Budget Gaming PC, ~£400

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Paul Sheldrake

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Hello lovely people of TomsHardware

I have never been here before as everything has usually been answered :)

I need advice on a PC build please that I am starting from scratch, I'm after a desktop that will be used for average gaming, rome total war old and new version, league of legends, mount and blade warband, other steam games etc

Now this is what I would love the system to have.

i5 quad core if possible.
6Gb of ram
60gb ssd
usb3
single gpu with hdmi and >1gb
Standard black tower case that is mainly black, a cool looking one with blue or red LED's would be awesome.

And of course would need PSU, cables, HDD, DVD Drive but these can be anything.

The PC will be for web browsing and playing a few games, nothing too intensive though, want to spend £400 minimum and get the best for my money.

Is it possible to achieve all this for around £420? £470 maybe?

Thanks, will post more later.

UPDATE

I liked these cases, are they any good and will they work for me? Are they overkill or are there better options?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370760723684?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ThermalTake-V3-BlacX-Edition-with-Top-mounted-HDD-Docking-Station-and-USB-3-0-/360666316916?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopComponents_RL&hash=item53f9634074

http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/product.php?category_id=3585&product_id=6644

Apologies for me being new to PC parts.
 
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Thanks mate, looking at different options atm.

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£59.36 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.10 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£47.38 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master NSE-200-KKN1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.24 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Total: ~£312

or

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£135.99 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£61.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600...
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Hard to fit in your budget. I couldn't stay into it, but here's what I ended up with, if you want to take a look at it :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1tvhV
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1tvhV/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1tvhV/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£135.99 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£61.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£47.38 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£79.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.90 @ Aria PC)
Total: £506.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-18 23:58 BST+0100)
 
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Thanks mate, looking at different options atm.

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£59.36 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.10 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£47.38 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master NSE-200-KKN1 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.24 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Total: ~£312

or

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£135.99 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£61.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£47.38 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£79.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£34.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Total: ~£445

or

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£170.89 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£63.91 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£47.38 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.17 @ Aria PC)
Total: ~£435

or

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.75 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£43.23 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£38.91 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.96 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.17 @ Aria PC)
Total: ~£365


Any help appreciated. Thanks everyone
 
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Should I go for AMD CPU and no GPU or stay with i5 and GPU? Are AMD A series CPU's as good for gaming as people are saying with no GPU? Or should I add a £50 GPU as well with them?

Do I need a CPU Cooler?? Should I overclock?

Ideally I just want the best i5 quad I can get, cheap motherboard, 60Gb ssd, 8Gb 1600 ram and a cheap fancy case with usb 3 and the best gpu I can get?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Yeah I kinda realised that, sorry lol

How about this? Should I consider OC'ing?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£43.13 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Vertex Plus 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£79.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£40.47 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £502.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-19 00:53 BST+0100)
 
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You would need a Z77 motherboard to overclock, and you would also need an aftermarket CPU cooler. Overclocking does help quite a bit on performances, depending on how far you manage to get on it.
But if you don't want to overclock, then don't get the K version of this processor.
 
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Really appreciate your help, thank you so much, the k version is slightly cheaper at the moment.. does this build sound okay?

XFX 450W Core Edition 80+ Bronze Wired Power Supply - XFX
£44.34

Asus Radeon HD 7770 DirectCU Graphics Card (1GB GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0, 1020MHz/4600MHz, HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, AMD CrossFireX Technology, AMD Eyefinity Technology) - Asus
£88.84

SanDisk SDSSDHP-064G-G25 64GB Ultra Plus SATA 3.0 6GB/s 7mm Internal SSD - SanDisk
£60.22

Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit Black - Corsair
£57.00

MSI B75MA-P45 Motherboard (Intel B75 Processor, 32GB RAM, Micro ATX, SATA, LAN, LGA 1155) - MSI COMPUTER
£50.99

Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU (4 x 3.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 6Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0) - Intel
£159.99

Fractal Design Core 1000 Series Micro ATX Case - Black Pearl - Fractal Design
£31.25

TOTAL: ~£500
 
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This article has changed my view of dual graphics, but consider this new build.http://


 
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The GHz version of the HD 7770 is cheaper than the normal version right now. Also, this case doesn't have front panel usb 3.0. The power supply that you chose is, on the first build, from a bad brand, on the second build, maybe too short on power. The motherboard that you chose isn't really good for overlcocking thus no need for an aftermarket CPU cooler. It would be a smarter choice to get 1600 MHz RAM instead of 1333 MHz.
 
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