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Hi, im currently planning to build a system for my friend, for everyday use (with art programs) as well as some casual gaming (mainly lego games) at 1080p. What I mainly need is a recommendation for a cheap motherboard (im thinking microATX h81/h87/h97/b85 chipset) that will work well to overclock the G3258. Budget is ~$700 australian dollars. Silence is also a goal.

 

Inherited from previous build:

PSU: Corsair CX430

Hard drive: 1TB samsung

 

Parts:

Intel Pentium G3258

8Gb Kingston DDR3 Kit 1600 Mhz

Saphire 270X OC

Fractal Design Define R4

Sandisk Ultra 128GB SSD

 

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I own that GPU, and let me tell you, it's not very silent. Also, I don't think that 430W PSU will be enough for the card, nice it only has one PCI-E connector. Also, the H/B chipsets don't really support over locking, and if you want silence, OCing is not the way to go.

This is what I found:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/mdxgFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/mdxgFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($79.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($189.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($146.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $700.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Is it a monkey? Is it an ape? I don't care, I LOVE'EM!

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