Build planning. $400USD budget

[xnoobftw]

Need a build for around $400USD 

Will be used for gaming on 1080p

Games played : CSGO, dota, LoL, Heros of the storm so nothing demanding

I was thinking of a APU but i wanna hear your opinions!

 

[Aniallation]

Butts

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($132.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $391.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 01:03 EDT-0400

[Lolzious]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJMjCJ

@Aniallation suggested a great build, too.

[Imakuni]

Need a build for around $400USD 

Will be used for gaming on 1080p

Games played : CSGO, dota, LoL, Heros of the storm so nothing demanding

I was thinking of a APU but i wanna hear your opinions!

Browse for used parts.

 

No joke here. As Linus explained, "if I would build a 400-500$ machine, I would do this (points at a fully used build)". You'll get a  much better machine, while feeling that you accomplished something a lot harder. If you are half smart, you should be able to do it safely. We can aid you with compatibility and quality issues, but you gotta work a bit too!

 

 

That, or save more money.

[xnoobftw]

 

Butts

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($132.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $391.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 01:03 EDT-0400

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJMjCJ

Probably the best for the price.

so a g3258 + r9 270 is what i should be aiming for? 

The prices here are slightly different from what you have in the US so i might change it abit and let you guys see again is that alright?

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

-Snip-

Best, although saving up to get a Z97 would be advised.

[Aniallation]

so a g3258 + r9 270 is what i should be aiming for? 

The prices here are slightly different from what you have in the US so i might change it abit and let you guys see again is that alright?

Yeah, if price increases a lot then consider an R7 265 or 750 Ti. 

[xnoobftw]

Browse for used parts.

 

No joke here. As Linus explained, "if I would build a 400-500$ machine, I would do this (points at a fully used build)". You'll get a  much better machine, while feeling that you accomplished something a lot harder. If you are half smart, you should be able to do it safely. We can aid you with compatibility and quality issues, but you gotta work a bit too!

 

 

That, or save more money.

Im actually advising for a friend and i've also suggested a g3258 + 270 but that will equate up to $1000SGD

So im trying to see other's opinion and whether did i make the right choice

[Aniallation]

Best, although saving up to get a Z97 would be advised.

No reason to. G3258 can be overclocked on that motherboard.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html

[xnoobftw]

Yeah, if price increases a lot then consider an R7 265 or 750 Ti. 

 

 

Best, although saving up to get a Z97 would be advised.

 

 

Browse for used parts.

 

No joke here. As Linus explained, "if I would build a 400-500$ machine, I would do this (points at a fully used build)". You'll get a  much better machine, while feeling that you accomplished something a lot harder. If you are half smart, you should be able to do it safely. We can aid you with compatibility and quality issues, but you gotta work a bit too!

 

 

That, or save more money.

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pJMjCJ

@Aniallation suggested a great build, too.

Hmm could you guys suggest like an APU orinated build? I just want the machine to hit 60fps on the games mentioned above. Try to make it as cheap as possible!

Just include the motherboard, apu and how much wattage of the psu should i look out for!

Because my friend is rather limited in the cash region

And possibly what upgrade paths too! (like what GPU can the APU crossfire with so i know how much PSU i should get for him so it leaves him an upgrade path if he ever decides he wants an upgrade!)

[Lolzious]

Hmm could you guys suggest like an APU orinated build? I just want the machine to hit 60fps on the games mentioned above. Try to make it as cheap as possible!

Just include the motherboard, apu and how much wattage of the psu should i look out for!

Because my friend is rather limited in the cash region

And possibly what upgrade paths too! (like what GPU can the APU crossfire with so i know how much PSU i should get for him so it leaves him an upgrade path if he ever decides he wants an upgrade!)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XL9Vyc

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

Hmm could you guys suggest like an APU orinated build? I just want the machine to hit 60fps on the games mentioned above. Try to make it as cheap as possible!

Just include the motherboard, apu and how much wattage of the psu should i look out for!

Because my friend is rather limited in the cash region

And possibly what upgrade paths too! (like what GPU can the APU crossfire with so i know how much PSU i should get for him so it leaves him an upgrade path if he ever decides he wants an upgrade!)

Buying an APU at the moment is slightly wasteful, when you can get a far better GPU and CPU for a little more than a high end APU.  APUs aren't built for gaming, more for productivity and general use.

[Imakuni]

Hmm could you guys suggest like an APU orinated build? I just want the machine to hit 60fps on the games mentioned above. Try to make it as cheap as possible!

Just include the motherboard, apu and how much wattage of the psu should i look out for!

Because my friend is rather limited in the cash region

And possibly what upgrade paths too! (like what GPU can the APU crossfire with so i know how much PSU i should get for him so it leaves him an upgrade path if he ever decides he wants an upgrade!)

If you know what you want, just get it. I see no point in consulting us.

 

Also... are you in the US?

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

No reason to. G3258 can be overclocked on that motherboard.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html

If you ever want to upgrade having the Z97/H97 platform would be good. 

[Imakuni]

If you ever want to upgrade having the Z97/H97 platform would be good. 

Dem Broadwell Bios update.......

[xnoobftw]

If you know what you want, just get it. I see no point in consulting us.

 

Also... are you in the US?

Im situated in singapore

[xnoobftw]

Buying an APU at the moment is slightly wasteful, when you can get a far better GPU and CPU for a little more than a high end APU.  APUs aren't built for gaming, more for productivity and general use.

Hmm it seems like a CPU+GPU combo really is better.... 

[xnoobftw]

Dem Broadwell Bios update.......

 

If you ever want to upgrade having the Z97/H97 platform would be good. 

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XL9Vyc

How is a g3220 + h81m ( i have no way of doing a bios update and idk how also ) combo with a 270?

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

How is a g3220 + h81m ( i have no way of doing a bios update and idk how also ) combo with a 270?

The G3220 will defiantly *cringe* bottleneck *cringe* the 270, however if your friend can save up for a cheap i5 it would be fine.

[xnoobftw]

The G3220 will defiantly *cringe* bottleneck *cringe* the 270, however if your friend can save up for a cheap i5 it would be fine.

It's that bad? Is there a way to do a bios update without a CPU?

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

It's that bad? Is there a way to do a bios update without a CPU?

I do think you need a CPU.  If you can take the one out if your build and install it in your friends, you can do the BIOS update.

[Suika]

Browse for used parts.

This.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/336635-junkie-the-junkyard-console-alternative-gathering-parts/

 

Junkie will out benchmark just about any brand new build, and doubles as a budget rendering machine.