Need advise on parts for a new build under £650/$100

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robscaz

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Hello, I have grown tired of my slow old, non cable of playing games laptop. So I would like to build a gaming pc, as I'm a student I have a relatively low budget, but will continue upgrading parts as I get money.

So, I would like a computer which can play games on medium/high or better if possible. I have a monitor, key board and mouse. I will also be installing windows 7 which I already have.

Using my limited knowledge I put together a computer and would like your opinion on whether its good or bad and what you would change. Then, Ill look to buy it next week.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1Qdc1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1Qdc1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1Qdc1/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£124.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£47.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£54.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£76.54 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AB DVD/CD Writer (£13.44 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £575.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 12:25 BST+0100)



Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you
Rob.
 
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Kelthar

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Hey there.

Good build, I'd just change the RAM and the CPU.

That RAM has unnecessarily high clock rate, but high latency. The Corsair one I suggested has much lower latency while cutting back on the clock rate, but it's better in general.

The CPU I selected is more powerful, simply that, but makes it 607£ which shouldn't be a problem.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£153.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£47.50 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£76.54 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AB DVD/CD Writer (£13.44 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £607.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-18 12:41 BST+0100)
 
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Onus

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First of all, your parts selection covers all the bases. I do have a couple of minor suggestions though.
First, make sure you get RAM that will run on 1.5V. Higher voltage puts stress on the IMC. If what you chose needs more, I'd change it. DDR3-1600 will not cause a significant performance drop.
Second, for a single HD7870, you can use a considerably smaller (and less expensive) PSU. Get 550W (XFX, made by Seasonic, remains an excellent choice). If you were anticipating powering second graphics card, you'll need to change your motherboard to a higher-end product that can run Crossfire or SLI.
That's it. Enjoy it.
 
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The second PCIe slot is a 2.0, x4 slot. Yes, it will run two cards, but not well, at all. Anyway, my remark was in reference to the size of the PSU; 850W would only be needed for two cards, and I did see it looked like he wanted the ability to upgrade as he got money. It would be ready for that if the second card was part of the plan, but as rarely as multiple cards actually makes sense (especially on a budget), I thought a smaller, less expensive PSU could be used.
 
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Kelthar

Kelthar

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Haha true.

Two-GPU builds are usually just for upgrade, if you get a good GPU now there's no reason to scrap it and get a new different one in 3 years that is just slightly better, when purchasing another one of the same would be cheaper AND better.
 
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