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Troyhendrick1990

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Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding a budget gaming rig i'm putting together after moving and having to sell my previous rig to fund the move! I'm looking for a half decent, relatively future proof system. My main issue is I'm not sure what route to go down I.E. do I go for and AMD based system with an FX series chip or A series chip? of do i spend a little extra and go for an I3 or I5 i know that ultimately the I3 or I5 will give me better performance as a whole but will eat into my budget meaning I'll have to sacrifice the Graphics card, which also is a bit of an issue in that i'm not sure whether to go fo Nvidia or AMD? Anyway any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.

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This is what I recommend to you. This is really awesome.

+ 6 Core FX 6300, highly overclockable
+ 7950 is a beast for gaming.
+ 8Gb RAM is ideal for gaming.
+ Enermax ETS-T40 is a very good Air cooler.
+ Bitfenix Shinobi is a very good performing case and also has a side window.
+ An awesome Asus monitor with 2ms response time.
+ A decent motherboard that is able to overclock pretty well for the price. (has everything 6 Sata 3 ports, USB 3.0 =, 4+2 phase VRM, Asus Quality, everything..)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler (£28.00 @ Amazon UK)...
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What is your top dollar for a rig, and what are you planning to do with it? Are you planning to overclock it?
 
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I have a budget of around £750 but that also needs to cover OEM operating system and a monitor so about £650 solely for components. I do plan to overclock and I live in the UK and have been looking at the like of Ebuyer.
 
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So about 1200 us dollars then, alright i will get to work, dont worry a OEM is only 86 dollars, are you running windows 7 or 8?

 
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I will be using it mainly for light gaming for games like shogun total war 2, Rome total war 2, Starcraft 2 etc i did originally think something like this

AMD FX6300
8GB DDR3 1600
1TB HDD
AMD HD7870

with standard budget Mobi, opitical drive etc

 
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I would prefer Windows 7

 
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Well like i said i am going to make you a "future proof computer".
 
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What kind of case did you want?

Color Preference
One with a window?
Water-cooling Case?
 
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No preference really, anything as long as i have room for expansion. CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($178.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1095.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-18 05:25 EDT-0400)

This is probably pretty overboard, but if your like me then you want this computer to be upgradable for the 3-10 years roughly.
 
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Troyhendrick1990

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That spec is pretty damn good for the cost! components are much cheaper in the states! the main issue is for the same cost i doubt i could get those components from UK based stores such as www.ebuyer.com ????
 
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I dont know how it works but im sure they would ship it to you internationally, except Amazon, I can definitely look into it for you though.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($89.66 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.15 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.88 @ Amazon)
Total: $1010.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-18 05:44 EDT-0400)

Two that arent in there:

Fractal Design Define R4 Cases, Black Pearl (FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL-W) - http://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Design-Define-Cases-FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL-W/dp/B008HD3E6Y

Corsair CX750 Builder Series ATX 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply - http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Bronze-Certified-Supply/dp/B008RJZQSW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1379497520&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+750w+builder
 
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Troyhendrick1990

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Yeah that would be great, if not would it be possible to put together a system based on UK outlets i.e.e Ebuyer, Scan, Novatech, ?
 
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Amazon does ship to Europe, its a little more expensive but they do. I will put together a list for you but it wont be tonight, possibly tomorrow night depending, i have to get on the road here in an hour for a funeral.
 
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Troyhendrick1990

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Thanks buddy, very much appreciated.
 
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This is what I recommend to you. This is really awesome.

+ 6 Core FX 6300, highly overclockable
+ 7950 is a beast for gaming.
+ 8Gb RAM is ideal for gaming.
+ Enermax ETS-T40 is a very good Air cooler.
+ Bitfenix Shinobi is a very good performing case and also has a side window.
+ An awesome Asus monitor with 2ms response time.
+ A decent motherboard that is able to overclock pretty well for the price. (has everything 6 Sata 3 ports, USB 3.0 =, 4+2 phase VRM, Asus Quality, everything..)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler (£28.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.85 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£173.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.61 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.85 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£123.50 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £743.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-18 12:43 BST+0100)

This is what I recommend for the budget. I hope this helps. Tell me what you think about it. Your feedback would be highly appreciated.
 
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Thank's a lot for your input, this system looks perfect! I didn't realize there was a UK version of "Parts Picker". So from your point of view is the the best system I could expect from my budget? it looks great pretty much what i was thinking! Any ideas of overall performance and benchmarks?

Cheers,

The only changes i would make would be the operating system would prefer windows 7 and maybe a smaller monitor perhaps 20" due to space!
 
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Let me know what you think about this, i sacrificed monitor size and a few other bits for better mobi etc.


Custom AVP DEFENDER - Gaming Case £28.00
Power Supply OCZ 550W ATX12V / EPS12V £57.96
Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer £12.98
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM £46.85
Motherboard ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 £81.70
CPU AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core £117.59
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £23.00
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 £56.03
Video Card MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB £173.98
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £68.39
Monitor LG 19EN33S-B 18.5" £69.79
Keyboard & Mouse £8.00

Total: £744.27

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/troyhendrick1990/saved/2pBH
 
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1. I do not recommend that case just because I have never heard about it before, buying cases from unknown brands can be a problem because they have sub par cooling mostly.

2. The 8320 has no advantage over the 6 core 6300 for gaming. So save money and stick to the FX 6300. For gaming they perform the same. They overclock the same too.

3. Go for that Asus monitor, I mean it is a very good monitor. It is not just screen size, it is the 2ms response time which I consider the sweet spot for gaming. Also for gaming monitor should be at least 1080p.

4. Windows 8 gives better Minimum frames in most games, but yeah if you prefer Windows 7, then I would leave that upto you.

5. The Enermax T40 has better cooling than the Cooler Master Hyper 212. I saw it in the reviews.

6. XFX's PSU that I recommended is of better quality than the OCZ's, so consider that option.
 
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