what is the best gaming pc of around £600

Tjherbert1

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so i am going to build a pc and i am wondering what parts i should get. it will be my fist self built pc and i have no idea what to get to suit my needs.

i mostly play minecraft so it needs to be able to run it at high and smooth framerates and also be able to run shader mods smoothly aswell( they basically make the game prettier and is more pc intensive). i would also like to be able to run most modern games at medium - high settings at good smooth framerates. i would also like to run multi monitors so a system that could handle that would be great.

these requests are just small personal things i would like. i would prefer to have a nice looking case with red LEDs or controllable LEDs, but it is not necessary as i would rather the bulk of the price be on the parts rather than looks. i dont mind what size pc it is but i expect at this price range it will be an atx-mid, which i would prefer as i have limited space. i also dont need the monitors as part of the build, but any recommendations wont go amiss. peripherals are also not a problem.

any replies will be greatly appreciated, thank you
 
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I add the list for you. And
1) I add the SSD but you can forget about it. When you use the ssd you only can boot the PC faster, and load the programs faster.
2) You recommend the z87 because it has 4 RAM slot, you may need for upgrading. You can switch the store or components, like change the MB to H81, the PSU to 450-500 W one because the estimated wattage is 338W for your PC. But make sure the PSU is haswell compatible. http://techreport.com/review/24897/the-big-haswell-psu-compatibility-list
3) If you go for the AMD FX6300 system, you may lower the budget too.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/P8sP8d) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/P8sP8d/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price...
I add the list for you. And
1) I add the SSD but you can forget about it. When you use the ssd you only can boot the PC faster, and load the programs faster.
2) You recommend the z87 because it has 4 RAM slot, you may need for upgrading. You can switch the store or components, like change the MB to H81, the PSU to 450-500 W one because the estimated wattage is 338W for your PC. But make sure the PSU is haswell compatible. http://techreport.com/review/24897/the-big-haswell-psu-compatibility-list
3) If you go for the AMD FX6300 system, you may lower the budget too.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/P8sP8d) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/P8sP8d/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) | £125.99 @ Amazon UK
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g41pcmate) | £47.84 @ Scan.co.uk
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1600c9) | £59.98 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct120m500ssd1) | £51.54 @ Aria PC
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £35.94 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r72652gd5oc) | £107.06 @ CCL Computers
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011052ww) | £45.59 @ Aria PC
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | £46.93 @ CCL Computers
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | £11.05 @ CCL Computers
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc04649) | £59.00 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £590.92
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 15:33 BST+0100 |
 
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