Help with my 1st gaming build!

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Gallifrey32

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Hey guys!

Ok I've pretty much been researching and reading a lot of posts on here but I can't seem to find the right answers so I thought I'd ask! I currently use an imac for my gaming ( I know, I know) as I used to produce music but now my mac is used only for gaming and the internet. So I decided to build a pc so I can actually run more than 5 games ! I don't need anything crazy high spec, I just want to run games like wow, skyrim, dota 2 elder scrolls online when it's out etc on high end graphics. I want to budget about £500 and I started looking at the intel i5 3480p but then when I started picking gpu, mobo etc it started adding up to stupid prices!i just want to be able to play some decent games with high spec graphics , So I'm stumped! Any ideas? Thank you guys
 
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bodeen2012

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

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£59.00 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£40.14 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.76 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£129.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£34.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £497.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-21 14:57 GMT+0000)
 
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James_

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Admittedly I really like the look of the build above but i thought i'd chuck something in that potentially has a few more upgrade routes/paths

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£77.99 @ Aria PC) The fx 6300 is a really decent cpu with great overclocking potential (like the 760k) it has plenty of level 3 cache (unlike the 750/760k) which is highly beneficial in modern gaming.

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.20 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£57.21 @ Ebuyer) Although not the best board out there it will allow for overclocking, you may be able to get up to about 4.5ghz with the cpu cooler above

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£30.96 @ Amazon UK) I thought id cheap out with the amount of memory to allow for a better case and cpu, 4gb is enough to play most games well, but it may be beneficial to upgrade this amount in the future


Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.76 @ Scan.co.uk)

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£112.99 @ Amazon UK) This is roughly in the same league as the GTX 750 ti, both are good cards allowing for decent graphics and frame rates in games

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Amazon UK) To a lot of people this just looks like a black box however the quality is great (corsair) offering decent cooling, space and upgrade options.

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.79 @ Amazon UK) Is enough for the system with an overclock but would be advised to upgrade if adding anything else, its a decent semi modular power supply guaranteed not to blow up your system (almost 100% as long as you don't put it out in the rain or pee on it)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.99 @ Dabs) windows 8 is roughly the same price

Total: £506.87
 
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Gallifrey32

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Thank you so much it's been a real eye opener to the fact in definately picking
Components far superior to my needs! One other thing I wouldn't mind knowing and this is going to sound incredibly nooby! If I home build a pc, do I need some sort of wifi adapter as wifi is my only option ( honestly never had any issues using wifi for wow and diablo 3 etc. ) just don't wanna finish the build and not be able to get on my games!
 
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Yep a wifi adapter is needed, you can get half decent usb one for around 15 quid, they perform just as well as any pci express or in-built ones

i bought this one a couple of months ago as part of a build of a gaming computer (which I still haven't bought the parts for) http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN822N-300MBPS-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B00416Q5KI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393013127&sr=8-1&keywords=tp+link+tl+wn822n

its pretty decent from what i can see and is better than the inbuilt one in my laptop.

 
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Gallifrey32

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Great! Thank you! I've never had any issues with wifi on my mac which didn't require an adapter so I'm hoping I don't encounter issues with wifi dropping out! Wish I could just relocate the router to my room but it's just not possible. Thanks for all your help, made this project a lot easier!
 
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You can also use a USB wifi stick instead although a wireless card is more "portable" imo.
 
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