What is the best sub £450 Gaming PC Build?

ConnorBazinga · Mar 15, 2013

Hi, I'm building a PC and I have a £450 budget, I will be using it mostly for gaming and some movie editing and stuff.

I have a PC which I'm planning on selling but i wish to keep the Hard Drive and RAM from the computer to put into my new computer. These are the parts I have selected for my new build (the RAM and HDD are to replace the ones in my current PC after i take them out)- http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JTeZ

If anybody has any suggestions for a better sub £450 please let me know.

mikerockett · Mar 15, 2013

I would go for something akin to the below

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£125.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.36 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £408.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-15 19:06 GMT+0000)

ConnorBazinga · Mar 15, 2013

Apparently Intel is better for single threaded application but AMD is better for multi threaded applications, so would the intel i5 3470 be better than an fx 8320 if im gaming?

ConnorBazinga · Mar 15, 2013

So would this be any good?
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JTGo

mikerockett · Mar 15, 2013

That looks good to me. I'd like to see a better mobo but i understand your on a budget.

mikerockett · Mar 15, 2013

Oh, just noticed the PSU, dump that. Get a quality one. The one i listed is 11 quid more, you will thank me for getting it.

ConnorBazinga · Mar 15, 2013

Ok, i just wanted a cheap mobo with crossfire cos i'll be crossfiring when i can afford it...
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JTKg
So is this the best way forward....i5, the psu you chose and hd 7850

mikerockett · Mar 15, 2013

If you're going to xfire youll prob want a slightly bigger PSU, like the XFX 550w

ikaz · Mar 15, 2013

If pure gaming then i5 also for non scaling applications however the fx 8320 is better for certain applications that can use all 8 cores but those are currently far and few between.

ConnorBazinga · Mar 15, 2013

ok, i will only crossfire if i really need better gpu, but the 7850 is very good anyway, so i might not need to xfire

mikerockett · Mar 15, 2013

The 7850 is a capable GPU, you can always upgrade your PSU at a later date if you decide to get a second GPU. It is only a £13 increase though and would be better.

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