£500-600 gaming PC

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kris33

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Approximate Purchase Date: Over next few months

Budget Range: £500 - £700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, watching movies

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, headset, monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Scan.co.uk, Pixmania.co.uk
Aria.co.uk, Overclockers.co.uk

Country:United Kingdom

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: amd cpu, ati gfx card, medium tower

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, or 1920x1200 but not vital

Additional Comments: Basically looking for build something over the next few months that will comfortable run games for a few years and as a hobby project as my first attempt at building a pc
 
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sadams04

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.39 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£35.63 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£171.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£27.35 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£73.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £604.27

...or...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£109.87 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£66.13 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£37.64 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£171.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£73.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £601.77

I would recommend the Intel build over the AMD, but kept an AMD option since you had it in your parts preferences...
 
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turbopiki

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if you want gaming PC, than you need to go with Intel CPU http://www.hardwarepal.com/best-cpu-gaming-9-processors-8-games-tested/



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£140.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.97 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£31.67 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.95 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£235.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (£73.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £652.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-15 13:57 BST+0100

Great CPU for gaming
there is no difference in gaming between dual and single channel
great GPU for gaming
best budget case with 4 pre-installed case fans
good quality PSU
 
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sadams04

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The single channel memory (one modules) is less than desired. It would be best to install them in pairs to take of the dual memory controllers (dual channel mode). ...especially since that board has four memory slots.
 
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Chayan4400

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My bad, didn't notice that. Yes, it would be good if you could change the RAM to a 2x4GB configuration for better performance. If there is a difference in price of more than 5 Pounds, however, it isn't worth the extra.
 
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sadams04

sadams04

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@turbopiki - Maybe, but why run that way to begin with? Maybe with a motherboard with two memory slots you leave one open to complete a future upgrade, but there isn't much reason to go with 1x8GB in this situation other than to pinch pennies. ...and to knowingly run in a reduced performance mode.
 
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