Is this a good budget build for less than £700

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logainofhades
I would change a good portion of your build, and go with an i5. SSD does 0 for FPS. AMD is slower, needs overclocked to compete, and uses more power.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.75 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£137.71 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid...
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logainofhades

logainofhades

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Need a build list, before we can say yes or no. :p
 
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coops1

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I'd go for something more like this - you lose out on 2 CPU cores, but have a better quality mobo, psu, harddrive

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YrQ7ZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YrQ7ZL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor (£89.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.54 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£58.67 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£41.46 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£137.71 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£55.23 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£88.79 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling AFACO-12PP0-GBA01 57.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£4.10 @ Ebuyer)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£24.36 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £710.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 19:44 GMT+0000
 
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logainofhades

logainofhades

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I would change a good portion of your build, and go with an i5. SSD does 0 for FPS. AMD is slower, needs overclocked to compete, and uses more power.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.75 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£137.71 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.09 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£88.79 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£24.36 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £693.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 19:45 GMT+0000

 
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+1; this build is definitely great for the price and it even still has a SSD!
 
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