1st Attempt At A New Low Cost Gaming PC

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Hello i posted here about a week ago asking for advice on a new low cost gaming pc , i had some good feedback but most people advised me to attempt building my own so im thinking of doing that, been visiting pc parts checker and having a mess around but just not sure on the odd component , i know a little about pc's and parts but not everything.

If anybody has a list perhaps from pc parts checker i could use to build a gaming rig i would appreciate it , I just want to get the best for my money,

Im after a gaming pc but not for the latest games 24/7 as i have a ps4 for that but i would want it to run the odd few now and again so ive been told to base the machine on it running GTA V on Medium To High
Budget Around £350 - £450 (Would Also need Windows OS too)

Minium Im After Is 8GB Ram , 1TB HDD, Prefer AMD , 2GB Graphics Card , Decent PSU, nice cool unit with option to upgrade ram and so a few years down the line

sorry if this seems a mess but any help i really appreciate thanks
 
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sombody in my local area has inboxed me on facebook and is saying:
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£400 Will get Asus Gaming motherboard with 4.2Ghz AMD Proccesor 8GB DDR3 1600mhz Ram 2GB ATI radeon R7 Graphics Card Rand and Black case and 500 Watt Power supply Will play any of the games you listed on full graphics and motherboard can take latest CPU and upto 64GB of RAM




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With Windows 7 installed with all its updates and MS office also
 
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Very important to know which AMD processor and which ASUS motherboard. R7 GPU will not do high (or possibly medium) GTA V at 1080p. Also make and model of PSU is vital information.

Are you a student (or know a student well enough that they will buy a copy of Windows for you) because you can get Windows 8.1 Pro at a discounted price from the Microsoft student store.

This is the cheapest half-decent AMD build I can do. I think you'll be better off going Intel for value.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£79.19 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£50.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£48.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£119.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.72 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £503.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 15:35 BST+0100

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Intel build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£86.95 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-PRO3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£47.40 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£47.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£119.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.99 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £474.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 15:41 BST+0100
 
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how much cheaper am i looking at for going intel, i wont be running gta v on the system it was just a benchmark , so far im after playing Dayz - H1Z1, The Sims, Elite Dangerous , Euro Truck 2 but would like it to do a little better incase i find a game i fancy thats a little better than these and more demanding , ive also asked the guy what processor and motherboard

Thanks for the tip on the student purchase on microsoft windows i know a few people that may help me out !
 
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Good news on Windows :)

As you can see, there main difference is in the price of the CPU cooler so around £25. You can get away with not using an aftermarket cooler with the FX6300 but as you specifically wanted a quiet system you probably won't be happy with the one that comes with the processor. The FX6300 really needs a decent overclock to play new games but will be OK with the ones you've listed above. The only upgrade routes from the FX6300 for the future would be the FX8*** and FX9*** series.

The Intel build should perform better out of the box, particularly with newer games. You have the upgrade options of the i5 and i7 processors for the future. The i7 and i5 certainly outperform the FX processors gaming at stock clock speeds. As the heat output of the Intel chips are lower you'll be fine with the boxed Intel processor on the i3. I also got a lower wattage PSU to pair with the Intel build due to the lower power consumption of the Intel chips and lack of overclocking.

 
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That's an odd setup. I've no earthly clue why you'd pair an APU with a discrete GPU as you'll see no benefit, it would make more sense if the A10 was swapped for the X4 860K. The RAM is slow, you want 1600Mhz at least. The GPU is lower performing than the R9 270X of course and WHY OH WHY is there a separate network card?! The motherboard has one! It's possible that they meant to add a WiFi card on but that TP Link is not a WiFi adaptor! Finally...there's no Windows on that build
 
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