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Intel is already off the LGA1150 socket. so the only chips you'll find for "upgrade" when you get around to it will be used (they're available now, but they won't be in 6+ months). It won't play modern games because more and more modern games require a minimum of a quad core or at least a quad thread cpu to run. they won't even load on the g3258.

Even someone with a quad core AMD would be in...
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Budget will be under 400
Why won't it play modern games? Or provide an upgrade path?

 
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Intel is already off the LGA1150 socket. so the only chips you'll find for "upgrade" when you get around to it will be used (they're available now, but they won't be in 6+ months). It won't play modern games because more and more modern games require a minimum of a quad core or at least a quad thread cpu to run. they won't even load on the g3258.

Even someone with a quad core AMD would be in better shape for modern titles then someone with a g3258.

your budget is an issue, it will be hard to do better with CURRENT games then what you put together for $400; as i said, it's a good budget computer, with a few limitations. I'm gonna lay this out there. If you can't go up in INITIAL budget but you don't mind buying this pc in parts over a period of time, i can suggest a pc which will start out as a limited gaming machine which will get better when you have the $$; with an upgrade path built in.

or we can look outside the box, at other options~ such as console gaming if $400 is your max budget now, you'd probably be better with a gaming console.
 
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I actually have a console and Im planning to switch to PC, so what is your starting build? Because i am fine with getting parts over time if it means better quality
 
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Start with this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $408.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 20:31 EDT-0400

notice, no gpu, so it will be limited as a gaming platform, your first purchase will be a gpu. I suggest you get this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $179.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 20:33 EDT-0400

then your next part will be a cpu cooler; personally i suggest this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220-X 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 20:35 EDT-0400

this would also be a good time to learn how to overclock your cpu. at this point i'd be overclocking your g3258 as hard as it will go. Next you'll probably want some more storage, so i'd get some more storage for your system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $64.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 20:37 EDT-0400

finally i'd replace the cpu ~ this will depend a bit on the market at the time. you might be limited to a broadwell upgrade if you want to buy new and enough time has passed to make haswell impossible to get a hold of. if haswell is still availible i'd get this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $229.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 20:38 EDT-0400

if not you'll probably have to fork over a bit more cash and get something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-5675C 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($318.93 @ Amazon)
Total: $318.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 20:39 EDT-0400

either way when you get to this step you'll be golden. eventually down the road you might want to upgrade the gpu, at that time i'd just buy whatever is good on the market.
 
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Would my orignal build with an i3 instead of the pentium and the mobo you listed be better?
 
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Add HDD/SSD and OS and you are set... 1080p games will be no problem.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $332.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 21:02 EDT-0400
 
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Should i get an i3 instead because of the 4 threads?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($70.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($153.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-402WB ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $402.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 21:32 EDT-0400

is the best $400 budget build I have seen recently .
You could swap the case for a m-ATX model. Rosewill and Fractal design make some good ones .
It will game far better than the intel pentium

Build was suggested by Turbopiki in another thread .
 
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Good Build but I am preferably looking for intel because it has a better upgrade path,especially since AMD is focusing on AM3 rather than FM2 now
 
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Im not sure who told you that but its not true .
Intel have already left socket 1150 behind and moved to 1151 .

AMD have not given up on FM2+ and concentrating on AM3 [ which they stopped making 3 years ago . AMD's current performance platform is AM3+ .
Both will be phased out to make way for a new platform using DDR4 memory sometime next year . I believe the plan is to have both APU's and CPU's on the same platform .

Can you add a faster processor to the socket 1150 build . Pretty much everything that intel make is faster than that pentium
 
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this is what id personly suggest its more expensive then the others but if u save the money youd be good for along time

OS- windows 8.1 pro 64 bit
CPU-i5-4690k
GPU- GTX 970( GIGABYTE)
RAM- 8GB corsair vengeance
CASE- CORSAIR 500R(MIGHT BE D IM BAD WITH CASE NAMES LOL)
PSU- CORSIAR CX600M
MOBO- GIGABYTE/ OR ASUS both are good mobo makers theres a ton to pick from so om not gonna list any

but that setup would proly run u around 1100 or 1200 i no thats alot but if u were to save the money for it ud be good for awhile and later down the road you could always upgrade ur cpu to say a 4790k or the gpu to a 980 ti

thats just my 2 sense.....dont care what u do with it lol
 
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it would be better, understand though that motherboard choaks off all upgrade. not that the z97 board i chose is much better, but atleast it opens the path to a broadwell chip down the road, or overclocking a haswell.
 
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Unfortunately I dont have the money for that right now
 
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Yeah I meant amd is focusing on am3+ not am3, but even though intel is moving to 1151 the 1150 processor upgrade options are still good though right?
 
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