£400 Budget Gaming Build?

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naruto uzamaki

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Well, I need to upgrade, and I've only got £400 (Maximim: £410) to do so. Here's what I've composed so far: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/M6ZfCJ

Just for the record, NO I won't be overclocking. The motherboard is the cheapest that supports USB 3.0 and probably won't have any overclocking potential. The only reason I want an aftermarket cooler is because I cannot stand the sound of the stock AMD coolers.

The main game I'm looking to play is BF4. I will cap the game to 60FPS through the config file. i hope it won't drop even during intense moments. Here are the settings I wish to play on:

Texture Quality: High
Texture Filtering: Ultra
Lighting Quality: High
Effects Quality: High
Post Proccess Quality: High
Mesh Quality: Ultra
Terrain Quality: High
Terrain Decoration: High
AntiAliasing Post: High
Ambient Occlusion: HBAO
Resolution: 1080p
FOV: 90

Anything I didn't mention is turned off/left at default.

Any feedback will be appreciated! Thanks in advance! :)
 
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LucoTF
Please don't get an FX if you aren't overclocking, and that motherboard is terrible.

This will serve you better for the budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£38.17 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£129.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HxMcjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HxMcjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£49.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£16.37 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.08 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card (£123.85 @ More Computers)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.47 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.68 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £423.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 00:55 GMT+0000
 
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LucoTF

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Please don't get an FX if you aren't overclocking, and that motherboard is terrible.

This will serve you better for the budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£38.17 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£129.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £408.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-05 13:03 GMT+0000

The Asus 270x >>>> the powercolor 270x :)
 
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LouieG02

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Heyyy seen your post buddy, juts thought id try my input :).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£56.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£39.59 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£22.84 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£22.84 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 750GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£25.08 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£110.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.50 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£25.87 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.16 @ Aria PC)
Total: £329.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 10:52 GMT+0000
 
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This is the best build.
 
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sora

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I personally think that it would be hard to play BF4 on higher settings with a 400 quid budget gaming build.
 
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Gracodana

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At 1080p you can get high with a 270x easily enough.
 
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