Linus' budget gaming PC

[Techemitor]

In a recent video (

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Linus uses a certain graphics card that I can't seem to find on Amazon in the UK! I've included two photos to the closest search results on Amazon, I need you guys to help me decide which one to get or if you find the Amazon UK link for the one that Linus shows!

[JeffreyEagan]

XFX, I have this card in my system and i love it so much.

[Guest Haduvokone]

That build itself is pretty stupid an motherboard more expensive than the cpu

[Tim Drake]

XFX have become very good recently and I would recommend them. But then again, a lot of people think of Sapphire as the go to.

I think at this point its which we you think looks nicer.

[ZetZet]

Those both are just as good. I wouldn't get a pentium though, i3 is better rounded.

[DollarPCJunior]

The one linus shows is reference and no longer available 

Get the Sapphire one 

[Tim Drake]

That build itself is pretty stupid an motherboard more expensive than the cpu

Clearly doesn't understand a dual core unlocked binned processor. THATS HASWELL.

[79wjd]

In a recent video ( snip ) Linus uses a certain graphics card that I can't seem to find on Amazon in the UK! I've included two photos to the closest search results on Amazon, I need you guys to help me decide which one to get or if you find the Amazon UK link for the one that Linus shows!

Whats your budget? and location? 

 

 

Clearly doesn't understand a dual core unlocked binned processor. THATS HASWELL.

Unbinned =/= unlocked. It's actually a binned unlocked Pentium

 

Regardless, the G3258 isnt a great option (for gaming*) unless one plans on upgrading it to an i5/i7 in the near future. (*to note, it is an EXCELLENT gaming cpu for any single/dual threaded games, but anything more than that and it starts to show its limits; not to mention multi-tasking becomes very limited with only two cores).

[Guest Haduvokone]

Clearly doesn't understand a dual core unlocked binned processor. THATS HASWELL.

Uhm with a bios update on many cheaper boards you can overclock that Pentium as Well keep calm dude

[Techemitor]

Whats your budget? and location?

Unbinned =/= unlocked. It's actually a binned unlocked Pentium

Regardless, the G3258 isnt a great option (for gaming*) unless one plans on upgrading it to an i5/i7 in the near future. (*to note, it is an EXCELLENT gaming cpu for any single/dual threaded games, but anything more than that and it starts to show its limits; not to mention multi-tasking becomes very limited with only two cores).

Budget is up to £500 as I'm in the UK, the rig goes to £491 with the XFX plus a PCI-E WiFi adapter that I need as I'm on the top floor and the router is at the bottom :angry:

[Guest Haduvokone]

Clearly doesn't understand a dual core unlocked binned processor. THATS HASWELL.

So actually you don't understand lol

[79wjd]

Budget is up to £500 as I'm in the UK, the rig goes to £491 with the XFX plus a PCI-E WiFi adapter that I need as I'm on the top floor and the router is at the bottom :angry:

What games do you play/do you do anything other than game? What kind of multitasking do you do? and does that 500 include windows/monitor/peripherals?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.20 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£32.77 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£51.44 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.43 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech) 

Total: £429.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-20 22:31 GMT+0000

[Techemitor]

What games do you play/do you do anything other than game? What kind of multitasking do you do? and does that 500 include windows/monitor/peripherals?

Already have peripherals from a past old, old PC, don't really do much multitasking apart from running the odd download while browsing, gaming wise, Counter strike/FPS minecraft, horror games, just all round good games!

[79wjd]

Already have peripherals from a past old, old PC, don't really do much multitasking apart from running the odd download while browsing, gaming wise, Counter strike/FPS minecraft, horror games, just all round good games!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.20 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£32.77 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£51.44 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.43 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £501.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-20 22:33 GMT+0000

[ZetZet]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£131.20 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£32.77 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£51.44 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.43 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£36.98 @ Novatech) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £501.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-20 22:33 GMT+0000

 

almost good, mobo has no front usb3, slight tweak required. also no wireless. I recommend something not cheap like tplink wdn4800.

[SteveGrabowski]

That build itself is pretty stupid an motherboard more expensive than the cpu

 

That's count to potato retarded to put a $130 motherboard into a budget gaming system with a $100 GPU and a $70 CPU. Price to performance is truly horrible here.

[Tim Drake]

So actually you don't understand lol

You said it's stupid. It's not. Not the best build but far from stupid.

[Tim Drake]

That's count to potato retarded to put a $130 motherboard into a budget gaming system with a $100 GPU and a $70 CPU. Price to performance is truly horrible here.

It's for an upgrading path, why does no one see this?

[79wjd]

It's for an upgrading path, why does no one see this?

It's silly because that money would be better spent on a locked i5, a better gpu, or an i3 + better gpu.  

[SteveGrabowski]

It's for an upgrading path, why does no one see this?

 

Do you think an i5-4690k, a $130 Z97 board, and an aftermarket heatsink are a good investment for someone on an extreme budget, which is what this build seems to be targeted at? You're having to throw everything away but your SSD, case, and motherboard to later upgrade to a nice gaming system with a 4690k in this build. Better to just pay the cost for a locked i5 upfront by going with a B85 or H97 board, and then you only need to worry about the GPU and PSU later on. Someone on an extreme budget is going to be stuck with the R7 260x for a while if he's later having to upgrade to a $240 i5-4690k with a $30 heatsink, especially since that Pentium won't hold its resale value well with devs locking it out of new games.

[Tim Drake]

Do you think an i5-4690k, a $130 Z97 board, and an aftermarket heatsink are a good investment for someone on an extreme budget, which is what this build seems to be targeted at? You're having to throw everything away but your SSD, case, and motherboard to later upgrade to a nice gaming system with a 4690k in this build. Better to just pay the cost for a locked i5 upfront by going with a B85 or H97 board, and then you only need to worry about the GPU and possibly PSU later on. Someone on an extreme budget is going to be stuck with the R7 260x for a while if he's later having to upgrade to a $240 i5-4690k with a $30 heatsink, especially since that Pentium won't hold its resale value well with devs locking it out of new games.

 

Why restrict yourself to a terrible motherboard with barely any feautures to start with.

 

We'll agree to disagree.

[SteveGrabowski]

Why restrict yourself to a terrible motherboard with barely any feautures to start with.

 

We'll agree to disagree.

 

What makes a B85 or an H97 a terrible motherboard? And you never answered my question.

[79wjd]

Why restrict yourself to a terrible motherboard with barely any feautures to start with.

 

We'll agree to disagree.

Even an H81 board has all the features 99% of people need.