Pentium pc build.

[Panos Mpas]

Hi every-one!
I am planning to build a computer for my family with a budget of 300-350 for everyday simple use and some times random gaming. My unfinished build is:

CPU : Intel pentium g3258 ( planning to overclock it slightly )
MOTHERBOARD : Asus H81M-C
RAM : Kingston HyperX Fury 4GB
HDD : WD 1TB

case and optical drive are just some random ones that will cost me arount 40 $

Now I have two questions:
1) Are intel hd graphics good enough ? Like I am not going to be doing any gaming, like my little brother might play minecraft casually or we might see a movie but nothing really crazy.

2) Which PSU should I get? This is my main problem. I have seen an Aerocool V3X case+400w psu combo but firstly I don't thing that 400w is enough specially if someday I'll put a GPU. Also I am reading that Aerocool's PSUs are not good. Also all the money left for the psu right now is about 45$. I could get a corsair VS 450 but I also read that the VS series are not good .
I could get an XFX ProSeries 450w Core Edition but there could be a better choice out there.

 

[Forever Oleg]

1) For such low demanding tasks, the integrated graphics are enough.
2) VP-450 is the best high quality super low budget PSU out there.

I would also recommend getting 8GB over 4GB - systems clog up easily these days

 

[Panos Mpas]

Well thanks, I might also add later on some more ram but for now I think 4 is ok.
About the psu the only store i can buy it is far away from me and it's not a reliable one for buyng through the internet so if there is another option i would be glad, because here in greece buying stuff from internet stores like ebay delays at least 3 weeks to get in...

 

[Forever Oleg]

Well thanks, I might also add later on some more ram but for now I think 4 is ok.
About the psu the only store i can buy it is far away from me and it's not a reliable one for buyng through the internet so if there is another option i would be glad, because here in greece buying stuff from internet stores like ebay delays at least 3 weeks to get in...

You could get EVGA 430W or 500W - they are not high quality but they are not bad. The XFX ProSeries PSU should be good btw, but it is not ranked by Tom's so I can't say for sure as I have never used one.

 

[Panos Mpas]

Yes, I was also thinking about getting an EVGA and couldn't compare it with the XFX,
The XFX has some good reviews but I can't find out in witch psu tier it is ...

 

[JonnyDough]

You might consider a used/refurb PC as it could be cheaper. But the WD Blue 1TB drives are an excellent choice, I own several. With your proposed system I would splurge on dual sticks of 4GB's of RAM (run in dual mode) and probably at least eventually get a discreet video card.

 

[Panos Mpas]

As I mentioned I won't be doing enything too GPU demanding which means that the g3258 hd graphics will be fine for now. My real problem though is the PSU...

 

[Forever Oleg]

Check out this PSU Tier List here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[Panos Mpas]

Check out this PSU Tier List here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

I have already seen this list but it isn't in there. it has 3 proseries XFX PSUs but they are on the tier one which I doubt a 50$ PSU would be and the XFX proseries 450 core edition is not a modular PSU...

 

[Forever Oleg]

Just get the Core Edition. It's ok. I read some reviews.

 

[JonnyDough]

I just grabbed two refurb drives from EVGA's B-Stock list. One is 500B, other 600B - shipped to my door for a total of $30ish and with a three year warranty. 😀

 

[Panos Mpas]

Never mind I just found an XFX ts series psu for only 5 $ more 😀