Can you suggest a Gaming PC Build for around £550

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FinallyBuilding

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Hi

It will be used primarily for gaming, And I'd like to focus and base the build around a good GPU and CPU so I can get the best gaming performance for my buck.

With the £550 I need to purchase
Case
GPU
CPU (Intel i5 Please)
PSU
RAM
Motherboard
Hard Drive

Possibly a cheap optical drive, Although not necessary seeing as though I can install windows with a USB.

This £550 Includes postage and any fees that may occur.

I am UK based, So I'd prefer to purchase only from UK based Sellers/Website as buying over seas takes a bit too long and costs a little too much on postage.

Any suggestions are appreciated, Thankyou.
 
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Bearmann
Something like this would be nice. Decent MB with extra x4 PCIe for expansion. Nice case. Nice CPU/GPU combination. Excellent upgrade potential.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£170.44 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£72.84 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£23.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card (£139.96 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Blue ATX Mid Tower...
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Add a regular hard drive later on. Use the SSD for now for the OS and main apps and a few games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£170.44 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£69.88 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£32.16 @ More Computers)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£119.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£33.76 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.48 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £519.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 23:49 BST+0100
 
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Something like this would be nice. Decent MB with extra x4 PCIe for expansion. Nice case. Nice CPU/GPU combination. Excellent upgrade potential.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£170.44 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£72.84 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£23.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card (£139.96 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Blue ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.12 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £554.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-12 23:50 BST+0100
 
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FinallyBuilding

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Thanks a lot for the suggestion, Question - Just been on eBay and come across a guy selling MSI R9 280x's, BNIB for only 120.00, Would getting that be better than the R9 380?

See ; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MSI-AMD-Radeon-R9-280X-Gaming-3GB-GDDR5-Graphics-Card-DVI-HDMI-2xMiniDP-NEW-/401119957257?hash=item5d649cd109:g:cQIAAOSw1KxXNIl1
 
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FinallyBuilding

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Thank you for the suggestion, But I'd like to spend the full 550 if possible, Could I throw the remaining £30 on say a better GPU upgrade?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£170.44 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B150M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£69.88 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£32.16 @ More Computers)
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£154.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £558.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-13 00:15 BST+0100
 
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My understanding is that they are nearly equivalent. Maybe someone else will comment about this.
 
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FinallyBuilding

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If I put that R9 280x Card in the original build you suggested, Bearmann, Would be compatible / it run fine? Obviously, I could update the Motherboard, But I also wouldn't mind putting that money toward an SSD.
 
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FinallyBuilding

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Yeah, I know the £20 saving wouldn't be enough alone, But I'd happily squeeze another 15-20 to pick up a cheap 120gb SSD to store my OS on and to also speed up my PC a little.

Might well pick up your build, Obviously with the R9 280x and grab an SSD too.

Thanks a lot for the help, Bearmann and Archiac.
 
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