£600 Gaming PC to handle next-gen games

urgle2203 · May 22, 2014

Hi!

I am looking to build my first gaming PC. I want it to be able to handle next-gen games (like Arkham Knight when it comes out (I know you can't know specs needed)). I am only willing to spend £600 (£700 if I have to) and I don't mind Intel or AMD.

What parts should I buy? Thanks in advance.

Sorry to all that have replied but I saw on Can You Run It that 3GB of Graphics RAM is recommended (not needed) so should I worry about this?

maurelie · May 22, 2014

Hi
Here is something for £660 including Monitor and OS. If you don't need Monitor and OS, than you can build even better PC for £600 or £700

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£129.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus White ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£125.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £665.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 18:34 BST+0100)

HiTechObsessed · May 22, 2014

If you don't need Windows:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£45.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Toxic Video Card (£249.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£34.00 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £687.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 18:38 BST+0100)

If you do need Windows:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler (£12.83 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£74.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£186.82 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£34.00 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£83.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £676.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 18:39 BST+0100)

You'll be getting Ultra/Max in the first one at 1080p easy, and the second one will get you High/Ultra easy

SethJPC · May 22, 2014

Has an OS but no monitor, I've gone a different way about it as the FX 6300 still fares well in gaming, besides you can buy an 8350 instead. I have included an SSD, you can always witch it for a cheaper, less capacity one. I highly recommend having an SSD as it give noticeable speed.

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-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.39 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£63.88 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£129.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.04 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.91 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.48 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £556.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 18:51 BST+0100)

Edit it how you like.

urgle2203 · May 22, 2014

maurelie :

Hi
Here is something for £660 including Monitor and OS. If you don't need Monitor and OS, than you can build even better PC for £600 or £700

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£129.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus White ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£125.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £665.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 18:34 BST+0100)

3GB of Graphics RAM is recommended by Can You Run It (not needed) for some games so should I worry about this?

maurelie · May 22, 2014

urgle2203 :

''Can You Run It'' doesn't provide the right information about requirements, do not use it as a 100% proof for future requirements.
Example: My i7 and R9 270X are rendered below minimum requirement for BF4 on ''Can You Run It'' and yet i get 80+ FPS at 1080p resolution on High Settings.
As i said, if you don't need the Monitor and the OS, you will be able to build much better PC.
As for your question does 2GB is enough, yes it is enough for today's games playing them at 1080p resolution, especially the R9 270X or GTX 760. 3GB of VRAM will give you some headroom in the future, like R9 280X or GTX 780
Bottom Line: You need to be sure about your budget and do you need OS or Monitor, so other members here can provide the best hardware for your needs and budget.
Cheers.

sora · May 23, 2014

urgle2203 :

maurelie :

3GB of Graphics RAM is recommended by Can You Run It (not needed) for some games so should I worry about this?

No... CanYouRunIt is not always 100% accurate.

urgle2203 · May 23, 2014

Just to say my final build is here: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/urgle2203/saved/4MmW

It's a slightly edited version of HiTechObsessed's With Windows build.

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