Suggestions on a build? 350$

[spike5032]

My friend is getting the parts to build his PC. Here it is. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/spike5032/saved/sRxNnQ

Anything to add?

CPU to not BottleNeck GPU?

375$ MAX

Also any better builds on PCPartPicker for that price?

Getting the GPU for $50 from a friend. (Cant beat that)

 

[blackleto]

My friend is getting the parts to build his PC. Here it is. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/spike5032/saved/sRxNnQ

Anything to add?

CPU to not BottleNeck GPU?

375$ MAX

Also any better builds on PCPartPicker for that price?

Getting the GPU for $50 from a friend. (Cant beat that)

I commend your friend for a cheap and decent gaming Pc. But i mean, that would only really run a select few of games and limit the range of fun you can have on a system like that? He should consider saving to maybe a 600-800 dollar build for many reasons.

I suggest adding another 4gb stick so you can take advantage of Dual channel n stuff.

goodluck

 

[ykki]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($50.00)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $373.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-15 01:39 EDT-0400

Some areas to improve.
Put an over clockable cpu (but don't expect crazy high overclock) <---This is to shorten the cpu bottleneck.
Put a h97 mobo (it will support the broadwell cpu's form intel) - nice when you want to upgrade to a nice locked i3/i5/i7.
Put slightly cheaper RAM - you won't feel much of a difference.
Put in a TON better psu.
You can add another stick of RAM later. (the mobo has 4 slots for RAM, so no shortage there)
Hope this helped!!

P.S.= That deal for the gpu is killer (in a good way 😀)

 

[Archaic59]

Upgraded cpu, motherboard, psu and added a dvd burner. cpu cooler so you can overclock the 3258 and get it to do more for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown 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: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($50.00)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $384.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 09:48 EDT-0400

 

[MasterDell]

You don't want a pentium unless you are going to be doing stuff that literally can only use two cores. The 860k would be best and if you can stretch to an i3 then that would be solid. Dual channel doesn't matter at this budget. Just memory capacity does. As for the case, excellent choice. As for the PSU, not so great. The XFX 550W will be solid. If you want to OC then go for the PSU ykki used. If he wants an intel CPU then get the H81m DS2V no matter what. It is an amazing H81 board.

Hope my two bits helped