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Ok and is it good?Thats the motherboard I have
Ye, its pretty goodOk and is it good?
Get rid of the CPU Cooler, your CPU had one included. Add a CD-drive, just get the cheapest one, they work just fine. If you don't really care about the case I would go with a cheaper one. If you got some leftover money I'd suggest to upgrade the CPU to an I3 and/or the powersupply to a 750W.
The reason the Pentium he chose is so good is because you can overclock it to well over 4.5GHz. Sure, you could do this on a stock cooler, but you'll achieve much lower temperatures and higher stability with an aftermarket cooler. It's worth it.Get rid of the CPU Cooler, your CPU had one included. Add a CD-drive, just get the cheapest one, they work just fine. If you don't really care about the case I would go with a cheaper one. If you got some leftover money I'd suggest to upgrade the CPU to an I3 and/or the powersupply to a 750W.
Also, the motherboard is a bit expensive for this build, if you do not plan on upgrading the PC later on I would suggest to get a cheaper one.
If interested I can get you an updates PCpart list, I can not provide one ATM as I'm on my phone.
Upgrading to a 750W supply will be enough to run almost every GPU currently out there, and it's generally only 25$ more then a 500w supply. Considering his current choise of motherboard I'm assuming he wants to upgrade it later on. IMO if it's only a few dollars more going overkill on a budget PC is good as you'll be able to upgrade it withouth having to replace the power supply.The reason the Pentium he chose is so good is because you can overclock it to well over 4.5GHz. Sure, you could do this on a stock cooler, but you'll achieve much lower temperatures and higher stability with an aftermarket cooler. It's worth it.
Suggesting an i3 is really stupid. The price difference between a Pentium and i3 is pretty large, and i3s are all locked. He'll get MUCH more single-core performance (good for gaming) out of an overclocked G3258 than any i3.
You also suggested upgrading the power supply to a 750w for a $500 build? Are you really this misinformed about computers?
Add a Titan X to the part list and it still barely exceeds 400w. Upgrading the power supply is excessive and a huge waste of money. He can throw any GPU in there and he won't have to touch the power supply.Upgrading to a 750W supply will be enough to run almost every GPU currently out there, and it's generally only 25$ more then a 500w supply. Considering his current choise of motherboard I'm assuming he wants to upgrade it later on. IMO if it's only a few dollars more going overkill on a budget PC is good as you'll be able to upgrade it withouth having to replace the power supply.
Also, most people don't overclock their CPU, that's why I usually suggest getting a I3 insteed of a cheaper overclockable CPU.
Let's agree to disagree. You have your suggestions, and I have mine.
Add a Titan X to the part list and it still barely exceeds 400w. Upgrading the power supply is excessive and a huge waste of money. He can throw any GPU in there and he won't have to touch the power supply.
Most people don't overclock their CPUs because they buy LOCKED processors. I presume he chose the Pentium for that reason, even if he didn't, there's no reason to pay $30 extra and sacrifice performance for a couple minutes work in his BIOS.