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Daniel010

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Recently I built my first gaming PC and because of this my friend has asked me to make a gaming build but in a lower budget than I did. I just wanted to make sure all these parts are compatible and if there are any changes which would improve the build. My build:
CPU : Intel Pentium G870 - £60
Motherboard : MSI H61M-P31-G3 - £37
Ram : G-Skill 8GB Single Module Memory 1333mHz - £54
Optical Drive : LG GH24NS95.AUAA 24x - £18
PSU : Corsair Builder Series CXM 500W Modular - £51
HDD : Western Digital 1TB internal Hard Drive Caviar Blue - £50
SSD : SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB SATA 6GB/s - £65
Case : Fractal Design Core 1000 - £27
GPU : Asus GeForce GTX 660 - £169
OS : Microsoft Windows 8 Standard 64 bit OEM - £77
Mouse&Keyboard : Microsoft Wireless Desktop 800 - £18
Total Cost = £626

Also , I was just wandering if having an SSD is worth it on a build at this price, would it be more cost effective to just leave the SSD out,and is 500w enough power? Thanks for your help in advance.
 
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Here's my recommendation for this budget :

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£86.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£52.68 @ Aria PC)
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 (£46.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£191.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze...
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Kelthar

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SSD will be a bad idea on this build as the money would be better spent elsewhere.

That CPU is going to bottleneck, by the way, so remove that SSD and put that money on the CPU and Motherboard.

@IOwnALaptop - Getting an SSD on a low budget is a BAD idea. The CPU he's suggesting in order to stay in budget is a pentium and you want to stick an SSD in there?
 
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Daniel010

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Ok then, so if i dump the SSD, then what processor/motherboard upgrade would be worth getting? And what do you mean by bottleneck? (P.S. I am building this PC for my friend and have chosen all the parts, not the other way around).
 
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Kelthar

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The CPU is really weak, that's basically it. It needs to be upgraded, and there are two ways to do that: either you extend the budget, or you cut down on components. Right now the component which is most obvious to cut out is the SSD, followed by the GPU which could be dialed down to a GTX650 and the PSU which could be non-modular.

EDIT: Didn't notice the "what" in your question. Try upgrading to an i3 or i5, 3rd gen, non-OC (without the K at the end of the model). The motherboard would have to be upgraded to a H77 (no overclocking).

2nd EDIT: The suggestion made by Seladon would also be mine if you want to go for AMD.
 
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Seladon-1370374

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Here's my recommendation for this budget :

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£86.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£52.68 @ Aria PC)
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 (£46.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£191.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.85 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.67 @ Aria PC)
Total: £588.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-05 21:33 BST+0100)
 
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Dark Lord of Tech

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Decent Build for a friend:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£86.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£58.54 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£48.36 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£199.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.85 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.98 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £606.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-05 21:42 BST+0100)
 
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