Budget pc help

[gordy64]

I am trying to put together a low budget pc build for light gaming, that i can upgrade later. If you have any suggestions please tell me.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.98 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($48.88 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($97.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $327.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-30 15:03 EDT-0400

[IMPERIUS]

Seems ok but can you oc on that mobo? Some h81 mobos do support ocing

[Goldensapling]

1. Get a cheaper case.

2. You can get a used R9 270 for $100, I've bought 3 used 270s, no problems.

3. Some people will hate me, but get a AMD 860k, it has 4 cores, and runs decently. A board I would suggest for this is the MSI A78M-E35

4. Get 8GB RAM if at all possible, or upgrade in the near future

The rest is fine, happy building

[WereCat]

You can OC the pentium beyond 4GHz with the stock cooler so I suggest you dont pick the 212 EVO now and instead throw that extra money on GPU and get R9 270(x) or at least R7 265.

I will try to make build and edit it in here.

 

EDIT:

You are missing storage in your original post so I am asuming you have some HDD at home so I didnt included it either.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($22.59 @ Newegg) 

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

Case: DIYPC Solar-M1-R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $315.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-30 15:15 EDT-0400

[WereCat]

1. Get a cheaper case.

2. You can get a used R9 270 for $100, I've bought 3 used 270s, no problems.

3. Some people will hate me, but get a AMD 860k, it has 4 cores, and runs decently. A board I would suggest for this is the MSI A78M-E35

4. Get 8GB RAM if at all possible, or upgrade in the near future

The rest is fine, happy building

I agree with the 860k but he said he will be upgrading so I think that going the FM2+ route wouldnt be great for that.

[Goldensapling]

I agree with the 860k but he said he will be upgrading so I think that going the FM2+ route wouldnt be great for that.

I guess it depends on when he's upgrading. If within a year, the definitely the Pentium. But I didn't read the upgrading part, so yes, Pentium for a better upgrade path.

[SkilledRebuilds]

You'll get a metric'fuck'ton more performance if you bought a used system off someone who's upgraded and getting rid of old parts.

But it would take time to acquire decent yet cheap deals/2nd hand bargains and overall,.. it would probably be a better system.

 

But it would also probably mean no upgrade path if using an older system... even if its faster than the new PC, at least the newer motherboard listed in a previous post can also take a better processor, memory and technologies later on.

 

I know this contradicts itself, but buying used can have more 'value' to YOU and the performance you crave than buying new, even though the newer boards have a better upgrade path.

[gordy64]

 

You can OC the pentium beyond 4GHz with the stock cooler so I suggest you dont pick the 212 EVO now and instead throw that extra money on GPU and get R9 270(x) or at least R7 265.

I will try to make build and edit it in here.

 

EDIT:

You are missing storage in your original post so I am asuming you have some HDD at home so I didnt included it either.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.99 @ Directron) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($22.59 @ Newegg) 

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

Case: DIYPC Solar-M1-R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $315.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-30 15:15 EDT-0400

 

thanks so much for the help, this is the build i am going to go with. and i do have some hdds available to me

 

edit: i think im gonna wait for the new amd cards to drop so the price will drop and more people will be selling used cards