New build --- budget 550 to 600 pounds.

Doncrysis

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Hi, I am a first timer on this with a mediocre amount of knowledge. I wanna build a pc with a budget of ££550-600.However I need help picking out every thing from PSU to Pc case and also operating system.I wanna be able to run demanding games like skyrim and new games aswell.All help is appreciated.

I was going to build this however the price skyrocketed. I was thinking of keeping the gpu. I just got the money together and getting it on friday.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£45.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£30.23 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Silverstone SST-RL01B-USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.96 @ CCL Computers)
Other: Club 3D 2GB AMD HD7870 Joker Graphics Card (£171.62)
Total: £600.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)










 

bodeen2012

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Feb 5, 2013
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your build as of today
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NXUL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NXUL/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NXUL/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£153.20 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£41.40 @ Aria PC)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£94.06 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Silverstone SST-RL01B-USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.08 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.17 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.13 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.35 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £680.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-02 20:12 BST+0100)

what i came up with
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NXPI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NXPI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NXPI/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.13 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Biostar H77MU3 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£59.68 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.18 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£171.62 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Xigmatek ASGARD PRO (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£34.96 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.18 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.13 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.35 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £596.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-02 20:06 BST+0100)