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Benjio
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Already have a 7850 graphics card, an old Asus case, and a 1 TB hard drive. I'm hoping to spend as little as possible, trying to keep it under $350 at the most. I'm a little unsure about the motherboard, so some suggestions on that would be great!

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Asus VENTO 3600 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $328.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 


Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Asus VENTO 3600 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.80 @ Amazon) 

Total: $310.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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You really don't need an aftermarket cooler though.

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Mobo is good, I recommend the Hyper 212 EVO over the 212 Plus. Also you don't need that fast of memory, and I recommend a G2/GS/P2 PSU from EVGA instead of the 600B. Also the TS series from XFX and a lot from Seasonic.

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This looks better.

 

Cheaper and B85 Chipset motherboard.

 

Better PSU

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($36.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Asus VENTO 3600 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $311.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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Mobo is good, I recommend the Hyper 212 EVO over the 212 Plus. Also you don't need that fast of memory, and I recommend a G2/GS/P2 PSU from EVGA instead of the 600B. Also the TS series from XFX and a lot from Seasonic.

The RAM is the cheapest 8 GB available, will it cause any problems because it is faster? Will the motherboard automatically underclock it when it first starts up?

 

 

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You really don't need an aftermarket cooler though.

 

 

 

 

This looks better.

 

Cheaper and B85 Chipset motherboard.

 

Better PSU

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Thanks for the suggestions guys! So I take it you don't find too many disadvantages of using that cheap of a motherboard? And are H81 and B85 much worse than H97?

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If you're really trying to cut costs then you could kill the aftermarket cpu cooler all together. That cpu isn't overclockable and the stock heatsink/fan will do just fine keeping it cool. I'd say pocket the extra $20 if you're really going for a budget build.

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The RAM is the cheapest 8 GB available, will it cause any problems because it is faster? Will the motherboard automatically underclock it when it first starts up?

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys! So I take it you don't find too many disadvantages of using that cheap of a motherboard? And are H81 and B85 much worse than H97?

No this motherboard is on sale.

 

B85 is better than a H81 and H97.

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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The RAM is the cheapest 8 GB available, will it cause any problems because it is faster? Will the motherboard automatically underclock it when it first starts up?

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys! So I take it you don't find too many disadvantages of using that cheap of a motherboard? And are H81 and B85 much worse than H97?

No it's fine I just assumed it was more expensive.

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So taking all of your suggestions I've come up with this

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Asus VENTO 3600 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $290.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-26 18:15 EST-0500
 
Are you guys sure there is no negative to using such a cheap motherboard?
(I'm also using no rebates, which is why I chose this motherboard)
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So taking all of your suggestions I've come up with this

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Asus VENTO 3600 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $290.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-26 18:15 EST-0500
 
Are you guys sure there is no negative to using such a cheap motherboard?

 

Other than some features will be missing like some I/O ports, USB 3.0 headers...etc it's fine.

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Other than some features will be missing like some I/O ports, USB 3.0 headers...etc it's fine.

Awesome, thanks. I was mostly worried about compatibility with the cpu and whether it would throttle the cpu. 

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So taking all of your suggestions I've come up with this

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Asus VENTO 3600 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.80 @ Amazon) 
Total: $290.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-26 18:15 EST-0500
 
Are you guys sure there is no negative to using such a cheap motherboard?
(I'm also using no rebates, which is why I chose this motherboard)

 

That motherboard is a steal for that price.

 

It's not a cheap motherboard. It's better than what you chose.

 

Consider getting that.

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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Awesome, thanks. I was mostly worried about compatibility with the cpu and whether it would throttle the cpu. 

Nothing like that.

 

Even if you get a $300 Z97 motherboard, it'll be the same.

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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