Build fo' 2015

[CartertheCOCguy]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MMBrwP

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

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $513.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 21:37 EDT-0400

Hopefully i can upgrade the cpu before games actually start taking advantage of multi-core performance! 

[gozzygozborn]

I would definitely recommend investing in a better cpu from the start if you can. When you upgrade it later, the $70 from that one would go down the drain.

[vern021]

I would definitely recommend investing in a better cpu from the start if you can. When you upgrade it later, the $70 from that one would go down the drain.

or he can put it on another rig.

 

@CartertheCOCguy build's solid. If you can afford to get a Z97 board you probably should get it.

[CartertheCOCguy]

I would definitely recommend investing in a better cpu from the start if you can. When you upgrade it later, the $70 from that one would go down the drain.

true

[CartertheCOCguy]

or he can put it on another rig.

 

@CartertheCOCguy build's solid. If you can afford to get a Z97 board you probably should get it.

well it has a non Z OC feature in the BIOS in the newest update