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I am a beginner looking to make a budget gaming computer which should hopefully last me about 5 years or more.
I have listed below the main components that I have been thinking about for my budget gaming PC build which are available at a reasonable price here in Norway (converted everything from NOK to USD). I have available $475 dollar to complete my PC build by choosing from components below. If you want to suggest something not in my list, then please check its price in Norway on PrisJakt website before because things are expensive here.

I have already chosen 1 TB Seagate HDD, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, Cooler Master Silencio 452 Mid Tower Case.

Please suggest what would be best possible build from the following options. Thanks very much!

Available Budget - $475

CPU - Motherboard combos available

New Intel Pentium G3258 ($79) + MSI microATX H81M-P33 ($59) = $138
New AMD Athlon 860k ($96) + MSI ATX A78-G41-PCMATE ($75) = $171
New AMD FX-6300 ($128) + ASRock ATX 980DE3/U3S3 ($93) = $221
New Intel Core i3-4170 ($139) + MSI microATX H81M-P33 ($59) = $198

1 year used Intel Core i7-3770S without cooler ($103) + microATX ASRock H61M-VG4 ($54) = $157
1 year used, never OCed, Intel Core i5-3570k with stock cooler ($128) + microATX ASRock H61M-VG4 ($54) =$182

GPUs available

  • New ZOTAC GeForce GTX 750Ti 2GB PhysX CUDA = $158
    New Gigabyte Windforce OC AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB = $195
    New MSI Radeon R9 280 GAMING 3 GB = $229
    New Galax/KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 OC HDMI 3xDP 2GB = $225
    New CLUB 3D Radeon R7 260X 2GB = $161

    1.5 yrs used MSI Gaming Radeon R9 280x 3 GB = $155
    1 year used ASUS GeForce GTX 670 2GB PhysX CUDA = $152

PSUs available

  • Corsair CX430 430W = $60
    OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W = $76
    Corsair CX500 V2 500W = $79
    Cooler Master V550S 550W = $71
    XFX Core Edition 550W = $90
    OCZ ZT 650W = $102
    Corsair TX650M V2 650W = $108
    XFX Core Edition 650W = $113
    Corsair CS650M 650W = $119
    OCZ ZT 750W = $116
    XFX Core Edition 750W = $120
    Cooler Master V750S =$121
    Corsair AX 760 = $134

CPU coolers (if needed)

  • Arctic Freezer 11 LP = $27
    Cooler Master Blizzard T2 = $27
    Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo = $31
    Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 = $30
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo = $41

Thanks very much for any help!

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Get the 3770s with the board. 212 evo for the cooler. The used 280x and the best psu with whats left. 

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I am a beginner looking to make a budget gaming computer which should hopefully last me about 5 years or more.

I have listed below the main components that I have been thinking about for my budget gaming PC build which are available at a reasonable price here in Norway (converted everything from NOK to USD). I have available $475 dollar to complete my PC build by choosing from components below. If you want to suggest something not in my list, then please check its price in Norway on PrisJakt website before because things are expensive here.

I have already chosen 1 TB Seagate HDD, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, Cooler Master Silencio 452 Mid Tower Case.

Please suggest what would be best possible build from the following options. Thanks very much!

Available Budget - $475

CPU - Motherboard combos available

New Intel Pentium G3258 ($79) + MSI microATX H81M-P33 ($59) = $138

New AMD Athlon 860k ($96) + MSI ATX A78-G41-PCMATE ($75) = $171

New AMD FX-6300 ($128) + ASRock ATX 980DE3/U3S3 ($93) = $221

New Intel Core i3-4170 ($139) + MSI microATX H81M-P33 ($59) = $198

1 year used Intel Core i7-3770S without cooler ($103) + microATX ASRock H61M-VG4 ($54) = $157

1 year used, never OCed, Intel Core i5-3570k with stock cooler ($128) + microATX ASRock H61M-VG4 ($54) =$182

GPUs available

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  • New ZOTAC GeForce GTX 750Ti 2GB PhysX CUDA = $158

    New Gigabyte Windforce OC AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB = $195

    New MSI Radeon R9 280 GAMING 3 GB = $229

    New Galax/KFA2 GeForce GTX 960 OC HDMI 3xDP 2GB = $225

    New CLUB 3D Radeon R7 260X 2GB = $161

    1.5 yrs used MSI Gaming Radeon R9 280x 3 GB = $155

    1 year used ASUS GeForce GTX 670 2GB PhysX CUDA = $152

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PSUs available

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  • Corsair CX430 430W = $60

    OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W = $76

    Corsair CX500 V2 500W = $79

    Cooler Master V550S 550W = $71

    XFX Core Edition 550W = $90

    OCZ ZT 650W = $102

    Corsair TX650M V2 650W = $108

    XFX Core Edition 650W = $113

    Corsair CS650M 650W = $119

    OCZ ZT 750W = $116

    XFX Core Edition 750W = $120

    Cooler Master V750S =$121

    Corsair AX 760 = $134

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CPU coolers (if needed)

  •  
  • Arctic Freezer 11 LP = $27

    Cooler Master Blizzard T2 = $27

    Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo = $31

    Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 = $30

    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo = $41

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Thanks very much for any help!

Go for i3 4170 +MSI H8M-P33 (Upgrade to i5/i7 and HT)

           R7 260X (Not really much different from 370 and is slightly better than 750Ti)

           XFX Core Edition 650W (For headroom, upgrade and overclocking purposes)

           $475

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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Go with the i7s then nab that 280x, Cooler Master V550S 550W, then grab hyper TX3 Evo and you got the total of 413 $ with some extra money to spare.

NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER STOP LEARNING. DONT LET THE PAST HURT YOU. YOU CAN DOOOOO IT

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Go with the i7s then nab that 280x, Cooler Master V550S 550W, then grab hyper TX3 Evo and you got the total of 413 $ with some extra money to spare.

 

Almost exactly what was my original choice except that I took a 750 W PSU. How much watts would this build actually need? Is 550 really enough? Thanks very much!

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Go for i3 4170 +MSI H8M-P33 (Upgrade to i5/i7 and HT)

           R7 260X (Not really much different from 370 and is slightly better than 750Ti)

           XFX Core Edition 650W (For headroom, upgrade and overclocking purposes)

           $475

 

Do you think that buying a new 260X would be better than buying a used 280X? I heard you should never buy used PSU and HDD, but does that also apply to graphic cards and processors? Thanks very much!

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Almost exactly what was my original choice except that I took a 750 W PSU. How much watts would this build actually need? Is 550 really enough? Thanks very much!

Am pretty sure it will be enough but swap it out with that XFX core edition for 650W and you should be good. Best build by far.

NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER STOP LEARNING. DONT LET THE PAST HURT YOU. YOU CAN DOOOOO IT

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