pc for the girlfriend for under 1000£

chucky9 · Mar 1, 2014

so im making my girlfriend a pc for under 1000£ i can build it myself and it will be my 8th build, i can do liquid cooling and pretty much anything thts in there, she needs everything though pc screen head set with mic mouse and keyboard.

she ll be play steam games arma rts, bit of fps n co op games

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32L2g This is slightly over, but not skimping on anything. It has a great headset, one of the best and most popular for gaming, a great mouse (I use the one with more macro keys, but that one is good for FPS games that don't use them), and a mechanical keyboard, which will last for years, definitely worth the cost. The monitor has a low response time, 1920x1080, and has good color quality, though it's not an IPS.

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

Uhm, dude, that is a quarter of his budget, not even the games she plays, lacking peripherals, does not include windows, and probably would not get 60 fps on Starcraft 2. Wrong thread, maybe?

ahmedkhalifa1999 · Mar 2, 2014

what about this build ?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£41.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£57.25 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£47.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.48 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£399.30 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.83 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-FORCE K7 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£34.92 @ CCL Computers)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M8000X Wired Laser Mouse (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1300 5.1 Channel Headset (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £978.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-02 15:43 GMT+0000)
A small gaming PC that she will like much and can play any game on very high settings and 1080p

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

Good luck fitting a 780 into a micro case.

ahmedkhalifa1999 · Mar 2, 2014

http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mini-tower-n-series/n200/
this is why chose this case, the 780 can fit in it (it is probably a very good micro case)

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

Huh, never seen that before. Nice case. It's a good build, but for gaming an 8320 with a good cooler will perform better in most situations.

ahmedkhalifa1999 · Mar 2, 2014

and the GTX 780 is much stronger then the r9 280x

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

That is true, but it may bottleneck.

ahmedkhalifa1999 · Mar 2, 2014

ewok93 :

the i5-4430's performance is near to that of an i5-4670K (stock speeds) and is stronger than FX-8320 for gaming
note : the i5-4430 is an under-clocked i5-4670K which can't be overclocked

ahmedkhalifa1999 · Mar 2, 2014

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-amd-fx8350-fx8320-fx6300-and-fx4300-tested/5
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_fx_8350_8320_6300_processor_4300_performance_review,10.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-4670k-4670-4570-4430_5.html#sect0
look at those links and see the difference yourself

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/365/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-4430.html The difference is very small, but the 8320 IS overclockable, which will lead to a pretty good performance boost.

ahmedkhalifa1999 · Mar 2, 2014

and overclocking requires a 990X motherboard and a good CPU Cooler

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

Well, the build I suggested had a cooler, and my FX 4100 overclocked by 1ghz begs to differ.

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2014

ahmedkhalifa1999, I didn't see a power supply in your build. That's kind of important haha

The i5-4430 + GTX 780 would be a MUCH better gaming pair than the FX8320 + R9-280x

ahmedkhalifa1999 · Mar 2, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£41.99 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£57.25 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£47.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.54 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£399.30 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.83 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.01 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-FORCE K7 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£34.92 @ CCL Computers)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M8000X Wired Laser Mouse (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1300 5.1 Channel Headset (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1045.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-02 18:52 GMT+0000)
same build bu just added a power supply (sorry for the mistake xD)

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2014

Here. Better cpu, motherboard, RAM, and added a power supply.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32Rql
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32Rql/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32Rql/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£43.02 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.54 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£399.30 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.83 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£48.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-FORCE K7 Wired Gaming Keyboard (£34.92 @ CCL Computers)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M8000X Wired Laser Mouse (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1300 5.1 Channel Headset (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £999.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-02 18:56 GMT+0000)

ahmedkhalifa1999 · Mar 2, 2014

but that PSU's quality isn't very good the XFX Pro is much better for a high ens build like this

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2014

I'm not claiming the EVGA 600B is the best psu, but it does have great reviews all over the web.

chucky9 · Mar 2, 2014

wow thnx for the response guys ummm i dunno which to choose

ewok93 · Mar 2, 2014

Remember, with the 8320 you get a mechanical keyboard and better peripherals.

chucky9 · Mar 2, 2014

which build would u recommend cos i kinda wana get this built for her birthday which is in a month n a half

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2014

My build for $999 is by far the best for gaming.

CTurbo · Mar 2, 2014

The 4570 is stronger than the FX8320 no matter how high it's overclocked.

chucky9 · Mar 2, 2014

im in £ not $

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