Good PC for gaming / school work

Olivares · Jun 3, 2015

Right, so I am looking for a PC for around £450 that I can use for gaming and school work, I'm leaning towards the JackFrags build http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JdsNxr

I will build this PC myself as I have done before (and enjoy the satisfaction when it works!) However, if you know of another build for the same sort of budget that is better please suggest it!

Thanks

bootcher · Jun 3, 2015

The FX 6300 is a good CPU, but it really needs to be overclocked to compete with their intel counterparts. I would suggest in either making some adjustments on that build to overclock it, or to go with an i3 based build, this for example:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£86.07 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.77 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.60 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£158.81 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£25.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£33.78 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £453.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 16:10 BST+0100

Archgaull · Jun 3, 2015

How about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£30.23 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£44.78 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.14 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£146.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£21.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£33.78 @ Aria PC)
Total: £458.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 16:24 BST+0100

sora · Jun 3, 2015

Archgaull :

+1; This is a great build for a little over 450 quids that will handle anything you throw at it!

James Mason · Jun 3, 2015

He's gonna need an OS though.

This can still run most games at very acceptable levels, and won't have any problems with any schoolwork you might do:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£86.07 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.93 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.60 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£99.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£13.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£33.78 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£9.78 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £452.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 23:03 BST+0100

Proof of performance: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/wxccCJ

Archgaull · Jun 3, 2015

James Mason :

He's gonna need an OS though.

This can still run most games at very acceptable levels, and won't have any problems with any schoolwork you might do:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£86.07 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.93 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.60 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£99.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£13.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£33.78 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£9.78 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £452.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 23:03 BST+0100

Proof of performance: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/wxccCJ

Look at the build he originally suggested, it doesn't have an OS and it is at the budget. Therefore he already has an OS, or his budget is actually 550 and he accounted for that already.

James Mason · Jun 3, 2015

Archgaull :

His original build isn't his build though. He may not realize he needs an OS.

Olivares · Jun 4, 2015

bootcher :

Archgaull :

Yeah I have already accounted for an OS

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