Best medium quality gaming pc for £400

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PooperTrooper

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I need a gaming PC that can record and play most games at medium quality. Games like G-Mod, Portal, Half Life.

- I do not need an OS.
- I can get a bigger hard drive later on as Christmas isn't too far away.
- No monitor or other accessories needed either.
- Decent CPU and GPU with a minimum of 6gb ram.
- I'm not too fussed on the case, as long as it fits its purpose well.
- Needs CD Drive to play DVDs and CDs.
- Preferably build one myself.
 
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okcnaline
This would easily hit Medium 720p. His build doesn't have Crossfire, and so this would be better.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£99.54 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£46.32 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.56 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£106.02 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.45 @...
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TomSkini

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I'd recommend this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£72.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£45.80 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.49 @ 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: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£31.55 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £402.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-15 00:47 BST+0100
 
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okcnaline

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This would easily hit Medium 720p. His build doesn't have Crossfire, and so this would be better.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£99.54 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£46.32 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.56 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£106.02 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £431.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-15 00:55 BST+0100
 
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PooperTrooper

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And would both GPU, the one inside the APU and the R7 260X, work at the same time? To provide double improved Graphics quality?
 
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okcnaline

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Yes, and no. They won't double the performance, cause that's not how it works. Instead, they increase significantly to almost the double amount of the weaker one, and a little bit more from the better one, because you also have to think bandwith.

And to Tom's question, this also works. It gives just a little bit more boost without using too much money.
 
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