What could 300-350 Pounds get me as a good gaming PC?

evak2979 · Aug 10, 2015

Here s the question. Is it worth paying 322 pounds for this:

AMD Athlon X4 860K 4.3GHz Quadcore OC Processor with Arctic Cooler
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Graphics Card
8GB 1600MHz RAM/Memory
Super-fast 300Mbps Wifi
1TB Hard Drive

or am I better off paying 360 for :
Intel Pentium Dual Core
Processor Number: G3260
CPU Speed: 3.3 GHz
GTX 960
8 Gig ram, 1 TB

I think the later is the better choice - I am just worried about the processor.. :/

madmatt30 · Aug 10, 2015

I wouldn't buy a pentium nowadays - the 2 cores are too limiting mate & you'll be havingvto upgrade it within the year to an i3 minimum.

The pentium & 860k are similar prices - why Dan you squeeze a 960 into the 860k budget??

Or are these prebuilds?

madmatt30 · Aug 10, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£52.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£15.96 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-Plus Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£38.02 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£30.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£147.43 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£22.80 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£29.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £367.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 17:35 BST+0100

Eximo · Aug 10, 2015

Yeah, but with the Pentium you can upgrade. I still think it is a better choice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£51.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.75 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£30.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£147.43 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.30 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.40 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £386.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 17:49 BST+0100

nzrajput · Aug 10, 2015

I would suggest to go with Intel. It will give you an upgrade path to i5 or even i7.

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

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£88.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.00 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.60 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£30.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£119.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certifie6d ATX Power Supply (£29.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £388.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Also, Radeon R9 270 is better than GTX 960.
http://www.hwcompare.com/18413/geforce-gtx-960-vs-radeon-r9-270/

Build 2 : More Budget Friendly

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3NJwQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3NJwQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£51.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.80 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.60 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£30.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£119.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Zalman ZM-T4 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£36.40 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £354.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

madmatt30 · Aug 10, 2015

^ I have no problem with the i3 but the 270 is far far weaker than the gtx 960 - they're barely comparable.

evak2979 · Aug 10, 2015

Thanks guys - am watching the thread. It's a pre built for a friend, unfortunately building and shipping to her would cost far more.
Prebuilts is the only way I have

nzrajput · Aug 10, 2015

madmatt30 :

Take a look at the link I have provided above.
Also, Radeon R9 270 is 256 bit as compare to 128 bit GTX 960.

nzrajput · Aug 10, 2015

evak2979 :

Price include shipping. Don't go for the prebuilts.

evak2979 · Aug 10, 2015

nzrajput :

She can't built it herself. I would need to build it, and then ship it to her.

madmatt30 · Aug 10, 2015

^ I'll keep an eye open mate - I can get deals on returned HP & dell desktops (uk stock)!from time to time .

I'll have a look later tonight,you may get a decent i3 1150 build for less than £250 with windows too.

Its simply a case of her purchasing her own GPU then - sure she could manage that.

nzrajput · Aug 10, 2015

evak2979 :

I see.. Well, I guess then prebuilt is your only option. Still, the suggestion would be to stick with Intel 1150 socket. Processor doesn't matter as you can always replace it.

madmatt30 · Aug 10, 2015

Link us to those 2 prebuilds mate if you can - id like to take a look at the component list.

I'll still say I would not buy a Pentium based build anyway - even more so under the circumstances that suggest shes not going to be upgrading stuff herself.

The pentium is a sinking (already sunken) ship IMO.
Its too limiting now & a year down the line will be even more so.

evak2979 · Aug 10, 2015

Gigabyte Nvidia Gtx 960 Windforce 2 OC PCI-E Graphics Card

Kingston Technology 120GB Solid State Drive 2.5-inch V300 SATA 3

Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Motherboard (Socket AM3+, Up to 32GB DDR3, USB 3.0, uATX)

AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core (3.5/4.1GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 6MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 95W, Retail Boxed)

EVGA 500W PC Power Supply

= 350
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I have a case, a 7200 500 GB Samsung, and 16 Gig DDR3/1600 MHZ to stick in the box

Will this be decent enough for a couple of years at least you guys think?

evak2979 · Aug 10, 2015

madmatt30 :

Thanks:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerful-CCL-3-3GHz-Intel-Dual-Core-Pentium-Gaming-PC-8GB-1TB-2GB-GTX-960-/111693499923?hash=item1a01738e13

and

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-QUADCORE-AMD-4-3GHz-GTX-960-2GB-Graphics-8GB-1TB-Gaming-PC-195164-/131452062982?hash=item1e9b274d06

madmatt30 · Aug 10, 2015

^ that is loads better mate in all honesty.
Id take the gigabyte 78lmt usb3 board over that Asus if you can as it's slightly better but yep that's a solid build & similar to what I'm running with a 970.

evak2979 · Aug 10, 2015

Thanks - I'd pick everyone's as a solution, everyone has been helpful. I just need to find a way to send it over to her cheaply now..

madmatt30 · Aug 10, 2015

There is no cheap way if you want it decently insured mate - the reason I stopped doing builds on eBay.

Collect+ are cheap but have a 10kg strict weight limit.

evak2979 · Aug 10, 2015

madmatt30 :

I'll see what I can manage with DPD. I am not very game savvy, but I assume this rig will play GW 2 and WoW on high/ultra hopefully?

madmatt30 · Aug 11, 2015

Yes mate fairly easily.

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