Opinions: Budget Gaming PC Build

bcau936

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Hi guys, I want to build a budget gaming PC (mainly 1080p gaming) and after some research I came down to the following specs:

i5-6500 3.6GHz
Asus H110M-A LGA1151 Socket Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws V - 8GB DDR4 (2x4GB) 2400MHz RAM
Sapphire 4GB R9 380 Nitro GPU
EVGA 600W 80+ PSU
Thermaltake Core V1 Mini-ITX Case

What is your opinion about the components I've picked? Any suggestions? Thanks.
 

Rabmac

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard (£64.22 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£34.49 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£190.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £567.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-24 19:45 BST+0100

Changed the case as it does not fit this card. This machine will run most things at 1080p at high settings and 60fps.
 

bcau936

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Thanks for the detailed info. I changed the case to an Elite 130 because the Elite 120 you linked me can't be delivered to my country and it should fit a GTX 970 perfectly too. Aside from that, you recommend a GTX 970 over an R9 R360 Nitro? Any reasons why so ? Thanks.
 

Rabmac

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The GTX 970 will outperform the R9 360 easily but I understand that it may not be within your budget. I was basically just trying to show you that you could build a machine than will handle most games and it did not have to be extortionate.
 

bcau936

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Typo there sorry, I meant a Sapphire R9 380 Nitro.
 

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I compiled a new spec sheet based on your suggestions - http://i.imgur.com/T269SJ5.png, with some modifications due to shipping issues in my country. What do you think? And what are your recommendations? I've sourced out all the parts from Amazon.de.



 

Rabmac

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Couple of things I wanted to mention with your build.

1. That PSU is extremely low end and I would think about changing it for a higher end one.
2. Just wanted to point out that the motherboard is mini-ITX and you case is Micro ATX. Not sure if this was intentional or you had intended to make a mini-ITX build or just choose it because of budget.