Decent Gaming PC Build for £300 - £350

Seminaljim · Sep 12, 2014

Hi guys, my friends asked me to build a PC for him for around £300 to £350. He requires the following...

- Only needs the actual PC (Not monitor, keyboards etc...)
- Can play decent games on steam etc, doesn't have to be the 'best graphics'
- Needs a second hard drive for backup etc

Wants to strat getting parts in the now... What you's guys suggest...?

Thanks

spentshells · Sep 12, 2014

Well thats pretty tight budget, what website are you ordering from? Or is there a local store with a website I could browse?

Remixex · Sep 12, 2014

Right off the bat, tell him he should save for another HDD, so he uses his full budget on the actual PC

TomSkini · Sep 12, 2014

This is what I would suggest.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£35.56 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.49 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.36 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£29.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £356.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 15:09 BST+0100

spentshells · Sep 12, 2014

I like the build above but spend the extra two dollars and get a ram set that is only 2 sticks of ram vs 4 to avoid defects and or instability, more stick offers more chance for failure.

http://www.ebuyer.com/399241-corsair-4gb-ddr3-1600mhz-memory-cmv4gx3m1a1600c11

TomSkini · Sep 12, 2014

Yes that is true dual channel is a must really.

Seminaljim · Sep 12, 2014

hey, thanks guys... meant to post without OS too as I have spare for him? what bout then?

logainofhades · Sep 12, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.89 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£28.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.06 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£44.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £343.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 15:04 BST+0100

TomSkini · Sep 12, 2014

Seminaljim :

In that case I would get 2x4gb of ram and upgrade the GPU to a r7 265. Look at my first post I edited the build.

logainofhades · Sep 12, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£79.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.89 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£54.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£18.87 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.55 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £350.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 15:27 BST+0100

Or with better gpu and only 4gb ram.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£43.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.89 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£28.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£112.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.06 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £331.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 15:28 BST+0100

TomSkini · Sep 12, 2014

I wouldn't recommend going with 1333mhz ram.

spentshells · Sep 12, 2014

Im flogging this,

http://www.ebuyer.com/399241-corsair-4gb-ddr3-1600mhz-memory-cmv4gx3m1a1600c11

Spend the extra 2 dollars and get a simple 2 stick set at a faster speed and debatably improved brand/model quality.

logainofhades · Sep 12, 2014

TomSkini :

Intel really isn't affected much by 1333 vs 1600. 1600 is generally preferred, but really isn't necessary. A 2x4gb kit of 1333 would beat the single 1600 stick due to dual channel, at the very least.

spentshells · Sep 12, 2014

Im suggestign two sticks for improved stability and a faster clock speed. You are right about memory speed not being so important to the intel platform, you make a valid point.

ak195 · Sep 12, 2014

Corsair VS 550 WATT POWER SUPPLY.
Intel Core i3 3240, 3RD GEN. 3.4GHZ 3MB CACHE
GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2, LGA 1155
Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600 BUS DDR 3 4GBx1

TomSkini · Sep 12, 2014

True but for a couple of quid more I would go with 1600.

Remixex · Sep 13, 2014

+1 on the i3/R7 260X combo.

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