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I want to build a Low-Entry Gaming PC. I was wondering how these specs will do.

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258

Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120v

MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3

RAM: G. Skill Ares Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-2133

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB SSD (I know that is stupid)

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB SuperClocked

PSU: Corsair Builder 430w Builder

 

 

PCPer: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qHrbGX

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i3 4150 + h81m-hds and r7 260x or r9 270.

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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I assume you mean $400 from that pcpartpicker build. This is my build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $386.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP610 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB '14Series Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $410.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP610 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB '14Series Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Total: $396.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tN9Df7

 

also is there a problem with the other cpu i chose?

i3 is faster and/or more cores.

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.89 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($152.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $491.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Here is a nice build

 

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($106.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI CSM-H81M-P32 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $449.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PSU part of the case and under 500$

 

Base Total: $484.78   Mail-in Rebates: -$35.00   Total: $449.78   Edited by Ramamataz

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I assume you mean $400 from that pcpartpicker build. This is my build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.98 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $386.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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OP, if it is a $500 budget, not a $400 one, then consider getting a bigger SSD (like 256 gb) and a 1TB Caviar Blue.

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OP, if it is a $500 budget, not a $400 one, then consider getting a bigger SSD (like 256 gb) and a 1TB Caviar Blue.

If this is for $500, I would get this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.00 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $487.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/trLmRB

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/trLmRB/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 

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

Total: $392.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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EDIT: I like this much better

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/trLmRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/trLmRB/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $392.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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EDIT: I like this much better

 

That build is good but go with a i3....most games now require four cores and hyper threading mimics four cores.

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $432.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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i have a Gladiator Ultra Case i bought couple months ago for no apparent reason but it not compatible with one piece. that piece being the ssd.

what do you mean ? not compatible ? you can simply use a sticky adhesive to your case and place it practically anywhere inside of it

NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER STOP LEARNING. DONT LET THE PAST HURT YOU. YOU CAN DOOOOO IT

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look at what i came across on tigerdirect.com

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9593893&csid=_22

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: I already have a usb boot drive for windows 7 64bit

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look at what i came across on tigerdirect.com

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9593893&csid=_22

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: I already have a usb boot drive for windows 7 64bit

Don't go with that please....its weaker compared to the one that you have up above..

NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER STOP LEARNING. DONT LET THE PAST HURT YOU. YOU CAN DOOOOO IT

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How about?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $370.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $432.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-02 18:10 EST-0500

 

This is a much better build compared to the other one you post.....its more powerful.... tho you might want another storage device I would get a caviar blue western digital 1TB for 50$

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i changed up the GPU and ended up with this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $370.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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EDIT: I also have a Cooler Master Seidon 120v.
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i changed up the GPU and ended up with this:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $370.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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EDIT: I also have a Cooler Master Seidon 120v.

 

? you didn't change the GPU........its still the same don't go with a video card with 1GB of VRAM its the normal to have 2GB...however I would still recommend getting the R9 270X seeing that it fits the budget

NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER STOP LEARNING. DONT LET THE PAST HURT YOU. YOU CAN DOOOOO IT

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