first step away from laptops

[Kodey116]

PCPartPicker part list: perma link *

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($0.00) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($154.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($69.99) 

Total: $464.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 21:20 EST-0500

 

micro center has a 100 usd combo for the g3258 and msi z97 which is amazing in its own right(next on the list to get my hands on)

i got a 750 gb hard drive from a maxtor external drive that died on a friend( the board on the external drives stopped responding the rive still powered up)so a free drive hell yeah

a 280 for 154 after rebae count me in ! new civ and star citizen bonusssss its like a 90 card then !!

source 220 well thats subject to change as its either the last piece or the middle one i get i would like to get my mobo and cpu first to test and store for the moment.

i am a a student so windows is only 70usd through my school sadly they dont have a free offer ;(

psu whatever is the best priced for the wattage and rating (bronze being minimum for me)

8gbs of ram whatever is cheapest at the point when i buy it.

 

*feel free to leave suggestions ps i am a pc gamer now so i do not need a monitor headset or keyboard or mouse as i will upgrade those as i see fit*

[Clyne]

Dude that PSU isn't enough to power your card. It only has one PCIE power connector, you would need 2 PCIE power connectors to power your 280........

[Kodey116]

Dude that PSU isn't enough to power your card. It only has one PCIE power connector, you would need 2 PCIE power connectors to power your 280........

does it really ? i never payed attention to that would the cx500 or equivalent have the 2 pci-e connectors needed ?

[ThyFeared]

Save up a bit and get this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

[Kodey116]

Save up a bit and get this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m

same rating and price just semi modular ? and only 10 bucks more im hoping to get a call back on a job app soon if so his pc build will probably take off in the coming weeks and i will post a build log