[CHALLENGE] Build a...

Thanatognomonic · Aug 18, 2013

MEDIUM CHALLENGE
You have to build a Computer which can:-

Play Battlefield 3 on HIGH.
MUST cost less then £325/$500

Here is an example of a build which someone has done : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6olutcuXHc

HARD CHALLENGE

Keeping the same price-limits, BUT the PC must be able to out-perform the next-generation consoles.

Good luck!

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 18, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£58.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£25.99 @ 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: Cooler Master Elite 370 ATX Mid Tower Case (£25.61 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £324.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-19 00:19 BST+0100)

Thanatognomonic · Aug 18, 2013

Sn1992-1361850 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£58.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£25.99 @ 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: Cooler Master Elite 370 ATX Mid Tower Case (£25.61 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £324.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-19 00:19 BST+0100)

Wow, that is a pretty good build for that price, though the benchmarks aren't appearing for me sadly.

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 18, 2013

this is the best built fr that price

dont frget to pick a solution to ur thread

Seladon-1370374 · Aug 18, 2013

Here is mine, I do believe that it is better :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tw7M
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tw7M/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tw7M/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($27.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($175.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $499.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-18 19:35 EDT-0400)

Thanatognomonic · Aug 18, 2013

Seladon-1370374 :

Here is mine, I do believe that it is better :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tw7M
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tw7M/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1tw7M/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($27.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($175.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $499.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-18 19:35 EDT-0400)

This is a good build, however when it comes to UK pricing it is easily tipping over the £325 limit.

Seladon-1370374 · Aug 18, 2013

Yeah but you said $500, or £325.

Thanatognomonic · Aug 18, 2013

Seladon-1370374 :

True.. True,

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 19, 2013

Y not the built i suggested it wud be best in 325£

Thanatognomonic · Aug 19, 2013

Sn1992-1361850 :

I agree your build is the best, I have a few questions about it however.

1. Which challenge did it beat? (Medium/Hard)
2. How new is the FM2 chipset? Are new CPUS for this chipset still in production?

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 19, 2013

yes it beated medium
it wud be at par with consoles when cpu is o.c.ed

yes the cpu are still in production but next year there will be a launch of fm2+ cpu and boards

however the cpu i reccomende is based on amds latest piledriver cores

Thanatognomonic · Aug 19, 2013

Sn1992-1361850 :

Aaah. Well, what do you reckon would be the smallest budget for a PC when it would come to beating the next-generation consoles? (In your opinion)

Sn1992-1361850 · Aug 19, 2013

my opinion wud be getting some more money by waiting a lil more and getting atleast a fx6300 and 7850 or a 7770 wud be doing good
my opinion is so as u can upgrade a p.c. but not the console

but if u cant extend ur budget get a console

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