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So, my little brother gave me £300 for me to build him his own pc. He said he wants to play BF3, GTA IV and a bit of minecraft on it. Now, I'm not expecting it to be able to run the first two games amazingly, but hopefully at medium graphics settings or higher. Here's the list so far. What should I change to give an optimal gaming experience for him? Stay under £300 and only choose parts from the PCpartpicker website if possible, cheers

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

CPU: AMD A4-5300 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£35.19 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£35.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£36.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£32.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card (£46.00 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Raidmax Super Hurricane (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.31 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£35.49 @ Dabs)
Total: £291.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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it will be a long stretch to play bf3 or gta iv on that pc, the A4 apu is quite under powered for gaming which is why its only 35 quid since its more for office work or browsing net etc.

use this instead http://www.amazon.co.uk/AD740XOKHJBOX-Athlon-Processor-3-20GHz-Technology/dp/B009O40UJO/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1377336105&sr=8-6&keywords=phenom+ii+x4 it has a bit more grunt but you will just need to stretch the budget a touch.

you can also drop the aftermarket cpu cooler, you will not need it, spend the money on a better gpu instead such a this gpu http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-HD7750-Retail-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B00761YFPW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377336577&sr=8-2&keywords=7750 apphire radeon hd 7750

get a 250GB hdd instead of the...
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it will be a long stretch to play bf3 or gta iv on that pc, the A4 apu is quite under powered for gaming which is why its only 35 quid since its more for office work or browsing net etc.

use this instead http://www.amazon.co.uk/AD740XOKHJBOX-Athlon-Processor-3-20GHz-Technology/dp/B009O40UJO/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1377336105&sr=8-6&keywords=phenom+ii+x4 it has a bit more grunt but you will just need to stretch the budget a touch.

you can also drop the aftermarket cpu cooler, you will not need it, spend the money on a better gpu instead such a this gpu http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-HD7750-Retail-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B00761YFPW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377336577&sr=8-2&keywords=7750 apphire radeon hd 7750

get a 250GB hdd instead of the SSD, the one you chose is tiny and will fill in no time, windows will use half of it on its own and BF3 itself is 17GB on its own also http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Caviar-SATAIII-Internal/dp/B00461K1QW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377336685&sr=8-2&keywords=250GB+western+digital+blue

slightly cheaper neater looking case with better ventilation and more room http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coolermaster-Elite-334U-Tower-Case/dp/B005Q8TYBC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1377336923&sr=8-3&keywords=atx+case
 
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Ok, here's what I've got. Thanks for the help :)

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

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£53.69 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£48.59 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£37.15 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital AV 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£22.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7750 2GB Video Card (£63.90 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£35.49 @ Dabs)
Total: £313.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-24 11:01 BST+0100)
 
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drop the cpu cooler you dont need it like i mentioned the processor comes with a stock one which is plenty enough.

also that hdd is meant for Video recorders with the AV being in its name it has less error checking than a normal hdd so will not be very suitable.
 
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This is a good little build that will play the games listed above really well.

Amd Fx 4100:http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005UBNL0A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Sapphire hd 7770 ghz edition:http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009YTT5RiW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?e=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

8gb Gs.kill ares;http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0079TC922/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Zalman Z5;http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00949DWYO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Corsair cx 430:http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009RMP14M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Msi 760gm p21 fx:http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007Z5JVTY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

250gb hdd:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Generic-Hard-Disk-Drive-250GB/dp/B000OUI8QO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377341253&sr=8-1&keywords=250gb+hdd

Its a very good build a bit over budget but ask your bro does he have some spare pounds liying around or you can drop the ram to 4gb
 
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