Need an opinion

[Number 29]

Hi, doing a build soon and well I changed my plans, the main goals of this rig are 1. An upgrade path for a i5/7 later upgrade for ram (16gb) and eventually a gpu upgrade. The second goal was too do alot of gaming at 1080p, games including Garry's Mod, League of Legends, Minecraft, Runescape, Star Wars and Battlefield 3/4. I tried getting it as close to $550 before rebates as I could and now my next plan is to try and figure out how I'm going to afford Windows 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.78 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB DEVIL Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $481.59

[79wjd]

I'd personally go with an H81 board and just get an i5 (or better yet, just save up a bit longer and go straight to an i5) and then not have to worry about upgrading down the road. 

[Number 29]

I'd personally go with an H81 board and just get an i5 (or better yet, just save up a bit longer and go straight to an i5) and then not have to worry about upgrading down the road. 

Well I need something for now because I'll be heading off to college then and that's what the upgrading will start happening

[79wjd]

Well I need something for now because I'll be heading off to college then and that's what the upgrading will start happening

Well, I'd spend a bit more and get an MSI Z97s SLI Plus board as it's about the same cost after rebates, but a much better board; and you can get a 270 (non-x) and save another $20 (A 270x is just an overclocked 270). 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97ssliplus

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92702gbd5tdheoc

 

and depending on what games you're going to be playing, a G3258 might be a better choice as it's only $60 -- so less wasted money and allowing you to upgrade sooner. 

[Guest Philosophy]

Save up a bit longer go for an i5, and get an SSD.

[79wjd]

Save up a bit longer go for an i5, and get an SSD.

I wouldn't bother suggesting an ssd at this point for a gaming system....while an ssd is great, a better gpu/cpu is just more important and it's not until an i5+R9 280 that an ssd really makes sense. 

[Guest Philosophy]

I wouldn't bother suggesting an ssd at this point for a gaming system....while an ssd is great, a better gpu/cpu is just more important and it's not until an i5+R9 280 that an ssd really makes sense. 

Go for better CPU/GPU first for sure! I just love SSDs. My PC boots in like 5.3 Second or something like that.