£550 Budget build (1st time build need help)
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Luke94
October 13, 2014 8:22:21 PM
Hello guys, im looking to make a PC for gaming and just everyday use my budget is not very big £550 i would need a monitor in the build but i have a copy of windows. The games i will be playing are CS:GO, Dota 2, Football manager, Day-Z and games like that if anyone could help me that would be great! Thanks
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MasterDell
October 13, 2014 8:31:10 PM
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.26 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.27 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£113.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £561.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This will play those games with flying colours
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.26 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.27 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£113.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £561.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 04:30 BST+0100
This will play those games with flying colours
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Luke94
October 13, 2014 8:46:37 PM
MasterDell said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.26 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.27 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£113.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £561.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 04:30 BST+0100
This will play those games with flying colours
Thanks for the build would you make able to change the mobo as the amazon listing is weird also if its not to much could you put all the parts 2 amazon
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MasterDell
October 13, 2014 8:51:52 PM
Luke94 said:
MasterDell said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.26 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.27 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£113.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £561.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 04:30 BST+0100
This will play those games with flying colours
Thanks for the build would you make able to change the mobo as the amazon listing is weird also if its not to much could you put all the parts 2 amazon
That should be fine
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MasterDell
October 13, 2014 8:56:35 PM
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.30 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.35 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£98.82 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £577.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 04:56 BST+0100
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.30 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.35 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£98.82 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £577.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 04:56 BST+0100
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Outlander_04
October 13, 2014 9:08:03 PM
If you want a smaller case and motherboard , and to save a little too then
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7LWm7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7LWm7P/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.30 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.25 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£98.82 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £566.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 05:07 BST+0100
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7LWm7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7LWm7P/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.30 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.25 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£98.82 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £566.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 05:07 BST+0100
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Outlander_04
October 13, 2014 9:10:30 PM
Or the same with a bigger monitor
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PRfVLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PRfVLk/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.30 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.25 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£109.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £577.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 05:09 BST+0100
worth the extra IMO
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PRfVLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PRfVLk/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.30 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.25 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£109.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £577.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 05:09 BST+0100
worth the extra IMO
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Luke94
October 13, 2014 9:14:41 PM
Outlander_04
October 13, 2014 9:20:37 PM
Luke94 said:
Would the i3 and the r9 270x be the best i can get for my budgetYou will get better performance on multiplayer servers for BF4 and similar graphically intensive games with
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HqLpVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HqLpVn/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£68.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£109.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £576.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 05:18 BST+0100
Performance will be worse , but still good enough in games like Starcraft, Skyrim etc that do not use multicore processor well
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Luke94
October 13, 2014 9:27:15 PM
Outlander_04 said:
Luke94 said:
Would the i3 and the r9 270x be the best i can get for my budgetYou will get better performance on multiplayer servers for BF4 and similar graphically intensive games with
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HqLpVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HqLpVn/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£68.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£14.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£109.54 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £576.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 05:18 BST+0100
Performance will be worse , but still good enough in games like Starcraft, Skyrim etc that do not use multicore processor well
Not going to be playing BF4 i will mostly be playing CS:GO and football manager
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Luke94
October 14, 2014 7:59:30 AM
Scizor119
October 14, 2014 8:04:02 AM
Scizor119
October 14, 2014 8:04:18 AM
Luke94
October 14, 2014 8:09:37 AM
MasterDell
October 14, 2014 8:19:25 AM
Luke94
October 14, 2014 11:19:00 AM
MasterDell
October 14, 2014 12:04:36 PM
Luke94
October 14, 2014 12:14:07 PM
Luke94
October 14, 2014 4:21:09 PM
So after reading around for a while i have come up with this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vN6yLk and i might have a 19 inch monitor which i can use for the time being
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