Stepping Stone Build

[reyleigh29]

I am building my Intel based pc but im on very tight budget as of now but I will be upgrading later.

So here is my build:

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2Ghz Overclocking Anniversary Edition
Mobo: MSI H81M-P33 4th Gen
RAM: 8GB(1x8GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600(BLS8G3D1609DS1S00)
HDD: 1TB WD caviar blue 64mb cache
Case: Vortex S-17 G w/ 600W (GRAY)
VCARD: PowerColor R7 265 2GB GDDR5 128bit


Will this be enough to play games at mid-high settings on 720/1080p(i will try oc with this)?
Wont it bottleneck?

I am also concerned of the brand of my video card because i could not find many reviews except on newegg..

 

[DonkeyOatie]

I've been working with that GPU over the summer and it will drive that card easily. There are some CPU intensive games where you may have issues.

Are you in the USA? Because of your budget, you are making some short-sighted decisions. How much do you want to spend? (apart from as little as possible )

You should easily overclock to 4.0Ghz or better. I have two, one got to 4.2, the other 4.5.

 

[reyleigh29]

I am from Philippines, what are my short sighted decisions? im really just new into pc building.. any advice would be highly appreciated.

Im not sure about budget because some parts in USA is actually cheaper when converted into our currency(because of our VAT).. and it breaks my heart..

I will be upgrading anytime soon when I will be getting my next savings..

 

[DonkeyOatie]

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2Ghz Overclocking Anniversary Edition

Good choice for CPU, harmless fun for children of all ages. You can investigate overclocking and when over clocked, its stout cores perform very well in one and two threaded tasks.

Mobo: MSI H81M-P33 4th Gen

This is a cheap, but limited motherboard. Your OS is keyed to the motherboard, so later replacing it is a considerable problem.

RAM: 8GB(1x8GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600(BLS8G3D1609DS1S00)

Good memory choice

HDD: 1TB WD caviar blue 64mb cache

Good standard disk

Case: Vortex S-17 G w/ 600W (GRAY)

That case, and it's PSU are a concern. From what I can see, this is a very cheap no-name PSU, available only where you are. The PSU is the foundation of your system, if it dies it can take many innocent bystander parts with it. You are buying something very cheap that you will need to replace when you expand further. Looking at other sites, this seems to be the equivalent of a US $30 to $40 case with 600W PSU. Cases like that in the USA are horrible.

VCARD: PowerColor R7 265 2GB GDDR5 128bit

Cheap card, but you have to start somewhere.

 

[reyleigh29]

Thank you.. Now i have an idea.. but what do you mean my OS will be keyed to the motherboard? what problems would come if I will upgrade to a better Mobo?

Im still considering in buying certified PSUs because i was also told to invest in good a good PSU

 

[DonkeyOatie]

If you get an OEM version of the OS to save money, as many people do, it can run only on the motherboard. If you replace the motherboard, you need a new copy. If you get a full version, it can be transferred.

Good PSUs are expensive. Read this. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Certification is an efficiency mark, like MPG or litres per 100km in a car. It says nothing about how good the car is.

 

[reyleigh29]

i see, i think I will buy a corsair one, will it be alright if I buy a 650-700w PSU so i dont need to upgrade my psu when I will install i5 and other coolers and video cards?

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Yes. That will be plenty. Corsairs are not the most high-performance either, but I understand your budget and it is a lot better than what your were looking at.

 

[reyleigh29]

Thank you so much!