Low Budget build around £300 to start and upgrade from.

Spookykielbasa · Dec 26, 2015

Hello

So I found a build that's pretty cheap and will run what I want but I'm just looking for reccomendations on the parts if they're actually good or how I could make it better without increasing the price or maybe even making it cheaper.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/nPgXsY/low-budget-gaming-400

Here are the individual parts.

GPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/616904-zotac-gtx-750-ti-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-mini-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-zt-70601-10m

OR

GPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/714730-msi-radeon-r7-370-gaming-2gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-d-dvi-i-hdmi-displayport-r7-370-gaming-2g

Not sure which would be better? i've seen a lot of people say the 750ti is really good but then a lot say the r7 is a lot better.

CPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/645548-intel-pentium-dual-core-g3258-3-2ghz-socket-1150-3mb-l3-cache-retail-bx80646g3258

not sure about this processor i've heard a lot of good things about it but kinda worried about the dual cores.

MOBO: http://www.ebuyer.com/629505-gigabyte-ga-h81m-h-socket-1150-vga-hdmi-hd-audio-micro-atx-motherboard-ga-h81m-h

I don't know anything about motherboards.

PSU: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ALYP208/?tag=pcp0f-21

Azza Cosmas ATX Mid Tower Case

Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Any advice you can give is appreciated.

Couldnt find links for everything sorry.

Lutfij · Feb 20, 2016

You may be a little worried to find out that Intel is pushing out microcode that prevents the overclocking of the G3258 processor although it was meant to be a dual core CPU with an overclock-able edge. Aside from the good job on your low budget build I'd suggest swapping out your PSU to an EVGA 500B if your budget allows. You could subsequently follow up on this guide and include the necessary details in a following post so to generate awareness and users feedback.

Vic 40 · Feb 20, 2016

Don't see a hdd in that list of parts. Already have it?

Something to maybe also consider,but i don't know what you wan to play with the pc,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£90.22 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78 PRO3+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£52.35 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£52.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case (£24.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£53.76 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £311.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 23:12 GMT+0000

no dedicated gpu,but an APU with decent performance.You could use the CX 430 watt to get under budget,but i think that this psu is just a bit better.

BadActor · Feb 20, 2016

A bit over your budget, but strong performance from the i3. Easily upgradable to an i5/i7. I would also add an SSD at some point. The case and PSU will support just about any video card you would upgrade to in the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£94.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£32.95 @ More Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£28.49 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £344.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 23:44 GMT+0000

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