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« on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 10:56:35 »
Hello TEF geeks,

I'm trying to spec up a new machine. I've been reading about the Intel G3258 chip which seems to have superb performance and overclocking capabilities for such a cheap option. When paired up with something like a GTX 750 TI the results look quite good.

For a barebones system this looks very well priced:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£51.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£33.72 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£47.30 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card  (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£46.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £299.95

Anything I might've missed or not considered?
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:07:32 »
The cost of getting someone to put it together?
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:07:39 »
Hard drives
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=asc_df_B00461G3MS10337406?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B00461G3MS

The case
http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Computer-Cases/subcat/Mid-Tower-ATX-Cases

Fans
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/cases-cooling/case-fans-coolers/324_3087_30168_xx_xx/xx-criteria.html
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:10:01 »
Quote from: 4D on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:07:32
The cost of getting someone to put it together?

I can do that myself.
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:11:23 »
An OS?
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:11:37 »
Quote from: JayBox325 on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:07:39
Hard drives
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00461G3MS/ref=asc_df_B00461G3MS10337406?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B00461G3MS

The case
http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Computer-Cases/subcat/Mid-Tower-ATX-Cases

Fans
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/cases-cooling/case-fans-coolers/324_3087_30168_xx_xx/xx-criteria.html

I should've said that I've got a case that I can re-purpose and spare drives and fans. Ultimately I'll want to put an SSD in there, but just want to get it up and running first.
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:13:53 »
Quote from: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:11:37
I should've said that I've got a case that I can re-purpose and spare drives and fans. Ultimately I'll want to put an SSD in there, but just want to get it up and running first.

That's what I did. I got 2 500GB HDs meaning to get SSDs at some point. Yet to do that.
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:20:18 »
Quote from: 4D on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:07:32
The cost of getting someone to put it together?

Some of us aren't you 4D.

I think the only drawbacks with the G3258 over something like an i7 are the fact it's not quad core and doesn't have hyperthreading - but then again the fact it's so easily overclockable and the price point (OH THE PRICE POINT) kind of make up for it.

For a Budget Rig Samdy that setup looks pretty nice.
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:26:54 »
I have absolutely no idea  what anyone is on about.
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:32:25 »
Quote from: Audrey on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:26:54
I have absolutely no idea  what anyone is on about.

How is that different to usual?
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:33:39 »
Quote from: Honkytonk on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:20:18
Some of us aren't you 4D.

I think the only drawbacks with the G3258 over something like an i7 are the fact it's not quad core and doesn't have hyperthreading - but then again the fact it's so easily overclockable and the price point (OH THE PRICE POINT) kind of make up for it.

For a Budget Rig Samdy that setup looks pretty nice.

For the type of games I play, most don't necessarily need the multi-core or multi-threaded ability. Ok I dabble in a bit of Photoshop from time to time but nothing that's heavy on the CPU.

Reviews suggest this board & CPU combo can get to 4.3Ghz quite easily, although that will largely depend on whether I get lucky with binning.
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:35:15 »
Quote from: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:33:39
For the type of games I play, most don't necessarily need the multi-core or multi-threaded ability. Ok I dabble in a bit of Photoshop from time to time but nothing that's heavy on the CPU.

Reviews suggest this board & CPU combo can get to 4.3Ghz quite easily, although that will largely depend on whether I get lucky with binning.

To be honest, I bought my gaming rig just for DayZ. Tongue I was playing that from end of work to midnight every night for a good 6 months...
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:53:12 »
These are the parts I got for my new rig. It's quick.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D7SDTCI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009O7YUF6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J8E9316?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00E3W19MO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009RMP44O?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 11:57:55 »
What GPU are you running?
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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 13:13:01 »
I already had a GTX650ti
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