Hi. I'm trying to build a PC with a budget of ~£400.

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The PC I'm trying to build has to be good for gaming (no intensive gaming, just things like Minecraft or Terraria), developing with devkitPro (mostly in C), video editing, and putting Linux distros on USBs... I know it's a lot to ask, but can someone help me?

..And it has to be running Windows 8.1.
 
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Huh, ok I tried to squeeze in some parts. This should do it.
It's a bit over your budget tho, if you don't plan on playing newest games then 4GB of ram will be enough.
OS is the most expensive part here lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£48.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.44 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.74 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£59.72 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card (£67.97 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.68 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £465.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 21:30 GMT+0000
 
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Thanks, but I'm not marking this as answered until I get a computer that's somewhere in range of £400. The maximum price can be £450.

Also, I don't mind if you use an AMD processor.
 
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Well this pentium is better than those quad-core AMD CPUs and it's cheaper. Here's same thing with 4GB of ram and 500gb HDD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£48.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.44 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.74 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£32.40 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£33.54 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB Video Card (£67.97 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.68 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £420.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 21:56 GMT+0000
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£59.70 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-DS2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£36.50 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£85.38 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£29.77 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.19 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £428.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 22:26 GMT+0000
 
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It is going to be hard to find a decent build for under 400 quids.
 
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Firstly, you should consider saving up just 100 quid to boost your build to ''next-gen quality''. Getting outdated hardware is not a solution for long. This is atleast what you should be aiming for, this will help you play any game comparable between Xbox One and PS4 quality.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£78.79 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.62 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£31.60 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.47 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.00 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£11.89 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £403.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-10 01:04 GMT+0000

It just doesn't have a copy of Windows. These are new components, the Athlon's CPU's and R7 graphics are outdated. The motherboard posted above isn't any good either. I would think about it. This PC will give you great performance for the price.
 
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