Potential gaming PC build (£500)

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
A

AlifeEU

Reputable
Feb 21, 2014
5
0
4,510
I am looking to build a gaming PC (predominantly for playing games, but also for word processing and general web browsing) with a budget of around £400/£500. I posted on Reddit and someone came up with this build: http://imgur.com/7aIW9zW.

I was just wondering what people's opinions on this build are. Are there any improvements I could make? Are there any parts I could change to save money and still maintain good functionality?

Any advice is appreciated!
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
DonnyTechMaster

DonnyTechMaster

Honorable
Dec 29, 2013
650
0
11,360


Looks pretty good to me. However, I would go for a motherboard that supports PCIe 3.0 just in case you decide to upgrade your GPU in the future.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

AlifeEU

Reputable
Feb 21, 2014
5
0
4,510


Which CPUs will require a motherboard with that capability? I can't see myself upgrading the setup for the foreseeable future, however if it may cause issues further down the line which could be avoided with a slightly better motherboard, it may be worth it... Do you have any suggestions for potential motherboards with the PCIe 3.0 capability you mentioned?

Thanks for your help!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
DonnyTechMaster

DonnyTechMaster

Honorable
Dec 29, 2013
650
0
11,360


It doesn't really have anything to do with the CPU. You won't have to buy an i7 to use PCIe 3.0 if that's what you mean. Getting a motherboard with PCIe 3.0 is actually not that much more expensive since it typically only takes up 1 - 2 slots.

here's a good mobo, although I don't know where to find one that ships in the UK. You can just search for it on whatever site you plan on buying from though: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130699
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom