£600 gaming PC budget build final decisions

Alex Bentley · Oct 18, 2013

I have finally just about decided what I am going to buy for my £600 budget build just need some final clearance on whether this build is the best I can get for this money.
CPU AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core £107.99
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £23.98
Motherboard Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ £59.00
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 £59.99
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM £47.38
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB £198.91
Case Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus ATX Mid Tower £62.29
Power Supply Corsair 600W ATX12V £55.72
Optical Drive Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer £13.15
Total: £628.41

Any better cheaper parts?
Thanks,
Alex

hyakubi · Oct 18, 2013

You could probably save a few bucks buy choosing where to buy the components, for ram etc. I suggest you check out these
http://dx.com/s/ram?category=336 RAM
http://dx.com/s/graphic%2bcard?category=332 GRAPHIC CARDS
http://dx.com/s/motherboard?category=335 MOBO

I'm not saying there's anything there for certain but it's worth a look, I've gotten a lot of stuff from sites like dx.com and aliexpress.com. Maybe you can find what you're looking for at a cheaper price. Hope I could help

Alex Bentley · Oct 18, 2013

hyakubi :

Not really willing to order from the US sorry.
Anyone else have something they want to input?

CG100 · Oct 19, 2013

I'm also building a £600 pound gaming pc and the specs are very similar except for the case and psu since i'm going 760 sli. To help you out, are you firstly overclocking?

hyakubi · Oct 20, 2013

Alex they're not US sites, rather than China Wholesale sites that sell everything for no shipping fees mostly

Alex Bentley · Oct 20, 2013

CG100 :

Yeah, I'm hoping to overclock.

Alex Bentley · Oct 20, 2013

hyakubi :

After reading the reviews on how bad the customer service is when something goes wrong, I will be avoiding this website plus the fact I want my parts to come in under a week as I am hoping to build this very soon, but thanks anyway.

CG100 · Oct 20, 2013

Alex Bentley :

Ok, you could try getting a slightly more expensive motherboard (Asus M5A99X EVO or PRO), and they cost around £5 more and overclock much better.

Alex Bentley · Oct 20, 2013

CG100 :

Alex Bentley :

Ok, you could try getting a slightly more expensive motherboard (Asus M5A99X EVO or PRO), and they cost around £5 more and overclock much better.

Could you let me know where you are getting this price from as the cheapest I've seen it is £96

CG100 · Oct 20, 2013

Alex Bentley :

CG100 :

Could you let me know where you are getting this price from as the cheapest I've seen it is £96

Sorry, I'm mistaken, I thought it wasn't as expensive. Buy the way, you should buy from Amazon since they have good customer reviews.

Alex Bentley · Oct 21, 2013

Anyone know of a better motherboard for overclocking then?

CG100 · Oct 21, 2013

Alex Bentley :

The one you chose is fine, if you find a motherboard with 990 in the name then that's the best for overclocking.

Alex Bentley · Oct 22, 2013

Want to switch the GPU to the new R9 280, is it worth spending £25 more on it? Thanks

CG100 · Oct 22, 2013

I heard it is a good GPU, some say it's the equivalent of a 7970 ghz, if this is true, then for 25 pounds extra I don't see why not.

Alex Bentley · Oct 29, 2013

Anyone know if the power supply will be enough if I am hoping to OC both the GPU and CPU?

CG100 · Oct 29, 2013

Alex Bentley :

With a single GPU then yes, 600w is fine.

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