first time pc gaming build (budget build)

MAZIO89 · Apr 11, 2015

hi, im looking to build a pc rather than buy a ps4 mainly for the vast games and sales on steam rather than graphics.
I did research before picking components but need some advice, im looking at 1080p at high settings at around 60fps on battlefield 4, I don't care for higher than that as I need to keep it as low cost as possible.

Heres what I picked so far:

Monitor - Benq GL2250HM LED 21.5 inch (£90)

Case - Zalman Z11 plus/HF1 or Cosair Carbide series SPEC-01/SPEC-03 (all around £50)

OS - Windows 7 64-bit (£37 refurb)

CPU - FX-6300 (£75) or FX-6350 (£96)

CPU Cooler - Cooler master hyper 212 EVO (£25)

Motherboard - ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 (£58) or MSI 970 Gaming AMD (£85)

RAM - aint got a clue (around £50)

GPU - MSI AMD 280x (£170)

Storage - WD 1TB Hard drive (£43)

Optical Drive - LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x SATA (£13)

PSU - Corsair 650w 80+ Semi Modular (£67)

Keyboard & Mouse (£15)

Total between £700-750

I've proberly got a lot wrong but id like it as cheap as possible but with the performance ive stated and focus on just gaming no streaming or anything like that any help would be much appreciated.
(also not interested in overclocking)

Suztera · Apr 11, 2015

Here what I think you should get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor (£95.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.31 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Performance ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£85.04 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£49.90 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.80 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.61 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.96 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.92 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£90.33 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £759.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:40 BST+0100
You can change to another case if you don't like the 200R.
Ideally getting the FX 8320E would be better than a FX 6300 but you could get a FX 6300 if you want to lower the cost.

None of the corsair spec cases will fit a cooler master 212 evo.

Diganta Das · Apr 11, 2015

I agree with suztera.. But some changes..
*get a corsair vengeance 2x4gb ram
*get windows 7 as you'll be upgraded to win10
*get 6300 and save money to buy an ssd.. You'll see the performance improvements.

sora · Apr 12, 2015

Suztera :

Here what I think you should get:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor (£95.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.31 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Performance ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£85.04 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£49.90 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.80 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.61 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.96 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.92 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£90.33 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £759.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-11 19:40 BST+0100
You can change to another case if you don't like the 200R.
Ideally getting the FX 8320E would be better than a FX 6300 but you could get a FX 6300 if you want to lower the cost.

None of the corsair spec cases will fit a cooler master 212 evo.

+1; This is a solid 750 quid build for the price.

@Diganta Das: If the Kingston Fury RAM is cheaper than the Corsair Vengeance RAM and offers the same performance, what is the exact point?

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