Building A Gaming Computer

[Arwalch]

I'm building my first computer after wanting to for over a year and having done a lot of research, however i still want to have a last opinion on the build i made, if anyone could let me know what they think, im on a pretty strict 750$ budget and this totals very close, as close as i could actually get it to, i feel however that the MOB is a bit overkill for my CPU of choice, but please let me know!

CPU: Intel Pentium Processor G3258 4 BX80646G3258 (69.99 - Amazon)
MOB: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (99.99 - Newegg)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (69.99 - Amazon)
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (54.99 - Amazon)
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (159.99 - Amazon)
CASE: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case (59.99 - Amazon)
PSU: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (49.99 - Newegg)
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (91.71 - Amazon)
Wifi: PCI 300Mbps 300M 802.11b/g/n Wireless WiFi Card Adapter for Desktop PC Laptop (17.99 - Amazon)
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Expert Gaming Keyboard (57.99 - Amazon)
Optical Drive: Some ASUS OPD (19.99 - Newegg)

TOTAL: $752.61


I would like to get a 120gb SSD, only $55 but im not sure where to replace something to fit it in. Also the Keyboard is a necessary component as i only have a laptop right now but already have a mouse.

Also thank you in advance, any advice/criticism would be appreciated!

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

I presume you mean US dollars? If so, heres a better build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($212.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $694.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 12:56 EST-0500

If you meant canadian dollars, here's another:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($133.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $721.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 12:57 EST-0500

 

[Archaic59]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.79 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $751.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 13:09 EST-0500

 

[Arwalch]

I presume you mean US dollars? If so, heres a better build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($212.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $694.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 12:56 EST-0500

If you meant canadian dollars, here's another:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($133.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $721.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 12:57 EST-0500

Thank you for the Build, my only concers are is the H81M sufficent enough to run the CPU ad GPU sufficently? and the OS isnt included in the build putting me over my limit :/ Also i only need this pc to run a few games and do minor editing ex: Minecraft, WoW, H1Z1, and CS: GO

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

H1Z1 is demand while Minecraft isn't 😀. Here's a new build in US dollars which has an OS and is a little cheaper too:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($153.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $656.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 14:18 EST-0500

The H81 mobo shouldn't make a difference as overclocking won't really happen with a locked processor

 

[Arwalch]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.79 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $751.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 13:09 EST-0500

H1Z1 is demand while Minecraft isn't 😀. Here's a new build in US dollars which has an OS and is a little cheaper too:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($153.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $656.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 14:18 EST-0500

The H81 mobo shouldn't make a difference as overclocking won't really happen with a locked processor

I Like that build much more, my only question is would the 4150 make more sense over the highly overclockable g3258? both being dual core where the i3 is locked at 3.5 and the pentium can easily run at say 4.2?

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.79 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $751.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 13:09 EST-0500

H1Z1 is demand while Minecraft isn't 😀. Here's a new build in US dollars which has an OS and is a little cheaper too:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($153.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $656.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 14:18 EST-0500

The H81 mobo shouldn't make a difference as overclocking won't really happen with a locked processor

I Like that build much more, my only question is would the 4150 make more sense over the highly overclockable g3258? both being dual core where the i3 is locked at 3.5 and the pentium can easily run at say 4.2?

AFAIK, the i3 has a higher single core performance rate compared to the pentium which is more useful compared to the higher clock rate for games. Due to this, I would go for the i3.