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H81M I believe

That's quite broad. MSI, Asus, AsRock, and Gigabyte all have "H81M" boards afaik, and there's likely more.

 

The MSI H81M-P33 is the best "budget" H81 board for overclocking the G3258

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Hey guys! I'm a chilean beginner on building pc's, in fact im building my first desktop PC by myself but I need help.
So the thing is I'm on a low budget build. I already purchased the EVGA GTX750Ti FTW which will satisfy my gaming needs and I am planning to pair it with an intel g3258 which performs okay for the price paired with the graphics card. The motherboard though is a point where I'm planning to save some cash, because I've already spent most of it on the graphics card and my other priority is the PSU. So, which is the cheapest motherboard that will support overclocking for the g3258? regardless of features. I've seen on internet that some mobo's need just an update to start overclocking but there isn't much clear information about lower cost motherboards regarding oc'ing support.

EDIT: Forgot the RAM part. I read a while ago that APU's benefit the most of high speed RAM, but i don't know how relevant it is in this build.

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Get an i3 instead of G3258.

The thing is an i3 is a bit more expensive than the g3258 and I am not planning to do any upgrades anytime soon, so the g3258 seems like a much better option to my budget since i can invest the cost difference onto the PSU or the RAM if needed

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The thing is an i3 is a bit more expensive than the g3258 and I am not planning to do any upgrades anytime soon, so the g3258 seems like a much better option to my budget since i can invest the cost difference onto the PSU or the RAM if needed

It will be better then the G3258 both now and in the long run since you're not planning to do any upgrades in the near future. Many newer games will not even run on a G3258 and AAA titles that do run on G3258 run like trash

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That's quite broad. MSI, Asus, AsRock, and Gigabyte all have "H81M" boards afaik, and there's likely more.

 

The MSI H81M-P33 is the best "budget" H81 board for overclocking the G3258

Is there any big difference between that board and the MSI H81M-E33?

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It will be better then the G3258 both now and in the long run since you're not planning to do any upgrades in the near future. Many newer games will not even run on a G3258 and AAA titles that do run on G3258 run like trash

If i do choose to buy an i3, can i go with a cheaper PSU and a cheaper ram set up?

 

edit: nvm

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for PSU a corsair CX430M and for RAM i was planning to buy a 4GB Kingston red fury, which wrecks muy budget

4GB is fine, but some specific titles, particularly new COD titles, are requiring 8GB RAM or higher. Of course you can always add more RAM later on. 

 

How much is the cheapest Seasonic power supply? I doubt you need the modular version of the CX430 if it'll cost more and you're already on a tight budget. 

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4GB is fine, but some specific titles, particularly new COD titles, are requiring 8GB RAM or higher. Of course you can always add more RAM later on. 

 

How much is the cheapest Seasonic power supply? I doubt you need the modular version of the CX430 if it'll cost more and you're already on a tight budget.

The modular version of the CX430 is the only version available on my country as far as I know and it seems that there isn't any Seasonic PSU supplier in Chile, so the only way to get one would be to import it, which would cost even more than a corsair due to taxes and shipping. Other options are alternative power supplies that are way much cheaper but I need a very reliable PSU on my PC.

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The modular version of the CX430 is the only version available on my country as far as I know and it seems that there isn't any Seasonic PSU supplier in Chile, so the only way to get one would be to import it, which would cost even more than a corsair due to taxes and shipping. Other options are alternative power supplies that are way much cheaper but I need a very reliable PSU on my PC.

Can you give us a link to a trusted store, as well as which numbers should we look for?

 

We can better help you if we know what you can get. It sucks to live in South America, I know, but we have to deal with it.

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Can you give us a link to a trusted store, as well as which numbers should we look for?

 

We can better help you if we know what you can get. It sucks to live in South America, I know, but we have to deal with it.

For sure it sucks in some way, www.solohardware.net is a similar page to pcpartpicker I guess, it includes links to known trusted stores.

I'll make a list on how much I've spent or I've planned to spend on each part (please forgive my poor formatting).

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 - $56.999 CLP // Intel Core i3 4150 - 88.900 CLP

Graphics Card: EVGA GTX750Ti FTW - $144.200 CLP (Already Purchased)

Motherboard: MSI H81-E33 - $33.737

RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX Red Fury - $29.990 CLP

Case: Zalman Z3 - $25.928 CLP

PSU: Corsair CX430M - $19.990 CLP  (very good deal imo)

Total Cost: $310,835 CLP (pentium build) // Rounded Budget: $300.000 CLP

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K.... here. I can't do anything for you man. I'm sorry.

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The modular version of the CX430 is the only version available on my country as far as I know and it seems that there isn't any Seasonic PSU supplier in Chile, so the only way to get one would be to import it, which would cost even more than a corsair due to taxes and shipping. Other options are alternative power supplies that are way much cheaper but I need a very reliable PSU on my PC.

Well for the price they have CX430 on there I guess it'll be fine. It's won't be the end of the world and it's enough for 750Ti system

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