Budget Build...

[Dragonykz]

So, I'm pulling off the 'Value Build' from the video ((

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Problem is, my budget is around 170 bucks, and the motherboard (Asus Z97-C) is around $200 or so.

I found the Z97-C, can I use that, or will it be detrimental  to the rest of the build?

 

---------------------------THE STUFF---------------------------

 

CORE COMPONENTS

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 "Anniversary Edition"

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1xicBQI

Amazon: http://geni.us/2tWm

 

SSD: Intel 530 series

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1vw9bV5

Amazon: http://geni.us/1J0o

 

Hard Drive (optional): Western Digital Green

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1wDFeCO

Amazon: http://geni.us/3y6X

 

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-C

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1xwt9pY

Amazon: http://geni.us/3T4x

 

Case: Corsair Spec 001

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1I1ixiy

Amazon: http://geni.us/2XEx

 

Video Card: Radeon R7 260X

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1AdIvxv

Amazon: http://geni.us/3OQR

 

RAM: 8GB Kingston/Corsair/G.Skill/OtherGoodBrand
NCIX: http://bit.ly/1rDpows

Amazon: http://geni.us/2THD

 

Power Supply: Corsair CX Series 430W Semi-Modular

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1xidKYu

Amazon: http://geni.us/jXf

[Castdeath97]

What is your full budget?

[don_svetlio]

I love linus as much as the next guy but his budget builds are HORRIBLE

[Xenift]

That build if im not wrong is fairly outdated as of now.

[alexhelvetica]

What is this?

 

Did you copy the videos thread?

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/281756-/ Yep, Ctrl + C

[don_svetlio]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.91 @ Amazon) 

Total: $565.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 07:15 EST-0500

[Starelementpoke]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

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

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.91 @ Amazon) 

Total: $565.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 07:15 EST-0500

 

Get this.

[Josephdalepi]

its not optimal at all, but ive got an a10 build that includes everything but a monitor that comes to under 300 bucks

if you want it, ill post it, but i do recommend the intel system the guy posted

[Djole123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.89 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ECS B85H3-M9 (1.0) Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($30.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY CS1211 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Toshiba Product Series:DT01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($278.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.00 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 500W ATX Power Supply ($15.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $657.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-28 08:37 EST-0500

The rig in the video absolutely isn't the best price/FPS. A sweetspot rig would look something like this