Help to design a cheap gaming rig that will fit in a bitfenix prodigy please

Tom Martin · Jun 18, 2013

Hi, i'm wanting to make a cheap gaming PC with maximum price of £600 but would preferably want to have it at around £400-£500.

I would like it to play games on high settings (60fps) and to also make it future proof so if i do need to upgrade it.

I am wanting it all to fit in a bitfenix prodigy case as i have limited space. I have made some designs already but i'm not sure on what they are like benchmark wise.

It would be amazing if someone could create a rig for me as i am not that much of a computer genius.

Thank you

carowden · Jun 18, 2013

what websites are you using to shop? or which ones do you have access to where you live

13thmonkey · Jun 18, 2013

not possible for £500-£600 @60fps @1080P, because to do that in a normal size would cost more than that, and small is not cheaper. although the only small component is the mobo.

Its a normal build with a mini-itx mobo and two sticks of RAM.

carowden · Jun 18, 2013

13thmonkey :

I gotta agree with him, you might be a little ambitious to get all of this at that price. the mobo is generally a good bit more for an equal amount of features on a smaller motherboard. we can still look at getting you the most for your money. do you need os, monitor, keyboard and mouse?

Tom Martin · Jun 18, 2013

carowden :

Not including os,monitor,keyboard and mouse.

so would this build not work in a bitfenix prodigy case?:
-Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 AM3+ 760 MATX - VGA+ SND+GLN+U2 SATA 3GB/S DDR3 IN
-AMD FX4170 X4 Core 4.2GHz, AM3+, Retail, Bulldozer CPU, 8MB Cache
-Western Digital Blue 1TB (7200rpm) SATA 6Gb/s 64MB 3.5 inch Hard Drive (Internal)
-XFX Radeon HD 7750 Graphics Card 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 x16 DisplayPort/HDMI/Dual DVI
-Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) Memory Kit PC3-15000 1866MHz DDR3 DIMM
-Corsair CX600 - Power supply ( internal ) - ATX12V 2.3/ EPS12V - 80 PLUS Bronze - AC 100-240 V - 600 Watt
-Lite-On DVD+-R/RW/DL/RAM SATA BLACK

as i said i'm not really a computer genius so somethings i'm not too sure about.

carowden · Jun 18, 2013

no that is a micro atx motherboard. you need to get a mini itx motherboard. also that gpu will not give you 60 fps at 1920x1080 on high settings

Tom Martin · Jun 18, 2013

carowden :

So can you recommend a micro atx motherboard please and what do you think the fps would be with that gpu on high settings?

carowden · Jun 18, 2013

do you prefer intel over amd or amd over intel? also what stores do you have access to?

Tom Martin · Jun 18, 2013

carowden :

access to any store in the UK and i'm not sure, i heard AMD is a lot cheaper than Intel but pick whatever you think is best for my needs, thanks

13thmonkey · Jun 18, 2013

also i'd suggest that the amd build will run a lot hotter and louder than an intel build due to the tdp of the chip, and in a small case with potentially limited airflow this would be a problem.

you need something like:

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/motherboards-amd/socket-fm2-mini-itx - check the amd chip against the socket type.

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/motherboards-intel/795/790/1042 - any 1155 socket chip, sandy or ivybridge.

Tom Martin · Jun 18, 2013

13thmonkey :

right ok, this is a start, thank you

carowden · Jun 18, 2013

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/17NNx

thats just a little something i put together. should be really fast for the price. also keep in mind that we could use a similar set up with b75 motherboard and a 3470 or so for a little cheaper and get you right at your 600 dollar budget, i was just trying to see what the newest stuff would cost.

Tom Martin · Jun 18, 2013

carowden :

Thank you

, i'll look into it more

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