Ok, so here are the specs of the Rig I'm going to build. My budget is £300.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1wncR
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1wncR/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1wncR/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£53.69 @ Scan.co.uk)
Thermal Compound: Cooler Master HTK-002 0.01g Thermal Paste (£0.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£44.56 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£37.15 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card (£68.79 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.02 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£35.49 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £298.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-26 10:00 BST+0100)
I'm hoping it will run most modern games like battlefield 3 decently but I'm not sure it will. What should I change? Try to keep under budget (I know I can't do much with £300 but its all I've got)
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1wncR
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1wncR/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1wncR/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£53.69 @ Scan.co.uk)
Thermal Compound: Cooler Master HTK-002 0.01g Thermal Paste (£0.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£44.56 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£37.15 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card (£68.79 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.02 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£35.49 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £298.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-26 10:00 BST+0100)
I'm hoping it will run most modern games like battlefield 3 decently but I'm not sure it will. What should I change? Try to keep under budget (I know I can't do much with £300 but its all I've got)