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Basically, What's the Cheapest Way I Can Finish My Rig?

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Hey guys! Thought I wouldn't be back here for a while!

 

So essentially I am at the point where I just want to get this rig DONE. I have been working on it for over a year, hunting the internet for deals and now I just need a Motherboard and a CPU. Easy right? Well I'm a little pressed for cash and my original plan isn't gonna cut it anytime soon. So let's say my budget is about 150-200 USD, What can/ should I get? What I currently have is listed below. Thanks!

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NvnNTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NvnNTW/by_merchant/
 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 113.8 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $30.97) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased) 
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $85.00) 
Storage: Western Digital RE4 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $80.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  (Purchased For $90.00) 
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For $15.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $30.00) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $11.50) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $11.50) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.00) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $6.00) 
Monitor: Samsung S24C300HL 23.6" Monitor  (Purchased For $120.00) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master Quick Fire Stealth Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $80.00) 
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Headphones  (Purchased For $120.00) 
Other: PWM 3 way fan splitter (Purchased For $22.00)
Total: $772.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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A G3258 and a h81(z97 if you want to overclock) Or FX 6300 and a 990 chipset board(970 would also work)

Just make sure the CPU is compatable on their site.

EDIT:Get the intel alternative, The FX series doesnt have any m-ITX boards.

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get a pentium g3258  and a 100$ z97 mobo

 

then overclock

 

don't get a h87 or h81

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Good?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($159.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 113.8 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $30.97)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $85.00)
Storage: Western Digital RE4 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $80.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  (Purchased For $90.00)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For $15.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $30.00)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $11.50)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $11.50)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.00)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $6.00)
Monitor: Samsung S24C300HL 23.6" Monitor  (Purchased For $120.00)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Quick Fire Stealth Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $80.00)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse  (Purchased For $65.00)
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Headphones  (Purchased For $120.00)
Other: PWM 3 way fan splitter (Purchased For $22.00)
Total: $1012.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Can you afford it?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $218.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Good?

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4370 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($159.98 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 113.8 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $30.97)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased)

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $85.00)

Storage: Western Digital RE4 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $80.00)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card  (Purchased For $90.00)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For $15.00)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $30.00)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $11.50)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  (Purchased For $11.50)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($6.00)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  (Purchased For $6.00)

Monitor: Samsung S24C300HL 23.6" Monitor  (Purchased For $120.00)

Keyboard: Cooler Master Quick Fire Stealth Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $80.00)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse  (Purchased For $65.00)

Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Headphones  (Purchased For $120.00)

Other: PWM 3 way fan splitter (Purchased For $22.00)

Total: $1012.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-04 18:36 EST-0500

 

I guess my only question would be could I get a good OC? And how is upgradability?

 

 

Can you afford it?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.85 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $218.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-04 18:36 EST-0500

 

 

I wish :( I could if I waited for summer. Thing is I'm also trying to pay for a $4K school trip to germany.

The year is 20XX. Everyone plays Fox at TAS levels of perfection. Because of this, the winner of a match depends solely on port priority. The RPS metagame has evolved to ridiculous levels due to it being the only remaining factor to decide matches.

Only Abate, Axe, and Wobbles can save us.

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I guess my only question would be could I get a good OC? And how is upgradability?

 

Can't overclock an i3 :/

 

For future upgradability a G3258 (PentiumK) and a mATX Z97 board would be much better.

 

Or you could save some more money if you feel like waiting (Which obviously is not the case).

Someone told Luke and Linus at CES 2017 to "Unban the legend known as Jerakl" and that's about all I've got going for me. (It didn't work)

 

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Can't overclock an i3 :/

 

For future upgradability a G3258 (PentiumK) and a mATX Z97 board would be much better.

 

Or you could save some more money if you feel like waiting (Which obviously is not the case).

 

Oh derp. Yea stupid question on OCing.

I might endup forcing to wait anyway. We'll see. I'm leaning t words Pentium and Z97 right now.

 

Thanks for your input!

The year is 20XX. Everyone plays Fox at TAS levels of perfection. Because of this, the winner of a match depends solely on port priority. The RPS metagame has evolved to ridiculous levels due to it being the only remaining factor to decide matches.

Only Abate, Axe, and Wobbles can save us.

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