Getto budget build

Vaporous · 14 Mar 2017 at 07:02

Hey all

So I've been out of the game for a few years now, and wouldn't mind just a really cheap probably mostly 2nd hand build.

I still have my old case, PSU, SSD, mouse and keyboard.

Are the G3258s overclocked still viable these days? As for a GPU 1080p on med/high settings would be absolutely fine as it'll be connected to a TV.

This build really would a side project, a test of what's possible on a low budget more than anything else.

Thanks for your help

pastymuncher · 14 Mar 2017 at 09:00

I wouldn't touch the G3258 now that the socket is three generations old. Good boards are getting harder to come by and prices for them are rising. For a budget build I would be looking at the Kabylake Pentium G4560 which now has hyper threading along with a B250 motherboard.

Vaporous · 14 Mar 2017 at 18:11

Looks good!

Maybe I'll try and push the budget and pair it with a 1050ti or AMD equivalent.

Need to resist the budget creep though!

pastymuncher · 14 Mar 2017 at 18:43

Just remember Kabylake needs DDR4.

Vaporous · 14 Mar 2017 at 19:16

Got it cheers

I'm a little surprised from a lot of my reading about it, there doesn't seem a great deal of benefit

DONOHUE07 · 14 Mar 2017 at 19:27

Possibly going against the grain here a little, but, how about a 2nd hand fx8320 and a am3+ motherboard and a 970? Surely along with 8gb of ddr3 ram that wouldn't be over £300

Vaporous · 15 Mar 2017 at 09:55

I'd of been all for that idea but I'm quite impressed by the performance of those G4560 for the price

pastymuncher · 15 Mar 2017 at 12:58

Plus with the G4560/B250 setup you will be able to drop a i5 or even a i7 in at a later date.

jbh110tdi · 15 Mar 2017 at 13:52

pastymuncher said:
Plus with the G4560/B250 setup you will be able to drop a i5 or even a i7 in at a later date.

I would agree with this as theres an upgrade path.

Vaporous · 15 Mar 2017 at 17:41

DONOHUE07 said:
Possibly going against the grain here a little, but, how about a 2nd hand fx8320 and a am3+ motherboard and a 970? Surely along with 8gb of ddr3 ram that wouldn't be over £300

This got me thinking about maybe an 860k, but that Intel upgrade option I agree seems my best choice.

DONOHUE07 · 15 Mar 2017 at 19:49

Vaporous said:
This got me thinking about maybe an 860k, but that Intel upgrade option I agree seems my best choice.

Yeah that upgrade path is a great option, I was think more in here and now for the FX

jbh110tdi · 16 Mar 2017 at 09:07

Im not bashing the FX chips but if you dropped you're money on a 2nd hand FX8320 or 8350 CPU and board it would be a good budget gaming build but it would never be anything more
theirs no upgrade path to go with it. same with the 860k to upgrade from there you would need to do a new build.

if I had around £300 and was looking to get a CPU, board and RAM I would go for something along the lines of this

I've included an overclocking board thinking of future upgrade but you could get a cheaper non overclocking board if you wanted

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Avexir Blitz Original Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit - White L= £68.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £112.99
1 x Intel Core i3-7300 4.00GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £139.99

Total: £332.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)

non overclocking board would save around £40

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...151-ddr4-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-69c-as.html

Vaporous · 18 Mar 2017 at 12:58

Would it really be much of an advantage going for the more expensive 7300 rather than the G4560?

Just by dropping the i3 and going for the pentium I can add an GTX 1050ti to that basket for a total of £354.42

pastymuncher · 18 Mar 2017 at 15:20

No it wouldn't. With the G4560 having hyper threading now it makes a mockery of the prices of the i3 chips. Either go for the Pentium or a i5. I wouldn't even consider a i3 now.

jbh110tdi · 18 Mar 2017 at 16:45

pastymuncher said:
No it wouldn't. With the G4560 having hyper threading now it makes a mockery of the prices of the i3 chips. Either go for the Pentium or a i5. I wouldn't even consider a i3 now.

I never realised the Pentium's now supported hyperthreading so yes I would agree with you.

Vaporous · 18 Mar 2017 at 20:51

Well thanks all looks like I've got my build sorted

Vaporous · 21 Mar 2017 at 13:56

So last night I was doing a little cleaning as it was the first day of spring and to my surprise found a pair graphics cards a set of triple channel memory and CPU cooler!

I don't think this changes my mind on the build really. But it's tempting when all I'd need is a CPU and motherboard to get up and running again.