new build suggestions pls

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hey guys.

my sister in law has asked me to build her son a pc for xmas. and i had a few questions i hoped someone would be able to answer for me.

i had originally thought of using a cpu i had already lying about, its a sandybridge i5-2320 so i was thinking that with maybe a gigabyte ga-b75m-hd3 or a msi b75ma-p45 mobo. but then i had seen the new anniversary intels out. so i picked up on them as the g3258 only costs about £50 but i had read to use this in a z97 mobo (an asus h81m-plus for example) you need an older haswell cpu to boot everything up and update the bios so i would recognize the g3258 ( so you can OC it). is this true?? or could i get any z97 mobo and just put it in and it will be picked up.

the budget she gave me is about 460 inc postage. and was also thinking the Sapphire R9 270X Vapor-X OC.


it will be used for normal pc useage and some games but the details dont have to be ultra, and a 500gb or 1tb hdd will be more than enough. also have a OS

was thinking something like this for a total new build without using the i5 i have

Case
Corsair Graphite 230T
PRICE £57 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.cclonline.com

CPU
Intel Pentium G3258
PRICE £48 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.dabs.com

Motherboard
Asus H81M-Plus
PRICE £40 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.dabs.com

Memory
8GB (2 x 4GB) 1,333MHz
Corsair XMS3
PRICE £62 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.overclockers.co.uk

CPU cooler
SilverStone Argon AR01
PRICE £24 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.scan.co.uk

PSU
XFX TS Series 550W
PRICE £47 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.scan.co.uk

Graphics card
Sapphire R9 270X
Vapor-X OC
PRICE £140 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.overclockers.co.uk

Hard disk
500GB Seagate barracuda
PRICE £34 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.cclonline.com

Optical drive
LG GH24NSB0
PRICE £13 inc VAT
SUPPLIER www.cclonoline.com


any suggestions or build ideas are very welcome but the question about the cpu and mobo is the major one i have

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Well the G3258 is only worth it if you overclock it 4.0Gz upwards (need Z97 mobo), otherwise get an i3.

Check this out, better in any way:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£143.71 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.36 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.09 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £455.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 14:35 BST+0100

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with all the postage charges its £495 but i love it... i take it the i5 2320 i already have is now crap.. cos if i could use it at all it would save nearly 90 quid...

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The i5 is not crap, yes the i3 clocked at 3.6 is better but the i5 is definitely an option especially considering you already own it.

[TaintedOne]

Well the G3258 is only worth it if you overclock it 4.0Gz upwards (need Z97 mobo), otherwise get an i3.

Not true. Some non z97 can overclock the g3258.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...king,3888.html

As always, if you get a board listed in those links, a BIOS update will more than likely be required

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Yep. And seeing as the 4160 is still a hefty CPU for the price...

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with all the postage charges its £495 but i love it... i take it the i5 2320 i already have is now crap.. cos if i could use it at all it would save nearly 90 quid...

Its 455 with postage, or it should be, they are included as the link says. And yes the 4160 is better than your i5 for strickly gaming.

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Its 455 with postage, or it should be, they are included as the link says. And yes the 4160 is better than your i5 for strickly gaming.

Question is if it's ~£85 better since he already owns the i5.

Also the UK Partpicker isn't super accurate from my experience when it comes to delivery fees.