Gaming computer for £550

Callum Crickson

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Apr 17, 2014
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Hey guys, so im looking to build a gaming computer in the £550 price range i know this isnt a lot but its all i have, it needs to be able to play games like dayz with a good fps, can anyone recomend a build?
 

Transmaniacon

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This should work well for you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£55.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£63.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.73 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£110.82 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.52 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£78.25 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £556.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 19:20 BST+0100)
 
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This will get you High/Ultra at 45+ FPS pretty easy :) includes Windows, since you didn't say if you needed it or not. If you don't need it, we can get you some better parts :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£48.96 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£45.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.73 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.04 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.76 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.83 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £540.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 19:24 BST+0100)