Build G3258 and future Broadwell Quad

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HI Guys comments on the below build please, I have 16GB of Samsung Green Ram and a Samsung 830 drive to add to the below. Graphics card still thinking about. Have I missed anything.

MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99 (£87.49)

Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Arctic White (CC-9011048-WW) £104.99 (£87.49)

Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00 (£73.33)

SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £86.99 (£72.49)
Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £44.99
(£37.49)

Western Digital Scorpio Blue 2.5" 750GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache - OEM (WD7500BPVX) HDD £39.98 (£33.32)

LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99 (£11.66)

IC Diamond 24-Carat Thermal Compound (4.8g) IC Diamond 24-Carat Thermal Compound (4.8g) £13.99 (£11.66)

Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Red Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Red £10.80 (£9.00)
Options applied to the above product:
No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0.00
(£0.00) £0.00
(£0.00)
Options applied to the above product:
No Second VGA Cable Required £0.00
(£0.00) £0.00
(£0.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Red £3.29
(£2.74) £3.29
(£2.74)

Sub Total : £426.67
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
UPS Access Point
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £86.93
Total : £521.60
 
£500 is a lot of money for a system based around a Pentium K. I know they clock well but the 2 cores really do struggle with some applications and games plus even though FPS may be high there is evidence that the chip causes significant stuttering in various games.
 
£500 is a lot of money for a system based around a Pentium K. I know they clock well but the 2 cores really do struggle with some applications and games plus even though FPS may be high there is evidence that the chip causes significant stuttering in various games.

G3258 is a temp cpu to play with and change to broadwell quad next year.
 
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