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Here is a nice budget build using your motherboard type

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.29 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.10 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $386.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 19:09 EST-0500

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Hey guys,

I am building a low end Haswell computer and I wanted to see what you guys thought about these part. Maybe later I will upgrade this computer.

Thanks guys. 

 

I currently have a case and an SSD. 

 

Processor: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J2LIFDC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2T4BZ9MPFYDPF&coliid=I36D9F88ODU7G3

 

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K7807MQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2T4BZ9MPFYDPF&coliid=I3NUIFP3V7LC3O

 

Ram: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RFGALC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=39740D6KP7RVK&coliid=I13KHJVTVNXDAE

 

PSU: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=39740D6KP7RVK&coliid=IMHCY86YSI7W6&psc=1

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What's your budget, location, and primary use? Do you need windows or peripherals?

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strange motherboard you have over there

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strange motherboard you have over there

Strange indeed. Tiniest motherboard I've seen.

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Fix the link to the motherboard.

Looks good this far though, A 750ti on that and maybe going with 8gb of RAM would make it a decent gaming machine.

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You don't need that power supply... That's just waaaaay overkill.

 

I was thinking of upgrading it later on. 

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Fix the link to the motherboard.

Looks good this far though, A 750ti on that and maybe going with 8gb of RAM would make it a decent gaming machine.

 

Awesome. Thank you for your feedback

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What's your budget, location, and primary use? Do you need windows or peripherals?

my budget is around $400. US. No gaming for now. maybe later. I have all the other things. 

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You don't need that power supply... That's just waaaaay overkill.

But if he build a new more power-hungry PC later he can reuse it,

My system use about 300 watts at full load and i have a 600 watt powersupply.

My Gaming PC

|| CPU: Intel i5 4690@4.3Ghz || GPU: Dual ASUS gtx 1080 Strix. || RAM: 16gb (4x4gb) Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600Mhz. || Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait edition. || OS: Win10 Pro
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I was thinking of upgrading it later on. 

Upgrading leter on is always going to cost more, if you are serious about upgrading i would recommend saving for a while, i know you are not going to do this but you may regret not doing it in the future. Hope that helps, i am in the same position you probably will be when it becomes time to upgrade. Just some advice, good luck!

I run my own indie game company called Color Dragon Studios where we are currently making a 2d platformer game called Small Earth.

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Upgrading leter on is always going to cost more, if you are serious about upgrading i would recommend saving for a while, i know you are not going to do this but you may regret not doing it in the future. Hope that helps, i am in the same position you probably will be when it becomes time to upgrade. Just some advice, good luck!

It depends on when he will upgrade, If he will upgrade in 2 months or in 2 years.

He has a clear upgrade path towards higher end CPU's and GPU's so a upgarde would both be fast cheap And actually pretty cost efficient.

That build will keep him going with acceptable graphics 1-3 years.

My Gaming PC

|| CPU: Intel i5 4690@4.3Ghz || GPU: Dual ASUS gtx 1080 Strix. || RAM: 16gb (4x4gb) Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600Mhz. || Motherboard: MSI Z97S Krait edition. || OS: Win10 Pro
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Here is a nice budget build using your motherboard type

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.29 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.10 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $386.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 19:09 EST-0500

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I like the way your build is laid out. Maybe replace the i3 with an intel pentium g3258 and overclock the hell out of it instead?

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Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $438.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 19:40 EST-0500

 

With this build, you can OC the pentium pretty well and it sets you up for future haswell refresh CPU or broadwell  upgrade if you want to. It's just a little bit over budget. Hm, I'll see how I can reduce the price some more, might have to drop to a lower GPU though. Or you can settle with 4 gb of ram for now.

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Here is a nice budget build using your motherboard type

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.29 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.10 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $386.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 19:09 EST-0500

 

 

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($105.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($121.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $438.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 19:40 EST-0500
 
With this build, you can OC the pentium pretty well and it sets you up for future haswell refresh CPU or broadwell  upgrade if you want to. It's just a little bit over budget. Hm, I'll see how I can reduce the price some more, might have to drop to a lower GPU though. Or you can settle with 4 gb of ram for now.

 

 

Thank you guys. I will check these list out. I appreciate the help. 

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You can get the ASRock Anniversary Z97 with the G3258 for $100 and that's the board I would suggest to you. I am using it with a 3258 now and it is  FANTASTIC. Excellent bios. Great OC features. Easy to work with.  Intel LAN. Great board. Get it.

Also pick up a cooler master hyper 212. The 3258 runs hot overlclocked. YOu might hit 4.2 on the stock cooler but not much more.

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