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Got a friend to let me make a $300 part list for him. This any good? Anything not there he has.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RvyDTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RvyDTW/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ Ver. 6.x Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.00 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $275.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Without discounts its 291$
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Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $298.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:09 EST-0500

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Got a friend to let me make a $300 part list for him. This any good? Anything not there he has.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RvyDTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RvyDTW/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ Ver. 6.x Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.00 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $275.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:01 EST-0500
 
Without discounts its 291$

 

Some sketchy part there, especially the Biostar Mobo

Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

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Some sketchy part there, especially the Biostar Mobo

actually biostar motherboards are fine they are not the best nor are they the worst since if they are not fine on a certain level they'd have closed down long time ago.

 

 

 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $298.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'd personally go with this but I'm worried about bios update for that if it is needed. haven't really played much with g3258 on anything lower tha nthe z97 so can't say much if you really need bios update or not. someone should clarify it.

 

edit: about the mobo ts posted too not sure if it needs a bios update as well.

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actually biostar motherboards are fine they are not the best nor are they the worst since if they are not fine on a certain level they'd have closed down long time ago.

 

I'd personally go with this but I'm worried about bios update for that if it is needed. haven't really played much with g3258 on anything lower tha nthe z97 so can't say much if you really need bios update or not. someone should clarify it.

 

edit: about the mobo ts posted too not sure if it needs a bios update as well.

I'd never buy a board by a closed company; no way to RMA it :/

Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

another 12 core / 24 thread senpai...     (/. _ .)/     \(. _ .\)

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I'd never buy a board by a closed company; no way to RMA it :/

you read it wrong, he is saying that they are a fine company otherwise they would have closed down from lack of profits a long time ago.

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you read it wrong, he is saying that they are a fine company otherwise they would have closed down from lack of profits a long time ago.

gg self :P

Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

another 12 core / 24 thread senpai...     (/. _ .)/     \(. _ .\)

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you read it wrong, he is saying that they are a fine company otherwise they would have closed down from lack of profits a long time ago.

sorry I'm kinda drunk too so the way I typed my words might be kinda hard to understand >.<

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7ktXWZ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7ktXWZ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($49.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($68.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $274.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Changed mobo, new pre price 302$. Said it was fine to go little over budget, aka 5$ strech.

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Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($102.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($23.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $298.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 20:09 EST-0500

 

Dat 36$ Mail in rebate...

 

Not to mention the need for a USB stick as the boot drive (lack of HD).

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