Building an Overclocked Budget lanbox

[LOLiver007]

important stuff first i do NOT need to play at INSANE resolutions (sorry for the allmighty CAPSLOCK)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($110.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($72.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N13 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $838.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


will this work? (open for suggestions)

 

[jaraldo]

hehe...your build is a little crazy

Try putting it like this first (BBCode)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($110.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($72.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N13 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $838.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

[jaraldo]

So you have an overclocking CPU with a motherboard that can't overclock (you need a z97).

Overclocked, you might get the G3258 to the equal of a i3-4330 which I think would still be a huge bottleneck for the r9 280 (might be wrong)

You have a 750w PSU which is beyond overkill and I'm not sure how good the Builder model is.
I'd get this 620w one though if you want some extra room with great quality.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m

You only have 1333 ram when 1600 ram is the better kind.

Lately I've been hearing windows 8 is far better than Windows 7.

I'd rather have at least the Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler than have the fan controller. You can add either of them in later, but just my opinion.

Another opinion, but many people like to have a microATX motherboard with a microATX tower.

It's late here so I can't really design a better build right now, but at least you have something to go by

I can say that with $800 you can easily fit a i5 4670k into your budget and it is the an amazing CPU to overclock with.

 

[LOLiver007]

jaraldo you might just be right can you suggest an better alternative

 

[jaraldo]

Ok so I'm bloody tired as it's 4am now lol. Someone else can review it but I believe it's alright as is.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N13 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $846.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Brief explanation:

-i5 > g3258/6300/8320
- z97 PRO4 will get you to 4.5ghz, maybe a bit more. If you can go up to the Asrock Extreme 4 I'd recommened it.
- The case had to take a hit. I wouldn't be able to spend 12% of my budget on a case when I knew I could get an i5 instead.
- The PSU is a very good quality and less than your other one.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
Tier 2 Class A
- You can add in the fan controller/CPU cooler later when you are ready to overclock

Good luck

 

[Vic 40]

Do you want to have the option for crossfire?

According to this review is the pentium not doing that bad,especially overclocked.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849.html
there are more reviews with different results so look at those too.

My view on your original build with the option for crossfire,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB EVO ATX Desktop Case ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($18.25 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $833.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

you could upgrade the pentium to an i5 later too and a second gpu when having the budget.The i5 is the better cpu,look at the minimum fps in those reviews.
Just as another option.Which you choose is up to you.

 

[LOLiver007]

Do you want to have the option for crossfire?

No i dont i just want a compact gaming machine that will pull most games on medium/high (not ultra or low)

 

[Vic 40]

You do want to overclock?

 

[LOLiver007]

You do want to overclock?

yes yes yes That is what i want and to have fun doing it

 

[Vic 40]

The one i posted above will imo be nice for overclocking.

Some more builds,but more expensive putting the i5 4690K in there,
M-atx,
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7rPCFT

m-itx,
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ckyhmG
or with this case,
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-haf915fkkn1

will imo both work for a lan case.Look at them and look for reviews about both if you want some more info,these are there to be found.
The psu in these builds could also be used for the first i posted knowing you're not going for crossfire.