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WARNING: I'm a complete noob at building PCs so flaming me wouldn't really help me out.

I need a new computer so I decided why not may as well build one. I watched couple of videos and reviews and picked these parts for my build. My budget is around $550-$580 but I'm sure that will peek to a good $600 once I buy the operating system. Please critique the my build and tell me what I did wrong or what I maybe need to change. I'm also looking towards overclocking with this build.

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You could save some money by getting windows for free and spend that money on another part of your pc
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How do I get it for free? From what I heard usually getting the operating system through pirating or some free method isn't usually the best way
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Cheaper with an i5 and a 280: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Overclocking is not worth it in this case because you would need an aftermarket cooler and a Z97 board. It's better to just get a locked i5.
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o_Critique wrote How do I get it for free? From what I heard usually getting the operating system through pirating or some free method isn't usually the best way

Unfortunately you would have to pirate it sorry bud
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Well I watched a video from NCIXcom on youtube and they suggested this board as a cheap and a budget way to overclock the g3258 over the z97
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I'll be honest, the G3258 isn't that good. Even when overclocked. I have one overclocked to 4.4GHz and it just isn't worth it. My motherboard cost twice as much as the G3258 itself and I kinda regret it. Then you've got the AIO to factor in (in my case). It's just not worth it.

If your budget is tight, just go with a locked i5 and a better GPU like r00t said. It'll be a lot more worth it and better in the long run.

Basically just stay away from the G3258 unless you dump a load of cash on a good Z97 motherboard and upgrade to an i5/i7 soon after.
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o_Critique wrote Well I watched a video from NCIXcom on youtube and they suggested this board as a cheap and a budget way to overclock the g3258 over the z97

I was under the impression that Intel responded and blocked overclocking on non-Z boards. It's still not worth paying twice as much for a B85 board that costs as much as a Z97 board.
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Gigahertz wrote I'll be honest, the G3258 isn't that good. Even when overclocked. I have one overclocked to 4.4GHz and it just isn't worth it. My motherboard cost twice as much as the G3258 itself and I kinda regret it. Then you've got the AIO to factor in (in my case). It's just not worth it.

If your budget is tight, just go with a locked i5 and a better GPU like r00t said. It'll be a lot more worth it and better in the long run.

Basically just stay away from the G3258 unless you dump a load of cash on a good Z97 motherboard and upgrade to an i5/i7 soon after.


It amazing for simple games like LOL, CSGO and whatnot.

Trying to play the newest FPS games just isnt going to happen.

I got a chip that wanted more volts than my old 8320 for 5ghz just to get it at 4.4Ghz.

You can get a mild OC on the stock cooler [if you get a good one that is]

Pentium + cheap B85 overclockable mobo = cheap gaming machine

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I was under the impression that Intel responded and blocked overclocking on non-Z boards. It's still not worth paying twice as much for a B85 board that costs as much as a Z97 board.
in dint know that. That would suck if they did.
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That's what I'm going for. Not really a hardcore gamer. Just looking to play LoL, CSGO, Day Z,etc
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