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Hi. I was planning on building a budget PC  ... I will mainly use it like a media PC.....and sometimes for gaming ; just want to achieve ~40-50 FPS at medium to high settings at 1080p on some games like Fallout 4, GTA 5, Watchdogs etc

 

I really want advice on the CPU...do you think the G3240 is a good choice? Also can I overclock it ?

 

I couldnt find the motherboard im actually buying on pcpartpicker.com....it is an MSI Eco H81 M motherboard, im also not sure if I can overclock on this so   I dont even know the difference between "eco" and the normal H 81 m motherboards...I need help here as well....

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wLJ3f7

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 


Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Directron) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($108.98 @ Newegg) 


Case: Raidmax ATX-404WU ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $344.91


 

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8 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Hi. I was planning on building a budget PC  ... I will mainly use it like a media PC.....and sometimes for gaming ; just want to achieve ~40-50 FPS at medium to high settings at 1080p on some games like Fallout 4, GTA 5, Watchdogs etc

 

I really want advice on the CPU...do you think the G3240 is a good choice? Also can I overclock it ?

 

I couldnt find the motherboard im actually buying on pcpartpicker.com....it is an MSI Eco H81 M motherboard, im also not sure if I can overclock on this so   I dont even know the difference between "eco" and the normal H 81 m motherboards...I need help here as well....

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wLJ3f7

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 


Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Directron) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($108.98 @ Newegg) 


Case: Raidmax ATX-404WU ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $344.91


 

or you could get a i3-6100 2 cores 4 threads

 

  • CPU
    i7-6850k
  • Motherboard
    MSI X99A Sli Plus
  • RAM
    32GB Crucial Ballistix LP      DDR4-2400
  • GPU                                            MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8Gb
  • Case
    Thermaltake Level 20 MT ARGB
  • Storage
    Samsung 250GB 850 pro,        WD Black 1TB, WD blue 3TB
  • PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w
  • Display(s)
    Asus vg248qe, Asus vg245h
  • Cooling
    Swiftech H220-x
  • Keyboard
    Logitech g910
  • Mouse
    Logitech g502
  • Sound
    Áudio Technica ATH-M50x
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
  • PCPartPicker URL
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9 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Hi. I was planning on building a budget PC  ... I will mainly use it like a media PC.....and sometimes for gaming ; just want to achieve ~40-50 FPS at medium to high settings at 1080p on some games like Fallout 4, GTA 5, Watchdogs etc

 

I really want advice on the CPU...do you think the G3240 is a good choice? Also can I overclock it ?

 

I couldnt find the motherboard im actually buying on pcpartpicker.com....it is an MSI Eco H81 M motherboard, im also not sure if I can overclock on this so   I dont even know the difference between "eco" and the normal H 81 m motherboards...I need help here as well....

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wLJ3f7

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3240 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($51.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 


Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Sandisk Z400s 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Directron) 


Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($108.98 @ Newegg) 


Case: Raidmax ATX-404WU ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($42.98 @ Newegg) 


Total: $344.91


 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Tylerebowers/saved/#view=V8VMnQ

 

  • CPU
    i7-6850k
  • Motherboard
    MSI X99A Sli Plus
  • RAM
    32GB Crucial Ballistix LP      DDR4-2400
  • GPU                                            MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8Gb
  • Case
    Thermaltake Level 20 MT ARGB
  • Storage
    Samsung 250GB 850 pro,        WD Black 1TB, WD blue 3TB
  • PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w
  • Display(s)
    Asus vg248qe, Asus vg245h
  • Cooling
    Swiftech H220-x
  • Keyboard
    Logitech g910
  • Mouse
    Logitech g502
  • Sound
    Áudio Technica ATH-M50x
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
  • PCPartPicker URL
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Can't overclock on that motherboard and you should get a hard drive for your extra storage. 128GB won't last you long. 

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RAM - Corsair Vengeance (4x4GB) | GPU - EVGA GTX 1060 SSC  

Storage - Samsung M.2 64GB SSD, PNY 240GB SSD , WD 1TB Caviar Blue, WD 500GB HDD

PSU - EVGA 650W G2 | Peripherals - Logitech G710, Logitech G602 

 

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1 minute ago, Vercii said:

Can't overclock on that motherboard and you should get a hard drive for your extra storage. 128GB won't last you long. 

you cant even overclock the cpu soooooo

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Tyleredbowers said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Tylerebowers/saved/#view=V8VMnQ

thats 100 dollars more than his budget....

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Tyleredbowers said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Tylerebowers/saved/#view=V8VMnQ

thats 100 dollars more than his budget....

 

ahhh but $100 better

 

  • CPU
    i7-6850k
  • Motherboard
    MSI X99A Sli Plus
  • RAM
    32GB Crucial Ballistix LP      DDR4-2400
  • GPU                                            MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8Gb
  • Case
    Thermaltake Level 20 MT ARGB
  • Storage
    Samsung 250GB 850 pro,        WD Black 1TB, WD blue 3TB
  • PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w
  • Display(s)
    Asus vg248qe, Asus vg245h
  • Cooling
    Swiftech H220-x
  • Keyboard
    Logitech g910
  • Mouse
    Logitech g502
  • Sound
    Áudio Technica ATH-M50x
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
  • PCPartPicker URL
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This is my recommendation, assuming your budget is less than 500 USD:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($73.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($45.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($39.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card  ($135.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $421.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-12 15:52 EDT-0400

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Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

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You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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14 minutes ago, I am an SSD said:

Hi. I was planning on building a budget PC  ... I will mainly use it like a media PC.....and sometimes for gaming ; just want to achieve ~40-50 FPS at medium to high settings at 1080p on some games like Fallout 4, GTA 5, Watchdogs etc

 

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if you cant afford the 370 then go back to the 360 but i recommend getting it. Also gta V is 60gb on its own so i would recommend a 1tb HDD instead. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kfTvK

 

quad core is better. 

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Tyleredbowers said:

thats 100 dollars more than his budget....

 

ahhh but $100 better

but thats not where i would spend the money anyway. I would get an 860k and a 950. he will get a bigger performance boost in gaming that way. 

Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax

Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch

 

 

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Just now, Mohenjo said:

but thats not where i would spend the money anyway. I would get an 860k and a 950. he will get a bigger performance boost in gaming that way. 

tru

 

  • CPU
    i7-6850k
  • Motherboard
    MSI X99A Sli Plus
  • RAM
    32GB Crucial Ballistix LP      DDR4-2400
  • GPU                                            MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8Gb
  • Case
    Thermaltake Level 20 MT ARGB
  • Storage
    Samsung 250GB 850 pro,        WD Black 1TB, WD blue 3TB
  • PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w
  • Display(s)
    Asus vg248qe, Asus vg245h
  • Cooling
    Swiftech H220-x
  • Keyboard
    Logitech g910
  • Mouse
    Logitech g502
  • Sound
    Áudio Technica ATH-M50x
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
  • PCPartPicker URL
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