console gamer turning to PC

nano-frisbee

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Apr 27, 2013
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I'm hoping to build a gaming PC myself, but as I have been a console gamer all my life, I have no clue what I'm doing. So could someone just recommend some good parts? I have a starting budget of £300 and I already have hard drives and an OS.
 
Stick with console gaming if your budget is 300 euro, you'd need at least 500 euro for anything decent.

300 euro is like lowest settings at 720p...not worth it.

You're better off saving for a PS4 at the end of the year or saving up more for a PC.
 
Three hundred Pounds really isn't that much, but here's my attempt:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£92.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4 ATX FM2 Motherboard (£77.20 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£51.49 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£49.83 @ Dabs)
Total: £300.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-27 22:13 BST+0100)