i3 but a cheaper mobo since no overclocking is to be had for that card.

Ooooh. That Athlon sounds tasty.

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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Ooooh. That Athlon sounds tasty.

someone ordered an Athlon build?

 

here you go

 

the GPU can work with the PSU

 

the PSU has a PCI-E power plug

 

the 270 need only 1 plug

 

 
Motherboard: Asus A78M-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.78 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($139.20 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $510.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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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