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Hello experts! As a newbie to building computers, I need some help. I'm looking to build a PC with a price range of £500 - £650.
I'm a heavy gamer thus I need a good graphics card and a good processor. Can anyone help me out? I need everything really, case, power supply and hard drive. Thank you for responding quickly! I'd also like to stay on the AMD side of things, as it is more gaming based.
 
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Ok then, you could just add OS to my build and that would put you a little bit over your budget or you could buy an SSD later because it doesnt affect perfromance in games but better GPU does.

But if you want SSD than get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.80 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£33.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£42.13 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard...
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AMD is actually worse for gaming than intel, by a fairly significant margin.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.39 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.57 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£41.82 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: *Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£154.98 @ Dabs)
Case: *Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case (£22.78 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: *EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£28.31 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: *Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.36 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £636.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 22:49 BST+0100

 
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AMD builds are still good if you are on a budget.
 
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turbopiki

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Dont know if you need OS

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.80 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£33.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£42.13 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.92 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£236.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£25.29 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £609.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-01 09:34 BST+0100

-Good CPU for gaming - http://www.hardwarepal.com/best-cpu-gaming-9-processors-8-games-tested/ (just a little bit weaker than i5 4570, you probably wont notice the difference)
-fast SSD
-Very good GPU - http://www.techspot.com/review/885-nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-gtx-980/
-Case with very good airflow (5 pre-installed case fans)
-Good quality PSU - http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
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Yeah I did need the OS.
 
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turbopiki

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Ok then, you could just add OS to my build and that would put you a little bit over your budget or you could buy an SSD later because it doesnt affect perfromance in games but better GPU does.

But if you want SSD than get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.80 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£33.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£42.13 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.92 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280X 3GB TurboDuo Video Card (£176.33 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£25.29 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £616.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-01 09:51 BST+0100
 
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