Budget PC 300 pounds, is it possible?

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So i have a friend who wants a gaming PC for 300 pounds.

He wants to buy it today or next week he said and he wants tom play games such as battlefield 3 on it.

He already has the OS as well.
 
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RaisingTheBarHD

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do you need an OS?
 
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No
 
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This would be about 270 Pounds

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G860 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H61M-E33/W8 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $417.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-05 10:19 EDT-0400)
 
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What about this?

CPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/186428-amd-phenom-ii-x4-965-black-edition-3-4ghz-socket-am3-6mb-l3-hdz965fbgmbox
MOBO: http://www.ebuyer.com/407432-biostar-a780l3c-socket-am3-vga-6-channel-audio-matx-motherboard-a780l3c
Optical: http://www.ebuyer.com/410561-liteon-ihas120-20x-dvd-rw-dual-r-ram-sata-drive-ihas120-04
Case: http://www.ebuyer.com/172779-casecom-6788-all-black-case-km-6788-black
RAM: http://www.ebuyer.com/389641-crucial-8gb-ddr3-1333mhz-ballistix-sport-memory-bls8g3d1339ds1s00
PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/158479-cit-400w-dual-12v-rail-psu-v2-2-12cm-fan-20-4pin-3x-psucit400ub
HDD: http://www.ebuyer.com/272944-seagate-500gb-barracuda-internal-hard-drive-st500dm002
Graphics Card: http://www.ebuyer.com/483273-his-7770-fan1gb-gddr5-pci-e-dvi-hdmi-vga-h777fn1g

Comes to 310 pounds overall.
 
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try doing this

Amd phenom 2 x4 (overclocked)
As roc am3+ micro atx board
8gb of vengance low profile ram
Amd RADEON 6570
Micro atx case with 500w psu
500gb seagate barracuda
A 24x dvd drive

If you get this from the correct sellers, you could have a powerful gaming pc for 300 pounds
And you can apgrade it easily over time
:)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£53.69 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£40.13 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital AV 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£22.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card (£82.67 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Total: £308.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-28 12:25 BST+0100)
 
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