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RhammRhinoo

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Hey Guys!
Despite my very expensive 1500 Pounds build that you guys helped me made: Click Me!, My annoying friends are still getting a next gen console. Playing with friends is the most important for me so I will get a next gen console.
I do want a build for me to play CS:GO, L4D2 and other future Valve games at MAX settings and frame rates higher then 70. I need the build to be under 500 Pounds without the peripherals.
Thanks!

PS. Thank you to all who contributed to my expensive build but playing with friends is most important!
 
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marshallbradley
The EDIT build by vN3MO is very good, apart from the power supply and the RAM. I wouldn't use a 430w for a 7870 XT and an AMD processor. The 7870 XT is a very power hungry card, and especially when twinned with an AMD processor (higher TDP than Intel processors) I think a CX 600M would be well worth it for only £20 or so extra. Not only is the wattage higher, it's semi-modular which is always nice: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m .

EDIT: For example in this review you can see there is a system with a 7870 XT pushing 415W under load, personally within 15W of spec is much too close for me.

I also think 1x8gb memory is not the best option, and you might as well get 2x4gb for dual-channel mode for the same...
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vN3MO

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This is a really nice build that will probably do Max on the games listed. Its mATX mini tower so you can decide if you want to change that to a mid or full tower
EDIT try this one with a better GPU for same price: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KOAl

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KOyr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KOyr/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KOyr/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£43.23 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.14 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (£172.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£29.38 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£34.15 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £483.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-19 20:40 GMT+0000)
 
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The EDIT build by vN3MO is very good, apart from the power supply and the RAM. I wouldn't use a 430w for a 7870 XT and an AMD processor. The 7870 XT is a very power hungry card, and especially when twinned with an AMD processor (higher TDP than Intel processors) I think a CX 600M would be well worth it for only £20 or so extra. Not only is the wattage higher, it's semi-modular which is always nice: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m .

EDIT: For example in this review you can see there is a system with a 7870 XT pushing 415W under load, personally within 15W of spec is much too close for me.

I also think 1x8gb memory is not the best option, and you might as well get 2x4gb for dual-channel mode for the same price: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pvi38g160c9k .

Here's the build with the changes applied (a tad over-budget): http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Most credit goes to vN3MO though.

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