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Is Building this Myself Cheaper than Amazon?

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December 7, 2013 8:42:06 AM

So i am saving for a mid range gaming pc i can use And i have found pretty much what i am looking for pricewise (£460 incl an upgraded GPU) on amazon.
PC: http://goo.gl/LXSGdM
GPU: http://goo.gl/6z9JPW
PC description:
AMD Bulldozer FX-4 Quad Core FX - 4130 Black Edition 3.90Ghz
8GB 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM
MASSIVE 1TB Hard Drive Storage Space
ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB Graphics Card HDMI, DVI, VGA
150MPS WIRELESS WIFI CARD

My two main questions are:
is this computer which i have found good enough to play high end games like far cry 3, titanfall and such on decent to high range graphics settings if i boost up the gpu to the one ive shown?

And how much cheaper would it be if just gathered up all the components necessary and built this exact PC + case myself?

Thank you!

note: i have never built a PC before but i am quite confident as i have researched it and a have a very old computer that i have been practising on

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December 7, 2013 8:43:44 AM

whats ur budget i could build u better.

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December 7, 2013 10:05:07 AM

iceclock said:
whats ur budget i could build u better.



Im thinking £450 but i definitely want it to run high end games like Battlefield 4 clearly and smoothly. Is this possible?
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December 7, 2013 10:19:36 AM

It possible on lower settings yes. Besides gaming what else u do on PC?
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December 7, 2013 10:42:45 AM

Here I got a build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gxE9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gxE9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gxE9/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£53.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£45.42 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £447.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-07 18:42 GMT+0000)
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December 7, 2013 12:17:37 PM

iceclock said:
It possible on lower settings yes. Besides gaming what else u do on PC?


Most likely web browsing and casual video editing
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December 7, 2013 2:44:52 PM

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gFNl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gFNl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gFNl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler (£13.06 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.60 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£139.58 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£47.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £484.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-07 22:44 GMT+0000) z
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December 7, 2013 2:46:12 PM

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gFNl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gFNl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gFNl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler (£13.06 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.60 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£139.58 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£47.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £484.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-07 22:44 GMT+0000) z
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December 7, 2013 11:43:46 PM

iceclock said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2gFNl
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Ok ive made my own build based on yours, can you tell me if these parts are compatible and if they will work well together?

CPU: AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core (3.5/4.1GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 6MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 95W
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory:Kingston KHX13C9B1RK2/8 8GB 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 HyperX Memory Kit - Red
Storage: Western Digital 1TB internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue (3.5 inch)
Video Card: Asus Nvidia GeForce GT 640 Graphics Card (2GB DDR3, PCI Express 3.0, VGA, 2x DVI-D, HDMI, Nvidia 3D Vision Ready)
Case: CiT Vantage Midi Mesh Gaming Case with HD Audio, 4 Fans, Card Reader and No PSU - Black
Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CXM 500W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX/EPS PSU
Optical Drive: Samsung 24x Retail SATA DVD Writer
Total: £406.63


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December 7, 2013 11:53:39 PM

Yes they are compatible but terrible for gaming. Change the you to a 7870/ re 27th and you'll be set.
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December 8, 2013 10:52:17 AM

Looks good but get the 7870 instead and if this helped please choose a best answer
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