£600 build uk.

jhuntley93 · Dec 28, 2015

Hi i am looking to build a pc, as my laptops is approaching the end of its life. the main reason for the build is for something to play fallout 4 and for university thesis on matlab.
i am a beginner to this and as far as i am aware the i7 processor brings no benefit to gaming over the i5 and you dont need more than 8gb ram and you should spend as much as possible on the graphics card. i do not need a keyboard, monitor or OS included in the budges,

what i am looking at so far is the

i5 4460 @3.2Ghz
gtx 970 4gb ( could i get away with the gtx750ti 2gb)
Asus H81M-PLUS Motherboard
HyperX FURY Series 8GB
Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM
Samsung SATA DVD
may add an ssd at a later date
and can anyone reccomend a case

i have a couple of questions, how is this looking for gaming, other games i will be playing as well as fallout 4 are fifa 16 and football manager 2016.
also is there much difference between a 3,2ghz processor and a 3.5ghz processor for £30 difference.
i have £100 set aside for a 1080p monitor plus any leftover from my budget from the build
i cant really go over the budget but open to suggestions on any improvements

Gamer2886 · Dec 28, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.61 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.49 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£38.28 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card (£162.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.26 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £587.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-29 03:01 GMT+0000

I couldn't include a GTX 970 without exceeding the budget. So i had to put on a GTX 960, which will basically run any next-gen game at 1080p@60fps at high settings, and older games at ultra.

jhuntley93 · Dec 29, 2015

thanks, is this bettter than the system i had and do you really need to spend £60 on a case and is there any benefit of the 2x4gb ram, as 1x8gb is £30 on amazon?

Gamer2886 · Dec 29, 2015

jhuntley93 :

Well if you can get that build with a 970 at £600, go for it.

Mattz982 · Jan 5, 2016

Bang on the money here, it has a 4GB 960, because the extra VRAM is very useful over the 2GB versions.
Good Asus mobo, I have used this before and it is very nice
dual channel memory allows for higher bandwidths and therefore better performance
2TB of storage, you can add an SSD later
Decent case, not too expensive but still shows off the components

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.96 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.08 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£33.37 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£189.96 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.48 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.76 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £599.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-05 16:44 GMT+0000

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