First Gaming Build

[MakeItWork]

Hi there!

 

I'm mainly looking to play some older games; Team Fortress 2, Star Trek Online, Bioshock series, and maybe something like GTAV every once in a while.  Maxing out the settings isn't a huge concern, I'd be content with med-high at 1080p.  I would also like to use it for OBS and capturing gameplay from my Xbox 360.

 

I can't decide on either the Pentium G3258 or an i3-4170. I can pick up an i3-4170 for around $40.00 vs the G3258 at around $65.  I'm pretty much looking for what would be the best "placeholder" cpu until I can upgrade to an i5k or i7k.  Would the G3258 overclocked be better than the i3-4170 with hyperthreading? I've seen arguments for both but nothing really decisive.

 

Thanks!

 

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[Aytex]

Go for an r9 380 for more preformance, and keep the i3 4170

[GER_T4IGA]

3 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Go for an r9 380 for more preformance, and keep the i3 4170

Agreed. I suggest this particular model:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100384nt4goc2l

[MIXFUSED]

I would get some more space maybe go with a 500gb hdd as well because you will run out of run 

[MakeItWork]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

Go for an r9 380 for more preformance, and keep the i3 4170

I'm a little skeptical of AMD; I've seen several things about their drivers and increased power draw on their cards.

[MakeItWork]

2 minutes ago, MIXFUSED said:

I would get some more space maybe go with a 500gb hdd as well because you will run out of run 

I've got additional drives laying around.  I've got a good bit of spare parts.

[Aytex]

Just now, MakeItWork said:

I'm a little skeptical of AMD; I've seen several things about their drivers and increased power draw on their cards.

500w is more than enough

Their drivers are fine, its just nvidia fanboys being oblivious

[MIXFUSED]

1 hour ago, MakeItWork said:

I'm a little skeptical of AMD; I've seen several things about their drivers and increased power draw on their cards.

That's just nvidia fan boys trying to save their company, and AMD has done a great job on their drives...so at this point it's a myth

[MIXFUSED]

1 hour ago, MakeItWork said:

I've got additional drives laying around.  I've got a good bit of spare parts.

oh okay

[Energycore]

53 minutes ago, MakeItWork said:

Hi there!

 

I'm mainly looking to play some older games; Team Fortress 2, Star Trek Online, Bioshock series, and maybe something like GTAV every once in a while.  Maxing out the settings isn't a huge concern, I'd be content with med-high at 1080p.  I would also like to use it for OBS and capturing gameplay from my Xbox 360.

 

I can't decide on either the Pentium G3258 or an i3-4170. I can pick up an i3-4170 for around $40.00 vs the G3258 at around $65.  I'm pretty much looking for what would be the best "placeholder" cpu until I can upgrade to an i5k or i7k.  Would the G3258 overclocked be better than the i3-4170 with hyperthreading? I've seen arguments for both but nothing really decisive.

 

Thanks!

 

Check out the build at PC Part Picker.

You're paying a lot of money for that case. Pick up a Fractal Core 1000 for $25 $30.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcacore1000usb3bl

 

You're also paying too much for the motherboard. By the time you have the money to upgrade the i3, you'll be better off saving on the mobo now and getting a new generation part.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33

 

And with the spare money get a bigger SSD and a 1TB HDD.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asp550ss3240gmc

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex