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Is this budget gaming PC good? I'm saving up to buy it. I have a EVGA gt 610 overclocked (going to be upgraded to a EVGA gtx 260 core 216 55 NM GPU or EVGA gtx 460) and a corsair 400 watt power supply. I'm going to upgrade the HDD too, and get a SSD. The processor I will get from amazon, because I've never heard of "NCIX US".

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/DemizeGamer/saved/#view=Tm6xFT

Except I am going to get everything from amazon

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-Micro-Motherboards-GA-B85M-DS3H-/dp/B00VX1GGWQ/ref=sr_1_43?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1429454927&sr=1-43

Processor: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3220-BX80646G3220/dp/B00EF1G9DW/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1429453044&sr=1-2

Hard Drive: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-SATA-7200rpm-Internal-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1429453639&sr=1-3

Memory: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-1600MHz-Non-ECC-HX316C9SR/dp/B00N8H07TG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
 
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I forgot to say that I'm going to upgrade that too, and get a SSD.

That motherboard was the best one I could find, that did not have to update the bios for a newer processor, like an i5
 
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I don't want to break the motherboard when trying to update the bios because I don't know what i'm doing, and I can't find a program that backs up the bios.
 
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its going to cost you more but it is a big improvement from what im seeing get a
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
and a
ASRock 970 Performance ATX AM3+ Motherboard

 
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Just get a H81 or cheap B85 motherboard. Updating the BIOS was easier than I thought (I use a B85M-P32, which will work for your build). Just go to the BIOS, click M-Flash, get the BIOS on your memory stick and then plug it in. Then click update. Simple. Like I'm running, you could get a G3258 (unlocked) with a B85 motherboard, and then OC it to 4.5GHz (only did it a few weeks ago) with a cheap cooler.
 
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I can try, but is there a way to backup the bios? I really don't want to break it.

Here is what I found:

Motherboard (I want PCI-E 3.0): http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-Micro-Motherboards-GA-B85M-DS3H-/dp/B00VX1GGWQ/ref=sr_1_43?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1429454927&sr=1-43

Processor: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3220-BX80646G3220/dp/B00EF1G9DW/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1429453044&sr=1-2

Hard Drive: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-SATA-7200rpm-Internal-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1429453639&sr=1-3

Memory: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-1600MHz-Non-ECC-HX316C9SR/dp/B00N8H07TG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
 
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Yes, you can backup the BIOS just in case. The MSI UEFI on their motherboards are superb (before I got my current PC, I was use to old style BIOS). You can backup the BIOS to a flash drive in the BIOS (through M-Flash) just in case anything goes wrong. There's nothing to worry about, when updating the BIOS. As long as you use the BIOS and not software to update it, you'll be fine. As an answer to your 2nd question, No it doesn't have 4 DIMM slots. However, I could recommend this motherboard to you, which should be perfect:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-B85-G41-PC-MATE-LGA1150-Intel-B85-DDR3-CrossFireX-SATA3-USB3-0-A-GbE-/171740132972?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27fc82766c

(I just love MSI, I have used their products for over 15 years now and they are really good quality). It uses the same 'Click BIOS' so it should be easy to use. I would recommend getting a G3258 with it, instead of the G3220. Overclock it and you woun't be disappointed (depends on the quality of the silicon).
 
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Does it fit in this Case: http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Solution-SLK2650BQE-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B00022KJG6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429456302&sr=8-1&keywords=Antec+SLK2650%2BBQE

With this PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008

This is the Motherboard I use in that case now: http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/motherboards_d/MSI/865PE%2BNeo2-PS%2B%2528MS-6728%2BV2.0%2529/
I don't want a new case.
 
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I would seriously recommend the G3258 (instead of the G3220). You get much more performance for your money, when you overclock it (even the stock cooler is enough). The motherboard I suggested above is great (it has 2 PCI-E slots, one PCI-E 3.0 and one PCI-E 2.0, so you can have 2 AMD GPUs (sorry you can't have 2 NVIDIA GPUs), it has more SATA ports,3 video ports and 4 DIMM slots). If you enable MSI Fast Boot, like I have, your PC can boot up in a few seconds (you don't even need an SSD, though I would recommend getting one later). The hard drive and memory which you have chosen are good.
 
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It is the PSU i'm using now, my dad got the PC i'm using now when the Pentium 4 HT 3.00 GHz socket 478 (I'm using that CPU) was out.
 
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The Pentium 4 HT came out in 2004, so your PSU is over 8 years old! I would recommend getting a new PSU (preferably a Haswell-certified one) unless it was a very good quality one (which according to some reviews it has bad quality capacitors and bad soldering). One person upgraded to a Q6600 and a GTX 460, and it didn't work at all. 400W isn't enough power at today's standards so you should upgrade your PSU before any other parts.
 
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I will get a new one soon, but it DOES have sata power plugs and 1 PCI-E plug (My dad has adapters from old agp power plug to PCI-E power plug) It lasted this long, It should work for a couple more years. I don't see ANYTHING wrong with it the condition, so it's a good quality one!
 
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