First time builder need help

Steveb81 · Sep 16, 2014

Hi
I am looking to build a PC for around £500-£600 for gaming. I realise it's not a lot of money but all I can afford. I am looking to play games such arma 3 battlefield 4 and probably mmorpg.
I am not sure where to begin as there seems to be quite a lot of choice regarding components.
Any help would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks for reading

JimF_35 · Sep 16, 2014

Do you care about FPS and Refresh rates? If so you are going to spend the bulk of your money on a graphics card. If not then there are a lot of $500 build guides out there...

http://lifehacker.com/5840963/the-best-pcs-you-can-build-for-600-and-1200

TomSkini · Sep 16, 2014

It's 500 pounds, not dollars. Will you be needing everything? And is this including a monitor & peripherals or is it just for the build?

Steveb81 · Sep 28, 2014

TomSkini :

Just the build, I can get a monitor separately. Thanks for reading

RazerZ · Sep 28, 2014

Try for something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.10 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.45 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£70.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £587.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 18:38 BST+0100

or if you wanted to go intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.74 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£70.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £614.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 18:40 BST+0100

sora · Sep 28, 2014

RazerZ :

Try for something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.10 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.45 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£70.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £587.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 18:38 BST+0100

or if you wanted to go intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£129.01 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.74 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.98 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£70.56 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £614.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 18:40 BST+0100

+1 to that Intel build. It is definitely worth the money.

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