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I have a £500 budget for a gaming pc. I already have a monitor, mouse, keyboard and speakers so none of that is needed. Also my monitors resolution is 1366x768 so i figured that i don't need to spend as much on the GPU. Also i need it to be Micro ATX and the AMD M-ATX motherboards don't look very good for over clocking, the strong point of their chips.

Anyway this will be used to play a huge variety of games, for example BF3/4, GTA 5, WatchDogs, MineCraft and League Of Legends. I do not care about the highest settings, i just want 60fps+.

Here is what i have made.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1qFCo
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1qFCo/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1qFCo/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£47.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£124.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£38.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £501.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 09:36 BST+0100)

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.89 @ Dabs)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£124.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman ZM-T2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£19.14 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £505.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 11:13 BST+0100)


corrected ur built
1. dont get msi low end boards they are not good corrected it to a pro4 board
2. ram needs to be 2x4gb so that u can run it in dual channel
3. u need a 550w supply to be safe 450w would be fine better get a 550w


everything else is good
 
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1. I have used low end MSI boards before on friends PC's and they work very well and they have had no problems with them.

2. That RAM you suggested is actually £63 not £40. I have found some RAM though for £50 2x4gb. This - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-xms3-pc3-12800-(1600)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-24-165v

3. I know 450w is enough, my friend has pretty much the same system but with a FX 6300 and a GTX 650 TI Boost and he doesnt have any issues. So i think i am pretty good with a 450w PSU.

4. Also that Case you chose is horrible.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.89 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£124.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN822N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£38.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £514.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 11:57 BST+0100)



i corrected it all
and bro its advicebale to have a better board as its the motherboard at first which fails out

and investing in a powersupply 550w is good as it can power any of ur upgrades
 
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What do you think of this AMD build?
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1qGZP
 
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I do not have enough space for anything bigger than the Fractal Design Core 1000.

Also if i am gaming at a low resolution(1366x768)/60FPS+ i wont notice the bottleneck.
 
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Sn1992-1361850

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.29 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (£120.40 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £507.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 12:50 BST+0100)



get this built with

1. a much better cpu
2. a 2gb 7850 card
3. the xms 3 is not compatible as it operates at 1.65v and for haswell 1.5 is the limit so viper 3 are great option
4.better mobo
 
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With that build i get less performance plus when i add the Wifi adapter to the cost it will be £20+ which i can not spend. I can easily change the GPU to a 7870 or 7850 in my build but i have enough for a 670.

 
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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1qHe8

This is what i have come up with. It is much better at low resolutions. The bottleneck is hardly noticeable at 1366x768. As long as the FPS is over 60 i am not really bothered. I have seen the new games that are coming out that will be nvidia optimized and this has persuaded me to go nvidia.
 
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How about buying the Athlon ii X4 760k? It is at 3.8Ghz and it can be overclocked very easily due to the unlocked multiplier. Also according to benchmarks it is at the same performance as a FX 4300 which is a very good CPU in games. Overclocking it would just increase the performance making it a very good buy for £62.
 
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So the same build but with the Athlon ii X4 760k?

Also i have found a GTX 580 for £138 and it also gives the rest of my order free delivery. (£20)
Is it worth it?
 
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