Semi-gaming pc help!

The_Legend131 · Jul 13, 2014

Hi, I'm building a semi-gaming rig out of spare parts I have, but I still need a graphics card and RAM. I have this motherboard:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-AM1M-S2H-Motherboard-GIGABYTE-Technology/dp/B00JFOFJT4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1403801427&sr=8-2&keywords=Motherboard+socket+AM1

And the athlon 5350

Please can the graphics card be under £90 and the RAM under £70 (8 gigabytes)

I am looking to play and record games like minecraft, and just play games such as battlefield on minimum settings

Thank you for the help!

DeadGraphics · Jul 13, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hbnmLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hbnmLk/by_merchant/

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£89.11 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £151.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

CraniumZ · Jul 13, 2014

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WTYWzy) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WTYWzy/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9) | £59.98 @ Amazon UK
**Video Card** | [Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112320020g) | £89.99 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £149.97

The 265 performs closer to the 270 than the 260x. More powerful and same price

DeadGraphics · Jul 13, 2014

CraniumZ :

Didn't see the card on the list :/
Sometimes that sight is really annoying

CraniumZ · Jul 13, 2014

DeadGraphics :

Yeh but will the OP have a sufficient PSU? Otherwise he/she could spend 10 quid more and get a 750 ti. It could come from the tenner they would have saved from the RAM.

The_Legend131 · Jul 13, 2014

Thank you both for the answers
How many FPS would you think you would get when playing battlefield on minimum settings?

Thanks

CraniumZ · Jul 14, 2014

The low end apu will bottleneck for sure. It should be playable and actually run not too badly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3hD0YYPORo

Add 2 or 3 frames for some games. Seems okay

Next thing you should upgrade is the CPU. It would be cool if they released an octacore version of kabini to compete with consoles, alas they would be cannibalizing the sells of PS4's hence making less profit.

The_Legend131 · Jul 14, 2014

Thanks for all your answers!
But how many FPS do you think I could get with this setup while playng minecraft, and then when playing it and recording it?
Thanks in advance

CraniumZ · Jul 14, 2014

The_Legend131 :

Should run quiet nicely. The GPU will help. As long as you don't use shaders your FPS should be enjoyable. I couldn't find any benchmarks so I am talking out of pure intuition. I could be wrong though.

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