Is This A Good M-ATX Build?

[nikolaizombie1]

This is a Gaming build im making for friend that has only $320 to build a computer, but that's excluding the GPU so he can buy a 750 ti later. hes going to borrow my gt 620 to run the computer since the cpu does not have integrated graphics until he can get the 750ti or the gtx 760. so what do you think?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.95 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 620 1GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($48.19 @ Amazon) 

Total: $319.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 12:34 EDT-0400

[LemonSpice]

How far could he stretch it

[FearMe]

This leaves a lot more room for upgrades(new CPU);

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($55.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.70 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $312.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 12:40 EDT-0400

[Mistersprinkles]

 

This leaves a lot more room for upgrades(new CPU);

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($55.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.70 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $312.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 12:40 EDT-0400

 

 

Winner!

[nikolaizombie1]

How far could he stretch it

this is far as he can go without the gpu

[nikolaizombie1]

 

This leaves a lot more room for upgrades(new CPU);

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($55.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.99 @ Mwave) 

Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.70 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $312.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 12:40 EDT-0400

 

this is way better thanks

[LemonSpice]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pyKv23

[nikolaizombie1]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pyKv23

he needs the 8gb of ram thanks tho

 

 

[LemonSpice]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($55.00 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.38 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $337.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 12:49 EDT-0400

[Under_Score]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($55.00 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 620 1GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.98 @ OutletPC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($32.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $314.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 12:52 EDT-0400

 

This one is much better. Just OC the G3258 and save up for a better GPU. I recommend getting an R9 270 in the future because it hits a great price:performance sweet spot and, according to Slick and Linus, is ridiculously easy to overclock to outperform a 270X.