Im planning on building an Intel based 300-400 budget

[Mc3335]

Im want to build an Intel based pc but I only have 300-400 dollars to spend the parts I picked out are

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Mc3335/saved/zhKxFT

I picked the pentium g3258 bcuz I heard it was over clock able and bcuz it's a LGA 1150 and I'm planning on upgrading to an i5 later on and for now I'll start with a stock cpu cooler and 4gbs of ram I'll upgrade to 8maybe 16 later on and get a water cooler later on too please check it out and give me all the feed back thank. You

 

[JohnKau]

You don't really need a 600W PSU for that setup unless you plan to upgrade the graphics card in the future too.

 

[Mc3335]

Yeah tahts what I'm planning on doing I want to upgrade it later this is like a baseline to start but I want to upgrade it as money comes

 

[smorizio]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cXGqQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cXGqQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $419.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 08:38 EST-0500

 

[smorizio]

use an h97 mb with the newer bios it drop in a brodwell cpu when they come out. also use 1600 ram as stock speed not the slower 1333. swapped out the case for one that more gaming and cable friendly. ended up 20.00 over 400.00

 

[LucoTF]

I think the 260x is a smarter budget option than a 750ti, the performance difference is small but the relative price difference is somewhat larger

 

[Brunostako]

Drop the B85 mobo and get a H97 just because that pentium is haswell refresh.

I suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: HEC Vigilance MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($18.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $395.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 08:43 EST-0500

 

[SenoritaCao]

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[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.60 @ Mwave)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($28.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $388.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 08:47 EST-0500

 

[Mc3335]

Is there a big difference between the pentium g3258 and the i3-4150?????

 

[Mc3335]

Is there a big difference between the pentium g3258 and the i3-4150?????

 

[Brunostako]

The i3 has Hyper Threading, additional instructions and is locked, but nothing more.

 

[rockie_]

Is there a big difference between the pentium g3258 and the i3-4150?????

There are great differences :
1. i3 4150 doesnt need overclocking to do its job but G3258 has to Hence , no need of expensive aftermarket coolers .
i3 4150 is 25% faster at stock clocks.
2.Some games reportedly dont run on 2 core CPUs like G3258