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If you can afford to go over $750 then an i5-4440 would be a worthy improvement over an i3.
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $708.73 ($800 before rebates, can be $760~ without rebates at all)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 11:49 EST-0500
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $753.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 11:52 EST-0500
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If you can afford to go over $750 then an i5-4440 would be a worthy improvement over an i3.
 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $708.73 ($800 before rebates, can be $760~ without rebates at all)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 11:49 EST-0500
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.90 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $753.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 11:52 EST-0500

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Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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Here you go. It required rebates to get it to this, but it's a good system:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $749.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 11:51 EST-0500

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.50 @ Directron) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($204.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $763.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 11:55 EST-0500

 

$10 overbudget though

Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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A G3258 only has two real applications in gaming. 1) as a temporary CPU waiting to be upgraded to an i5/i7. 2) For games that can only use 1-2 threads and will never be played at the same time as anything else is being done (i.e. watching youtube videos/browsing the web/etc...). And it's also $800 before rebates.

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

Spoiler

i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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A G3258 only has two real applications in gaming. 1) as a temporary CPU waiting to be upgraded to an i5/i7. 2) For games that can only use 1-2 threads and will never be played at the same time as anything else is being done (i.e. watching youtube videos/browsing the web/etc...) 

The 1st application said it all, nobody's going to keep that pentium forever, it's just the matter of budget before it becomes an i5

Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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The 1st application said it all, nobody's going to keep that pentium forever, it's just the matter of budget before it becomes an i5

Except that upgrade isn't always an affordable option for people, thus making an i3 very often the better choice. 

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

Spoiler

i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

Spoiler

FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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Here you go. It required rebates to get it to this, but it's a good system:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC)

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

Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $749.05

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 11:51 EST-0500

And if you didn't want rebates, here's the same system but with a worse case and different GPU brand:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.88 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)

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

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($31.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($41.98 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Acer G237HLbi 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $751.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 12:15 EST-0500

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