Gaming build for under £600

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Unholymess

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Hi guys, I'm looking at building a new pc capable of running shadow of mordor, elite, planetary annihilation etc on as high settings as possible for under 600 quid including os.

Obviously, I know I'm not going to get something capable of ultra on mordor on this budget, but the closer the better.

I've always been an Intel guy but am quite willing to make the move to amd for the cpu if it would be better (though from what I've researched, the general consensus seems to favour Intel)

I would also prefer to stick with amd for the gpu unless there's a particularly compelling reason to switch to nvidia.

Form factor wise, I like the idea of a micro atx from a case size perspective but I'm not sure if it's wise from a cooling perspective so any input on that would be welcome.

Thanks in advance.
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I put one intel PC, the budget is £8 over £600. And you need use the USB to install the OS, because I don't add the dvd drive.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vqZRyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vqZRyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.36 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£184.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Xigmatek Spirit M MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£34.55 @...
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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TwQZvK

This is a mid size tower (sorry), and an amd cpu (sorry) and no os (sorry) but this will be a tank (not to sure about that HDD tho - £9.99?):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£109.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.44 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.54 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£75.57 @ PC World Business)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£14.94 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Aerocool StrikeX-GT Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.26 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 White 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£8.24 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £596.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 15:42 GMT+0000

That power supply gives you options down the line and with the Mobo and case being ATX you could drop a second 280x in there down the line.

Im a bit of an AMD fan tho so im sure others will destroy this build
 
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Unholymess

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Well, that does look like a sexy system! Bit over budget for me considering lack of os (and I'm already pushing my luck with the missus by going to 600 lol) but 8 cores sure is tempting! And yeah, that hdd is suspiciously cheap! (though it's showing as £14.94 not £9.99 for me weirdly)
 
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I put one intel PC, the budget is £8 over £600. And you need use the USB to install the OS, because I don't add the dvd drive.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vqZRyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vqZRyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.36 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£184.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Xigmatek Spirit M MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£34.55 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.49 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.35 @ Aria PC)
Total: £607.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 16:19 GMT+0000
 
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