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6/4/12 at 7:40pm

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Originally Posted by JozefH

how soon are you going to be upgrading because the sb Pentiums even hold their own and you could pickup a very cheap one of those to live with for a little bit letting you get a better mobo for overclocking later

this is true, then maybe you could fit into your budget a ASRock Z77 Extreme4 which is a very solid reliable board with good VRM cooling

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
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I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
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1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
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1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
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6/4/12 at 7:47pm

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Originally Posted by stubass

this is true, then maybe you could fit into your budget a ASRock Z77 Extreme4 which is a very solid reliable board with good VRM cooling

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

just did with a core I3

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6/4/12 at 8:09pm

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BIOSTAR TZ77MXE $109 plus a $10 mail in rebate gives u the total price of $99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138351

i3 2120 is for $120.68

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59192&vpn=BX80623I32120&manufacture=Intel

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600Mhz N $46.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

Total comes down to $267.67 with the mail in rebate.

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6/4/12 at 8:23pm

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Originally Posted by QuickPlayNinja

BIOSTAR TZ77MXE $109 plus a $10 mail in rebate gives u the total price of $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138351
i3 2120 is for $120.68
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=59192&vpn=BX80623I32120&manufacture=Intel
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600Mhz N $46.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
Total comes down to $267.67 with the mail in rebate.

could do that but order the cpu here
i3 2120 is for $114.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KZDV8E/?tag=pcpapi-20

although if you look @ my build above
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9uas

much better motherboard and that samsung ram is known to handle some nasty overclocks

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I5 3570k	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3	6950 with Xspc razor fullcover gpu block	Gskill 8gb 1600mhz
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
1ocz 90gb ssd (os) 500g sata 3 WD black	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit	22 inch lg	Logitech G110
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Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
1ocz 90gb ssd (os) 500g sata 3 WD black	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit	22 inch lg	Logitech G110
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NZXT HALE Modular 650 Watt	antec 900 II (Modded)	Logitech G400
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6/4/12 at 8:29pm

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Originally Posted by JozefH

could do that but order the cpu here
i3 2120 is for $114.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KZDV8E/?tag=pcpapi-20
although if you look @ my build above
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9uas
much better motherboard and that samsung ram is known to handle some nasty overclocks

this^^ nice CPU, mobo and RAM.. change the CPU to a sandy bridge Pentium and you will should come close to hitting the $250 mark plus you will have a nice platform for overclocking when you get your I5 or I7

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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6/4/12 at 9:19pm

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well the guy wants it round about $250 . So thats the best out there . or he can just go for AMD.

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6/4/12 at 9:33pm

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Get a Z77 chipset that way you can upgrade to the 3570k when your ready! here goes..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138355R 82$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078 you can get a Quad core for like 40$ more..

119$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233141 4gb stick of ram you can add more later.. it is 25$.

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7950 w/ Alphacool block	G.SKILL Trident X 2500mhz 2x4gb	SanDisk Extreme 240gb sata III 6gbs x5	SwiftTech Apongee Drive II
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Monsta 360 86mm thick rad X 4	MCP 35X Pump x2	400ML Frozen Q Fusion res x3	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
CatLeap 2560x1440 + Acer hn274h bmiiid 120hz 3D	Logitech G19	Corsair Ax1200 watts	Mountain Mods Ascension
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6/5/12 at 12:55am

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If it must be @ $250 or under Id do
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147094 X2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116399
total shipped $240.96

Specs
SAMSUNG 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 X2(this ram oc's like hell)
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (great ocing motherboard when on a budget)
Intel Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics (not the best but will hold its own until you upgrade)

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5 3570k	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3	6950 with Xspc razor fullcover gpu block	Gskill 8gb 1600mhz
Hard Drive	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
1ocz 90gb ssd (os) 500g sata 3 WD black	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit	22 inch lg	Logitech G110
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6/5/12 at 12:58am

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Originally Posted by JozefH

If it must be @ $250 or under Id do
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147094 X2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116399
total shipped $240.96
Specs
SAMSUNG 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 X2(this ram oc's like hell)
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (great ocing motherboard when on a budget)
Intel Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics (not the best but will hold its own until you upgrade)

and this is the best to tide him over until the OP gets his i5 or i7

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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6/7/12 at 10:08am

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Originally Posted by stubass
If it must be @ $250 or under Id do
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147094 X2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116399
total shipped $240.96

Specs
SAMSUNG 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 X2(this ram oc's like hell)
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (great ocing motherboard when on a budget)
Intel Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics (not the best but will hold its own until you upgrade)

This looked very good, but I wasn't quick enough on the draw. It seems the mobo sold out, go figure.

I've never hardware overclocked anything, so I'm unsure what to be looking for in that regard. I'd probably have to especially worried about cooling and all of that, right? Is the ram better than what I linked to a few posts back with the heatsink?

I suppose I really just need to go over all the awesome advice in the thread, and let it digest before making any final decisions.

Two final questions...

- Should I be looking into a z68 or a z77 board?
- Does anyone know where I could find one of the above type boards around ~100 us dollars new? (Yes, I realize it wouldn't be as nice as the above recommended open-box)

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