Budget PC Build HELP

[Grifle]

Hi, i need some help lowering the price of a budget build.

This pc will be used for regular use and some light gaming (minecraft, lego games; star wars, batman, marvel, etc..)

 

the parts so far:

 

CPU:      Intel Pentium G3258 or a recomended APU

MOBO:  ASUS H81M-PLUS (did some research, looks like a good mobo for the cpu)

RAM:     Corsair Vengeance LP 4GB (looked at crucial ram, do you recomend)

GPU:     ???

HDD:     Seagate barracuda 1TB (i can half this space if needed)

PSU:     Corsair CX 430  (i think i can get lower wattage)

CASE:   Antec VSK-3000E (case doesnt realy matters, as long if it isnt flashy 'n stuff )

 

ATM the total cost (exc. OS) is 435 euro's, i would be glad if i can get the price to around 350/380 euro's

If you recomend parts for a beter price, i will order from http://www.alternate.be

 

thanks up front, and sorry for grammar mistakes (english is not my native language).

[79wjd]

Define light gaming and regular use?

 

Depending on what you do an X4 760k/860k + FM2+ board might be a better choice. 

[Grifle]

Define light gaming and regular use?

basic office use, web browsing, some movies, music, etc...

alot of minecraft and lego games (star wars, batman, marvel, etc.. )

[manikyath]

basic office use, web browsing, some movies, music, etc...

alot of minecraft and lego games (star wars, batman, marvel, etc.. )

if you really need budget, belgium isnt a very good place, but you *might* be in the market for an APU, depending on how heavy the mentioned games are, and what terrible things you do to minecraft.

[ili199]

DON'T BUY THE XFX R7 260X CORE EDITION!!!

I have it and it is really shit. The fan is loud and winy. I have to use MSI afterburners custom fan curve to get the sound down. and a good headset does not work the sound is to high. get one from whit a bigger fan

[Grifle]

if you really need budget, belgium isnt a very good place, but you *might* be in the market for an APU, depending on how heavy the mentioned games are, and what terrible things you do to minecraft.

indeed you are right and do you recomend a APU (mobo combo) ?

[Grifle]

DON'T BUY THE XFX R7 260X CORE EDITION!!!

I have it and it is really shit. The fan is loud and winy. I have to use MSI afterburners custom fan curve to get the sound down. and a good headset does not work the sound is to high. get one from whit a bigger fan

thx for the tip

[manikyath]

indeed you are right and do you recomend a APU (mobo combo) ?

i'm not really into AMD very much, but i could ask around a few friends what they can suggest. the beauty of an APU is that you can always get a GPU at a later point.

 

but one thing: if you're into modded minecraft, or build crazy technical megabuilds in vanilla, that APU isnt gonna cut it cpu-wise

[Grifle]

i'm not really into AMD very much, but i could ask around a few friends what they can suggest. the beauty of an APU is that you can always get a GPU at a later point.

 

but one thing: if you're into modded minecraft, or build crazy technical megabuilds in vanilla, that APU isnt gonna cut it cpu-wise

this pc will be used mostly by my mother and little brother, atm he is not building crazy stuff but this can change and he will sometimes join his older brothers server, which is very huge

[manikyath]

this pc will be used mostly by my mother and little brother, atm he is not building crazy stuff but this can change and he will sometimes join his older brothers server, which is very huge

an other question: are you fine with ordering from alternate? i personally use that store, as do most of my friends. i've got good experience with them and their prices are reasonable for their service.

 

EDIT: derp, i'm a blind idiot

[ili199]

thx for the tip

I looked at the site you wanted to buy from and I saw the XFX card you mend was not the one i have.

i have this one: http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/362053/xfx-radeon-r7-260x-1gb-core-edition.html

you maybe can get the XFX one but I don't trust XFX cooler after this miss buy

[Grifle]

an other question: are you fine with ordering from alternate? i personally use that store, as do most of my friends. i've got good experience with them and their prices are reasonable for their service.

i never ordered from them before. but i have some friends who did and all of them had a good experience. 

[Grifle]

I looked at the site you wanted to buy from and I saw the XFX card you mend was not the one i have.

i have this one: http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/362053/xfx-radeon-r7-260x-1gb-core-edition.html

you maybe can get the XFX one but I don't trust XFX cooler after this miss buy

i posted the 2GB version, and aside from the color it looks about the same. thx for the tip

[manikyath]

http://www.alternate.be/ASUS/A88XM-A-socket-FM2+-moederbord/html/product/1099032?tk=7&lk=6639 for the mobo

http://www.alternate.be/AMD/A10-7700K-3-4-GHz-(3-8-GHz-Turbo-Boost)-FM2+-processor/html/product/1117103?tk=7&lk=7593 for the APU

ram & power supply seem okay

 

EDIT: higher clock speed RAM tends to help on APUs, pick whatever fits the budget tho

 

i'm really not a fan of antec (i have a case of them, the store i bought it from realised their mistake after a few years, and now advertises them as "loud dust magnets")

but its not like its a high-performance build.

[Grifle]

http://www.alternate.be/ASUS/A88XM-A-socket-FM2+-moederbord/html/product/1099032?tk=7&lk=6639 for the mobo

http://www.alternate.be/AMD/A10-7700K-3-4-GHz-(3-8-GHz-Turbo-Boost)-FM2+-processor/html/product/1117103?tk=7&lk=7593 for the APU

ram & power supply seem okay

 

EDIT: higher clock speed RAM tends to help on APUs, pick whatever fits the budget tho

 

i'm really not a fan of antec (i have a case of them, the store i bought it from realised their mistake after a few years, and now advertises them as "loud dust magnets")

but its not like its a high-performance build.

thank you gona look intro it