pc build

[Devenjj]

is this 400 dollar build okay...    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TD22Mp   ... im aware that is has a pentium and i can do better but i want to ''OC" the cpu and run gta v for my hearts desire of "OC"ing a g3258 btw its my fav cpu and know there are better 1's...

[Samppa221]

It's only 360$ so spend the 40$ to a better gpu.

[PineappleHolidays]

that gpu won't get you anywhere

Either spend more or lower the prices elsewhere, as that's not going to be satisfactory

[ZetZet]

You would be much much much better off with an i3 for gta v. And gpu is crap.

[RollinLower]

the G3258 is an awesome CPU to overclock, nice choise there

tough as others mentioned above, the GPUis kinda crappy.

are you willing to go second-hand? maybe you can find a cheap GTX 750Ti somewhere?

[Devenjj]

its a gddr5 2g gpu...

[ZetZet]

its a gddr5 2g gpu...

So what. There are mobile gpu's which have 4gb of ddr5 memory and perform like integrated graphics.

[Mohenjo]

its a gddr5 2g gpu...

that doesn't mean anything. its still crap. ram isnt the only factor. you can put 8gb gddr5 on a 80 dollar gpu it would still be crap 

[Mohenjo]

is this 400 dollar build okay...    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TD22Mp   ... im aware that is has a pentium and i can do better but i want to ''OC" the cpu and run gta v for my hearts desire of "OC"ing a g3258 btw its my fav cpu and know there are better 1's...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JWZrBmget this instead. buy the cpu cooler later or buy it now but the 730 is crap. also i dont think that motherboard can overclock but i might be wrong 

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I would go with a build like this and then overclock that cpu as far as possible:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4WXFnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4WXFnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ECS Z97-PK (V1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.46 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $488.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 11:41 EDT-0400

[Mohenjo]

I would go with a build like this and then overclock that cpu as far as possible:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4WXFnQ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4WXFnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ECS Z97-PK (V1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.46 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($162.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $488.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 11:41 EDT-0400

thats 100 dollars over his budget m8 but yea if you can spend the extra cash 

[ADZ_123_!"£]

thats 100 dollars over his budget m8 but yea if you can spend the extra cash 

With some very heavy budgeting I present my new build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CCbdTW

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ECS Z97-PK (V1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($61.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($19.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.90 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($21.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($37.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $394.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-18 11:48 EDT-0400

[neons]

You really need a z series mobo for overclocking. I'm running the same pentium at stock (haven't gotten the time to overclock) with a r9 280 and an asrock z97M anniversary. For the most part it runs well but there are some times when gta v cant keep up. I cant wait to see how it performs overclocked.