Is this a good multimedia computer

[Justin781]

I plan on using this build for light gaming, surfing the web, and watching movies online. I plan on overlooking the pentium.

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($50.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $526.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 12:55 EDT-0400

 

[Wolfshadw]

For light gaming and watching movies online, you shouldn't need to OC your processor at all, so the third party CPU cooler is not necessary. Depending on the games you want to play, you may not need the discrete graphics card. I'd probably hold off on that purchase until you definitely know you need it. Not a big fan of your power supply but should be sufficient for your needs.

-Wolf sends