first build looking for advice budget gaming rig

Pete Carn · Feb 25, 2015

hello all, so after years of buying shop pcs I'm building my own cheapish rig. I'd like to make sure everything is compatible. I was told this place is best for advice.

My budget is €600 or so, but if i can get cheaper I'm all for it.

partpicker

Thanks in advance Pete

It mostly MMO's I play wow and eve online

CTurbo · Feb 25, 2015

check out pcpartpicker.com. It's awesome for selecting parts. No need to use 10 different links.

Pete Carn · Feb 25, 2015

thanks, just posted a link

CTurbo · Feb 26, 2015

Isn't partpicker awesome?

That motherboard you selected is not included in the price for whatever reason. You can change countries in the top right corner.

Pete Carn · Feb 26, 2015

Indeed it is, thanks for pointing me in the right direction, i have updated the mobo, feel free to make any changes, I enjoy playing games but I'm not to tech savvy so any help would be awesome. As much bang for my buck!

CTurbo · Feb 26, 2015

Here if you REALLY want to go with AMD

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rZD8sY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/rZD8sY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£56.04 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£16.48 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£47.71 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.28 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.79 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.50 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £480.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 05:47 GMT+0000

I'll do an Intel build too.

CTurbo · Feb 26, 2015

The i3 is quite a bit stronger than either AMD. The only reason I see going with the WD Black series is for the warranty. You could save some money by getting the Blue series instead.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/L6d6jX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/L6d6jX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.63 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.28 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.79 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.50 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £504.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 05:49 GMT+0000

Pete Carn · Feb 26, 2015

Thanks CT, Intel or amd I'll go with which ever one you think is best, what about sound cards, will i need one?

Pete Carn · Feb 26, 2015

The Intel one looks nice ty

CTurbo · Feb 26, 2015

No you will not need a sound card.

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