Budget Gaming PC Build

[evenc13]

Hey guys,
I'm looking to build a decent budget gaming PC and this is what I've come up so far..

Case: Thermaltake V3 VL80001W2Z
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G
PSU: 500W Antec VP500PC
CPU: Intel Dual Core Pentium G3258
GPU: Radeon HD 6950 1GB GDDR5 (already have one)
HDD: Toshiba 500GB Sata 3 32MB
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz

Looking to overclock the G3258 to around 4Ghz.
Any opinions on this build? should I change anything? Thanks!

 

[icegod]

Dont buy that mobo for overcloking
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2350888/asus-b85m-overclock-intel-pentium-g3258.html
http://www.asus.com/sg/News/0yYwfwL2ZA9CFAMK (4th point in notes)

If you want to overclock, you should consider getting a z97 chipset

 

[maddogfargo]

You might be able to flash that 6950 to 6970. It was one of the last AMD GPUs that you could BIOS mod that way and unlock the extra shaders/processors. Some are locked though and it won't work.

Look up the make/model and see if anyone has done it before modding yours.

 

[sadams04]

The G3258 + a CPU Cooler (say the Hyper TX3) combines for a cost of $75. Just pony up the extra $30 for an i3 and skip the overclocking. Also, for a PSU make sure you get something from the Tier 1 or Tier 2 list.

PSU List => http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6950 1GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $373.94

 

[johnmanth]

the only i would change is the cpu, pentium -> i3

 

[evenc13]

The problem is, I'm at the very limit of my budget so I can't get the i3 (in my country the difference is about 70$ US, which is too much).. also forgot to mention that I have the PSU already.

As for the motherboard, I only have a choice between the Asus B85M-G, Asrock H81M-HDS/H81 Pro/H81M-DGS/Asrock H91M-Plus/Asrock H91M-S1/.. between those which is the best for the G3258? I've seen that they support OC but not sure which one I should pick

 

[johnmanth]

The problem is, I'm at the very limit of my budget so I can't get the i3 (in my country the difference is about 70$ US, which is too much).. also forgot to mention that I have the PSU already.

As for the motherboard, I only have a choice between the Asus B85M-G, Asrock H81M-HDS/H81 Pro/H81M-DGS/Asrock H91M-Plus/Asrock H91M-S1/.. between those which is the best for the G3258? I've seen that they support OC but not sure which one I should pick

the best of course is the asus b85m-g, do not buy asrock mobs
about the cpu... i told you to get i3 bcs new games do NOT run at dual-cores i3 used hp so it has 4 threads instead of 2

 

[sadams04]

do not buy asrock mobs

They and ASUS go hand-in-hand, they offer high quality products, warranties and support... What is wrong with them?

 

[johnmanth]

do not buy asrock mobs

They and ASUS go hand-in-hand, they offer high quality products, warranties and support... What is wrong with them?

not anymore, asrock is not anymore a daughter-company of asus and asrock mobs are very low-quality compared to asus ones

 

[evenc13]

So I should change the g3258 to the i3 4160? does it make such an enormous difference that I should get it instead?
Edit: should I also overclock the i3? and how overclockable is it with that mobo?

 

[johnmanth]

So I should change the g3258 to the i3 4160? does it make such an enormous difference that I should get it instead?
Edit: should I also overclock the i3? and how overclockable is it with that mobo?

yep, if you find money i would definetly get i3, also the i3 is 'locked' it cannot be overclocked. But i told you, get the i3 bcs the pentium will not be able to play new games due to 2 threads