http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tTBzsY lmk how it looks

Run the msi b85m gaming mother board instead if you plan to use a pentium

and is this just for everyday use or some gaming?

You can probably switch to a Athlon x4 and put the 50-60$ of savings towards a used 5850 for like 100$.

The 5850 was a beast gaming card and still is for most titles.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PjbRhM

Or get this + a used gpu... Can get a 660 or 660 ti used for ~100$

This post was edited by Funion on Mar 3 2015 08:35pm

I'd personally stick with the Asus H81M-K, an amazing budget board that overclocks very nicely.



I agree, you can get them as low as $30 on 3bay, for $100 I would consider other options.



Superior option to the pentium.

+1

This post was edited by WWI on Mar 3 2015 08:37pm

gaming (Starcraft 2 and WaW) on an old monitor with some awful resolution. He will almost certainly get a 7950 before he gets a better monitor.


That's what someone else did, the budget was $250.

budget was $250. He has to use integrated graphics or a gt 610 until I upgrade my video card and then he gets my 7950 (Upgrade probably over the summer sometime).