Build Help (Budget < $800)

[Chris Stout]

Budget Build Help

 

 

 

Hey everybody, I will be building a budget build soon and I want your input and possible help "trimming the fat off" of the cost of the components. thank you for your time!

 

 

 

Used for

 

 

I will be using the PC for daily gaming, this forum, lots of Youtube, Twitch, Netflix, CAD, and I may do some dual booting and tinkering with Linux.

 

 

 

Template

 

This is what I would prefer to buy but it will be a template for what to build around.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.59 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Best Buy) 

Total: $848.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-14 16:55 EST-0500

 

• Case
  • The case is my personal preference, and in my opinion the only "future proof" part of most PCs.
• Monitor
  • If you can find a similarly priced model with at or above 60 Hz refresh rate, low response time, thin bezels, and good build quality; please include in your link.
• CPU
  • I am going Intel, and this will be my foundation to allow me to begin building my pool of knowledge in overclocking. If you find a "better" option please share it.
• Motherboard
  • I prefer ASUS, mainly for their UEFI and the other quality perks that come with their boards. The z97-A is competitively priced for the features that come with it, and the lower priced options are only ~ $20 cheaper.
• GPU
  • I confess to being a Nvidia fanboy. I'm in the market for Maxwell, and i will be overclocking it. (This is due to change if the next budget allocated GPU by Nvidia proves to be a better option. )

 

The rest of the build is malleable, so please give your input.

 

P.S. Please include OS, monitor, PSU, Case, CPU cooler, and storage in your PCPartpicker link.

 

 

Thank you.   

[Maheshvara]

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A nice build for your needs  

 

You can also OC a cheaper AMD CPU's

 

I think your build looks quite fine, but i'm quite sure that you can also OC that Pentium K on H mobos (like h81) that're far cheaper, so look into that, and if you save some money, get an SSD

[Rebelattack]

Try going for 2 x 4 Gb RAM. To bad it includes OS and a monitor otherwise you could have gone with the following build and change some stuff around. Btw take the RAM listed in the build it is cheaper and has 2 sticks: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX US).

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.67 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $713.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-14 11:44 EST-0500